Israel’s chance for a reset with American Jewry and Democrats
Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Bennet's meeting with President Joe Biden, I write in Times of Israel that the meeting, Bennet's...
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dfeferman
Jul 20, 20211 min read
Despite the Gloomy Headlines, American Jewry has Grown in Size
American Jewry has grown in size, is largely connected to Israel, and the young generation can be engaged; is more diverse and divided...
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dfeferman
Jul 20, 20211 min read
למרות הכותרות הקודרות, יהדות אמריקה הולכת וגדלה
למרות הכותרות הקודרות העולות ממחקר "פיו" על יהדות ארצות הברית, שפורסם לא מכבר, או מדו"חות המתפרסמים חדשות לבקרים אודות אנטישמיות, תנועת...
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dfeferman
Jun 24, 20211 min read
The American Jewish middle: Declining or transforming?
In my most recent article, published in E-Jewish Philanthropy, I suggest that the three markers traditionally used by scholars and Jewish...
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dfeferman
Jun 9, 20211 min read
החידושים היחידים בזרמי היהדות באמריקה הם בקרב צעירים
My analysis of the recent 2020 Pew Study of American Jews, with a focus on denominational identity, in Hebrew. מה אומר מחקר פיו החדש...
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Dan Feferman
May 23, 20211 min read
Pew survey shows shift in affiliations of young American Jews
The PEW Research Center published a new survey of American Jews, with research conducted throughout 2020. The last major survey by PEW...
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dfeferman
Feb 11, 20211 min read
The Capitol Insurrection and the Biden Administration: Implications for Israel and the Jewish People
For the Hebrew-readers out there. Here is a paper I prepared based on a JPPI meeting that focused on the events in the Capitol building...
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dfeferman
Jan 28, 20211 min read
Writing the Next Chapter of the Abraham Accords
As a part of a special Abraham Accords series in the Khaleej Times, I was honored to contribute this op-ed, written together with my...
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dfeferman
Dec 8, 20201 min read
The Iran Assasination Doesn't Bring us Closer to War
In this op-ed/analysis piece published in The Algemeiner, I claim that the supposed Israeli assasination of Iranian nuclear chief and...
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dfeferman
Sep 1, 20201 min read
A Big Deal in the Middle East
The announcement regarding the normalization of ties between the United Arab Emirates and Israel was a dramatic and welcome surprise,...
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dfeferman
Apr 26, 20201 min read
Gantz's Choice
In this feature piece on RealClearWorld, I describe Benny Gantz's tough choice in joining Netanyahu in a unity government. Remaining in...
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dfeferman
Sep 18, 20191 min read
Israel's Elections: What has Changed?
In this feature piece on RealClearWorld, and shared on RealClearPolitics, the day before Israel's September elections, I lay out why...
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dfeferman
Jul 31, 20192 min read
From the Margins to the Mainstream: Millennial Jews and the Reorientation of the Jewish Middle
The onset of COVID-19 and the ensuing economic crisis in early 2020 threw the world into a spin. Virtually overnight, travel shut down...
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dfeferman
Apr 9, 20191 min read
Why this Israeli Election is Different
In this comprehensive analysis of Israel's elections, published the day before in Real Clear World, I lay out how elections in Israel...
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dfeferman
Feb 17, 20191 min read
Is the Chief Rabbinate becoming Obsolete?
I note that the Chief Rabbinate, an institution that once had relevance, has become obsolete. That is, since it was established for a...
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dfeferman
Nov 20, 20181 min read
What is Hamas's End-Game? Escalation Control
In this article, published in the Jerusalem Post Weekend Edition, and which was re-shared on Real Clear World, I wonder why Hamas would...
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dfeferman
Jun 27, 20182 min read
The Gazan Kite Offensive and the Arc of Human History
I write that Hamas' recent use of flaming kites, as was portrayed on Israel's Eretz Nehederet, "It's a Wonderful Land" political satire...
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dfeferman
Apr 18, 20181 min read
Rock-Paper-Scissors: The Israeli Political Edition
In this analysis / op-ed piece for The Tower, I claim that Benjamin Netanyahu’s, and by extension – Israel’s future, could go in any one...
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Dan Feferman and Dov Maimon
Mar 12, 20181 min read
Israel’s African migrant challenge: A new role for world Jewry
In this op-ed, Dov Maimon and I summarize the JPPI policy paper offering a solution to Israel's African migrant challenge, that balances...
