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Benjamin Netanyahu Deserves Credit for Israel’s Stunning Triumph—and for Its Stunning Failures
By Shany MorThe prime minister doggedly pursued a strategy that few would have dared.
Shany Mor
Shany Mor is a lecturer in political thought at Reichman University and a frequent writer on politics, foreign policy, and Israel.
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The Policies of October 6 Kept Israel Safe—Until They Didn’t
By Shany MorPoliticians who inherited a policy they opposed but cannot reverse have little incentive to make it work.
Monthly Essay ·
The Failed Concepts That Brought Israel to October 7
By Shany MorHow four interlocking ways of thinking combined to leave the Jewish state at the mercy of its enemies.
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A Special Dictionary for Israel
By Shany MorWhen it comes to describing Israel’s actions in war and peace, the world invests established terms with new meaning, and simply invents others.
Monthly Essay ·
Ecstasy and Amnesia in the Gaza Strip
By Shany MorThree catastrophes, all marked by euphoria at the start and denial at the end, have shaped the Palestinian predicament. Has the fourth arrived, and is the same dynamic playing out?
Observation ·
Israel Is Learning a Better Way to Deal with Gaza
By Shany MorIsrael's actions in the recent Gaza flare-up show just how valuable self-correction can be. On every dimension, its performance was at least slightly improved.
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Stuck on the Wrong Road to Peace
By Shany MorIn thrall to a moral impulse rather than a real strategy for peacemaking in Israel, America's peace processors won't stop, won't learn, and won't succeed.
Monthly Essay ·
The Return of the Peace Processors
By Shany MorFor decades, America's foreign-policy establishment has, in the name of peace, incentivized conflict in the Middle East. Now that it's back in power, can it learn from its mistakes?
Observation ·
Doves’ Labor Lost: How Israel’s Once-Dominant Party Faded Into Insignificance
By Shany MorEven after a decade of electoral failure, the Labor party prefers to console itself with platitudes about the reasons why. It won't be successful until it confronts the truth.
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Mor: Annexation Would Be a Missed Opportunity
By Shany MorThere's a rare geopolitical window open for the Jewish state right now—which means pursuing other interests than those in the West Bank.
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Here’s Why So Many Are Outraged by Israel’s Nation-State Law
By Einat Wilf, Shany MorThe text of the law's main article embodies the essence of Zionism and the state of Israel. Not so, the context envisioned by the law's promoters.
