Rotem A. Oreg
The Year of Democracy
The Hebrew year of 5783 (HaTashpag) felt like the opening of A Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,...
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Yuval David
- Aug 5
- 4 min
Zionism is Progressivism? Deciphering the Progressive Liberal Jewish Discourse on Israel
The intricate symbiosis between Progressive Liberal Jews and the State of Israel extends beyond a simple narrative of mutual appreciation...
Rotem A. Oreg
- Jul 20
- 2 min
The U.S.-Israel Relations: Rise and Fall?
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," says the first line in A Tale of Two Cities, and whilst originally written about...
Rotem A. Oreg
- Jul 15
- 2 min
From the rebellion against Rome to the U.S.-Israel, nothing changed (by Yishay Kimmelman)
Those are days of self-reflection. A painful reminded to the consequences of the fools who thought to go against Rome, arrogance for...
Rotem A. Oreg
- Jun 10
- 2 min
VP Harris: We have achieved so much together, there is still so much more work to do.
Last week, the Israeli Embassy in Washington hosted an Independence Day reception, featuring Vice President Kamala Harris as the keynote...
Rotem A. Oreg
- May 13
- 1 min
Every decent human needs to be grateful for Iron Dome
The Iron Dome system is saving countless lives and preventing untold amounts of damage. Without this technology, the death toll and...
Rotem A. Oreg
- May 7
- 2 min
"We don't have a choice but Liberal Zionism."
"We don't have a choice but Liberal Zionism." Those were the words of one of the participants in a Zoom call we have this week with the...
Rotem A. Oreg
- Mar 23
- 3 min
The Strange Case of Jennifer Klain
(From the statement of Rotem Oreg, director of the Israeli-Democratic Alliance, in an emergancy conference at the Knesset regarding...
Rotem A. Oreg
- Nov 1, 2022
- 1 min
Israel may become a Republican state (by Michal Porat)
The danger of an “all-right" government: every vote for Netanyahu, Smotritz/Ben Gvir or anyone from this bloc who announced that he would...
Rotem A. Oreg
- Oct 3, 2022
- 4 min
The Israeli-Democratic Alliance is celebrating its first year of activity and its achievements!
It's election time: in the United States, MAGA Republicans are seeking to roll back all the progress that was made in the past few...
Rotem A. Oreg
- Aug 28, 2022
- 2 min
Now is the time for Progressive Zionists
"After centuries in diaspora, Israel now serves as a sanctuary to the Jewish people who have been and are still very much an oppressed...
Rotem A. Oreg
- Aug 19, 2022
- 2 min
The long road to progress
This was a historic week for the United States: while a far cry from his original climate action plan, President Biden signed into law...
Rotem A. Oreg
- Aug 6, 2022
- 2 min
Three things to know about the conflict in Gaza
I didn't want to write this post. I wanted to write about our American-Israeli panel on fighting domestic & sexual violence, which will...
Rotem A. Oreg
- Jul 29, 2022
- 1 min
Violence knows no boundaries - and it hurst everyone
Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence are pandemics, plain and simple: they are more widespread than we want to believe; they can strike...
Rotem A. Oreg
- Jul 29, 2022
- 2 min
We Can Build Bridges
It is my third and final week in San Diego, CA. The program I'm participating at, the Hansen Leadership Institute , is one of the most...
Rotem A. Oreg
- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
"Israel is Our Friend" (President Joe Biden")
Israel is our friend. Of all the pictures of President Biden's visit to Israel, that's the one I'll remember - the President of the...
Rotem A. Oreg
- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
Democracy in America - and in Israel
This is the first time I'm in the United States since establishing the Israeli-Democratic Alliance. I'm writing these words from San...
Rotem A. Oreg
- Jun 26, 2022
- 2 min
Love and Prejudice
This year I went, for the first time, to the Jerusalem Pride. The week before that was filled with hate, from incitement against the...
Rotem A. Oreg
- Jun 25, 2022
- 2 min
Building bridges - between Biden's visit to meeting with a progressive mission
It was a very political week for the Israeli-Democratic Alliance - from the announcement of U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Israel to...
Rotem A. Oreg
- Jun 25, 2022
- 1 min
Israel is going to an election. Again.
We don't want to write about the election: dozens of columns and reports will be written about the election, its causes and potential...
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