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Dan Feferman and Dov Maimon
Mar 12, 20181 min read
An Integrated Jewish World Response to Israel’s Migrant Challenge
In this JPPI policy proposal, Dov Maimon and I examine Israel's challenge of what to do with 38,000 illegal African migrants - a dilemma...
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dfeferman
Dec 21, 20171 min read
Blinded by Their Dislike of Trump, the Reform Movement Miscalculated Badly on Jerusalem
In initially rejecting Trump's recognition of Jerusalem, a move celebrated by a consensus of Israelis from right to left, the American...
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Dan Feferman and Shmuel Rosner
Sep 1, 20171 min read
Putting the Kotel Decision in Context - Implications and Steps Forward
The Israeli government decision from June 25, 2017, to freeze the Western Wall (Kotel) agreement, and advance a conversion bill, was...
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dfeferman
Jul 20, 20171 min read
Putting the Kotel Decision in Context
The recent Israeli government decision from June 25, 2017, to freeze the Western Wall (Kotel) agreement, and advance a conversion bill,...
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dfeferman
Apr 11, 20171 min read
Criticism of Israel is not Anti-Semitic – but it quickly leads there
A controversial anti-Israel conference held in Ireland raised once again an old debate over when criticism of Israel is legitimate, and...
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dfeferman
Nov 17, 20161 min read
Why anti-BDS legislation is important... but ultimately limited
Pennsylvania just became the 16th state to pass pro-Israel and anti-BDS legislation in the past year and a half. I write in the Jerusalem...
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dfeferman
Oct 26, 20161 min read
State-Level Anti-BDS Legislative Initiatives
In a feature policy paper in the Jewish People Policy Institute's (JPPI) Annual Assessment for 2016, I examine the recent trend of...
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dfeferman
Sep 17, 20161 min read
New Aid Package Reflects Changing Regional Roles of U.S., Israel
The US and Israel recently signed an historic deal that secures the next decade of US military aid to Israel - $38 billion over the next...
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dfeferman
Jul 5, 20161 min read
Why Is Iran Testing Ballistic Missiles After the Nuclear Deal?
In this analysis piece featured in the July issue of The Tower Magazine, I explain why after the nuclear deal between Iran and the US/EU,...
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dfeferman
Apr 20, 20161 min read
BDS is not the answer
In this op-ed for Times of Israel, I reach out to those who support BDS as the best way to achieve peace and a two-state solution. I...
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dfeferman
Apr 10, 20161 min read
Your Complete Guide to Hamas' Network of Terror Tunnels
In this comprehensive analysis featured in The Tower Magazine, I explain the history and strategy behind Hamas' use of tunnels. All this...
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dfeferman
Mar 30, 20161 min read
Executions or Protocol? What the IDF Learned from Secondary Terror Attacks
In this analysis in The Tower, I explore the recent public debate surrounding the terrorist attack in Hebron (Mar 22) in which an IDF...
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Dan Feferman and Bob Feferman
Dec 14, 20151 min read
From Rojova to Ramallah: The Trappings of Statehood
In this op-ed in the Jerusalem Post, which I wrote together with my father Bob Feferman, we offer a new paradigm for the Palestinian...
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Dan Feferman
Nov 3, 20151 min read
Squaring a Circle: How the International Media Unwittingly Perpetuates Palestinian Violence
In my latest piece, I explain how the international media is unwittingly culpable in perpetuating Palestinian violence. This is, as it...
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Dan Feferman
Oct 1, 20151 min read
U.S. College Campuses and Israel De-legitimization – In Perspective
In a feature policy paper in the Jewish People Policy Institute's (JPPI) Annual Assessment for 2014-2015, I examine the state, nature and...
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Dan Feferman
Aug 27, 20151 min read
The Limits of Diplomacy: Why a "Better Iran Deal" may not be Possible
Read my latest in the Jerusalem Post. Although the emerging Iran deal is by no means a "good deal" nor will it "solve" the Iranian...
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Dan Feferman
Jul 5, 20151 min read
A bird in the hand: Securing an acceptable Iran deal in the long run
Read my latest in the Jerusalem Post On the eve of the expected nuclear agreement between the US led P5+1 and Iran, I claim that while it...
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dfeferman
Mar 10, 20151 min read
A Speech and a Wake-up Call
Read my latest in the Jerusalem Post on Netanyahu's speech to Congress. I claim the underlying message of Netanyahu's empassioned speech...
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