David A. Halperin

By David A. Halperin

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  Opinion

  Once Mr. Security, Netanyahu failed to meet Israelis’ most basic security needs. How?

  Questions abound about how Hamas’ coordinated attack happened and what happens next, writes Israel Policy Forum CEO David Halperin

  By David A. Halperin Oct 7, 2023 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  Did Israel Just Lose American Jews?

  A lot of ink has been spilled in efforts to explain exactly why Israel and American Jewry are drifting apart. This past December, Israeli MK Naftali Bennett put forward his own analysis: “There’s a terrible problem of assimilation and growing indifference of Jews overseas both to their Jewishness and to Israel,” he said. “That is…

  By David A. Halperin Feb 20, 2019 | 3 min read
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  Opinion

  At Davos, Trump Turns Middle East Peace From A Promise Into A Fantasy

  There was never going to be an “ultimate deal” between Israelis and Palestinians in the current environment. But on Thursday in Davos, President Donald Trump made it into even more of a fantasy when he brought up Jerusalem. “We took Jerusalem off the table, so we don’t have to talk about it anymore,” he said….

  By David A. Halperin Jan 26, 2018 | 4 min read