Russia – Fascists going from bad to worse
Yaron Gamburg
Russia – Fascists going from bad to worse – An article by Yaron Gamburg in Antisemitism Worldwide – Report for 2023
In 2023, the level of antisemitism in Russia intensified in comparison to the previous year. Senior Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin himself, have systematically used antisemitic tropes and Holocaust distortion to promote their political interests. Statements by government representatives encouraged and legitimized antisemitic discourse in traditional media and on social networks. Following the massacre in southern Israel on October 7, the antisemitic discourse escalated even more and translated into antisemitic...
Who is spreading lies on X?
, Morr Link
Who is spreading lies on X? – An article by Fabian Spengler and Morr Link in Antisemitism Worldwide – Report for 2023
In August 2017, the Israeli-German comedian and activist Shahak Shapira spray-painted tweets containing hate speech on the pavement in front of Twitter’s European headquarters in Hamburg. Shapira had previously reported those tweets to Twitter because of their harmful content. The
social media network, however, refused to delete them, citing its free speech policy. The tweets Shapira painted on the street and sidewalk contained messages such as “Let’s unite and gas some Jews again. Those were good times,” “Another bunch of Kanaken [a...
Following the October 7 attack, there has been a significant surge in antisemitic expressions in Arab discourse. It involved the demonization of Jews in religious terms, the propagation of conspiracy theories alleging, among other things, the existence of Jewish control over global media, and narratives that deny or distort the scope and nature of the war crimes committed by Hamas.
The Arab World: One God, One Compound
Ofir Winter,
For a Righteous Cause / Annual Report 2024
Interreligious prayer (also commonly referred to as inter-religious rituals and interfaith worship) is one of the most challenging and controversial forms of interreligious dialogue. It confronts believers with delicate issues of fidelity and integrity and, as such, has traditionally been
approached with caution and reserve by the world’s major religions. Nevertheless, over the past few decades, religious scholars have identified a trend of interreligious prayer facilitated by greater contact among people from different religions.
Current Situation – High-level enrichment · Thousands of advanced centrifuges · Limited inspection · Fissile material for 4 devices within 1 month · Continued regional subversion · Challenges of legitimacy and countermeasures | Current Israeli Strategy – Reject renewed JCPOA · Advocate “longer & stronger” agreement · Create credible military threat · Attack in Syria against regional subversion | Recommended Strategy – Expand cooperation with the US to improve the military option · Build a political...
The International System: The Global Competition and its Growing Influence on Israel
, Shahar Eilam, Assaf Orion, Eldad Shavit, Arkady Mil-Man, Tomer Fadlon
Strategic Analysis for Israel 2023
Current Situation – Great power competition · Struggle over world order · Technology core issue · Potential escalation (Ukraine, Taiwan) · Less collaboration · Middle East lower priority | Current Israeli Strategy – “Between the raindrops” maneuver · Rely on the US while advancing relations with other powers | Recommended Strategy – Alternative 2: Strengthen the US strategic mainstay · Stand by the US as a member of the Western camp · Pursue differential foreign policy, adjusted to era of great power competition
National Security Index: Public Opinion, 2022-2023
Strategic Analysis for Israel 2023
The National Security Index, compiled by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), regularly and systematically tracks trends and opinions of the Israeli public on national security issues.
Current Situation – Following escalation in the West Bank in 2022, volatility has increased · Weaker PA · Hamas has grown stronger | Current Israeli Strategy – New government’s policy lines depart from the strategy that prevailed until now · Postpone weighty decisions · Maintain a calm security situation for as long as possible | Israel’s Strategic Gap – Focus on conflict management with no effort toward a future agreement · Palestinian burden on Israel increases · Time is a critical vector in the slide toward a...
Like all countries, Israel is influenced by the global geopolitical reality. In this reality, contrasting ideas and values play an important role, as they shape the interests and conduct of respective actors in the international arena. Leading conceptual and ideological polarities include liberal and democratic values vs. illiberal worldviews, support for globalization or isolation, and more. Thus, analysis must go beyond identifying the interests of international actors to also address the values they adhere to. Conduct in the...
The Internal Arena: The Need to Respond to Domestic Challenges
Meir Elran, Ariel Heimann, Mora Deitch, Mohammed S. Wattad, Ephraim Lavie, Esteban Klor, Ofer Shelah, Pnina Sharvit Baruch, , Tomer Fadlon
Strategic Analysis for Israel 2023
Current Israeli Strategy – Could change with the new government, especially regarding the essentials of the democratic regime, checks and balances, and ways to enhance internal security | Israel’s Strategic Gap – Insufficient systemic treatment of various domestic challenges, such as the need to advance the Arab community, improve personal security, and increase home front preparedness for man-made and natural emergencies | Recommended Strategy – Maintain substantive democracy as the needed basic framework for...
The Regional Arena: "Having it Both Ways"
Yoel Guzansky, Gallia Lindenstrauss, Ofir Winter, Rémi Daniel, Morr Link , ,
Strategic Analysis for Israel 2023
Current Situation – States’ respective considerations on willingness to advance relations with Israel · Core components determine ability to progress | Current Israeli Strategy – Strengthen normalized relations and leverage the Abraham Accords toward additional relationships · Cultivate quiet relations with additional countries | Israel’s Strategic Gap – Conception that “what was is necessarily what will be” – positive linearity · Incomplete acknowledgment that the Palestinian issue impacts relations ·...
Current Situation – Economic crisis and continued Iranian entrenchment in Syria · Hezbollah maintains military buildup · Lack of governance and economic collapse in Lebanon | Current Israeli Strategy – Campaign between wars in Syria and mutual deterrence vis-à-vis Hezbollah · Non-intervention in Syria or Lebanon on the political level | Israel’s Strategic Gap – Hezbollah’s ongoing buildup and Nasrallah’s false sense of confidence are escalation catalysts · No Israeli strategy vis-à-vis the Lebanese state ·...
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