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.
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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More than my enemy’s enemy.
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Response ·
Stuck on the Wrong Road to Peace
By Shany MorI was delighted to hear that two writers I hold in especially high regard, Michael Doran and Michael Koplow, would be authoring responses to my essay “ The Return of the Peace Processors .” (Part of m...
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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?
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Doves’ Labor Lost: How Israel’s Once-Dominant Party Faded Into Insignificance
By Shany MorCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
