Tag: Jewish Agency

Diaspora Israel Judaism Opinion 11 Min Read

What Should They Have Done? Power Versus Principle in Wartime Dilemmas

The history of the State of Israel is frequently presented as an endless series of "impossible choices." From the early days of the Yishuv to the current security crisis, the prevailing narrative suggests that a "nature of reality" dictated a selection between the fit and the unfit, the prominent and

Diaspora Israel 12 Min Read

Managed Panic: When Intelligence Agencies Predict the Future—or Manufacture It

In the sterile, well-lit conference rooms where the Jewish Agency for Israel creates its strategic forecasts, the numbers on the screen are staggering. The organization, tasked with facilitating Aliyah—Jewish immigration to Israel—has publicly braced itself for the imminent arrival of one million new immigrants from the Diaspora. It is a