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Third Jewish Commonwealth — Issue #4

Lieberman’s relevance in 2026 lies not only in the number of seats Yisrael Beiteinu may win, but in the fact that Israeli politics itself has moved closer to many of the structural questions he spent years forcing onto the national agenda.

Third Jewish Commonwealth — Issue #3

An examination of Naftali Bennett’s political return and the reconstruction of Israel’s nationalist camp ahead of the 2026 elections.

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Who Speaks for Judaism when the Majority of Jews Don’t?

The question Israeli elections are forcing on Jews who stopped asking

Third Jewish Commonwealth Issue #6

“The next election will be the most difficult and most critical ever held in Israel”-Yair Lapid. What happens in Israel doesn’t stay in Israel

Third Jewish Commonwealth Issue #5

Yair Golan and the Crisis of Israeli Leadership

Yair Golan

This essay is part of a broader inquiry into leadership after the exhaustion of charisma. It examines what happens when moral language returns to politics in a post-charismatic age.

Third Jewish Commonwealth — Issue #4

Lieberman’s relevance in 2026 lies not only in the number of seats Yisrael Beiteinu may win, but in the fact that Israeli politics itself has moved closer to many of the structural questions he spent years forcing onto the national agenda.

Third Jewish Commonwealth — Issue #3

An examination of Naftali Bennett’s political return and the reconstruction of Israel’s nationalist camp ahead of the 2026 elections.

Gadi Eisenkot and Israel’s Leadership Debate After October 7

One of Eisenkot’s defining political beliefs is that Israel’s greatest long-term danger may not come from external enemies alone, but from internal fragmentation.

Issue #2 | Gadi Eisenkot and Israel’s Leadership Debate After October 7

A profile examining Gadi Eisenkot’s role in Israel’s post–October 7 political landscape and the broader leadership debate shaping the 2026 elections.

Issue #1 | Why Israeli Politics Works the Way It Does

An introduction to Israel’s coalition system, fragmented political structure, and the institutional dynamics shaping the 2026 elections.

When We Start the Story in the Middle, We Misunderstand the Threat

In a 2022 televised interview, Naftali Bennett, then Prime Minister of Israel, challenged his interviewer, Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international anchor, with a pointed observation: “There you go again, starting the story in the middle.” The remark captured more than a moment of frustration. It exposed a structural habit

Starvation in Gaza

While the word "chutzpah" often appears in popular Jewish jokes and anecdotes, in traditional Jewish thought it is far from humorous, it carries a loaded moral evaluation of human behavior. The term “chutzpah” conveys more than mere audacity; it encapsulates a profound moral deficiency—behavior characterized by a

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