News and Updates

Jewish and Arab voters have denied Netanyahu a majority. Opposition leaders must turn that result into a government, rather than let the insistence on a 'Zionist majority' give Netanyahu another chance. OpEd by Mick Davis

Power is the capacity to strike, and Israel has it in abundance. Security is a society’s capacity to absorb a blow, hold together, and sustain itself. Power did not save Be’eri or Nir Oz. OpEd by Mick Davis

Mike Prashker argues that two Israeli government decisions threaten the basic rights of Arab citizens of Israel and diaspora Jews. OpEd by Mike Prashker

TLI Co-Founders express "unequivocal condemnation of yesterday’s decision by Israel’s Central Elections Committee to disqualify the United Arab List and the Joint List (Hadash, Ta’al and Balad) from standing in the upcoming elections."

"The current Israeli government doesn't care what you think, but your own communities, and millions of Israelis, need to hear a moral stand from you ahead of this year's election." Op-Ed by Mike Prashker

Sir Mick Davis, former Chief Executive of the Conservative Party and chairman of the Jewish Leadership Council in Britain, warns that although Israel is displaying huge military strength, it rests on an economic and social base that is being steadily eroded.

Bibi didn’t create Palestinian rejectionism or October 7. But he spent years obstructing a two-state solution – and telling Israelis that hope itself was naive. OpEd by Mick Davis

In an in-depth article for INSS, Sir Mick Davis applies Paul Kennedy’s thesis of imperial overstretch to assess Israel’s strategic trajectory.

A founder of the London Initiative says Isaac Herzog’s response to its letter on West Bank violence shows the value of not sitting back.

The recent escalation has prompted sharp criticism from US officials, Israeli academics, artists, and Diaspora leaders, who warn that the trend is not only a moral crisis but has implications for Israel's global standing.

Israeli President Herzog condemned violence by “extremist elements in Judea and Samaria,” in a letter addressed to Jewish diaspora leaders.

Leading figures in Jewish philanthropy, as well as communal leaders and even right-wing Israeli commentators, are raising their voices in a rare chorus against the rise of violence by Israeli extremists against Palestinians in the West Bank.

Herzog warns extremist violence in Judea and Samaria violates Israel’s values and urges action after Diaspora leaders decry a worsening situation.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he expects Israel to act against the violence.