Category: Israeli diplomacy

Mideast political quiz for 5787

Which of the following Mideast and world events can be expected in 5787 (2026-2027)? Take this quiz and calculate the year you need to be prepared for. (My answers are at the bottom of the article.)
Continue »

Resilience is the answer

Israeli society enjoys a sense of righteousness and grit, and the Israeli state possesses military and economic might, which make Israel a model for the world. It is an exemplar for how to deal with challenges to national health and existential danger. This is a theme that ought to dominate Israeli public diplomacy (“hasbara”) in the coming years.
Continue »

How to do hasbara in a partisan world

Should Israeli public diplomacy narrow-cast to dramatically differing audiences? Perhaps, but total polarization regarding Israel is not inevitable, and legacy Jewish organizations should not be dismantled. There might still be a moderate middle to work with.
Continue »

Anger, defiance, resilience

Pretentious Spanish, French, and British politicians – and other devious and disingenuous world leaders in the US, Russia, and China – have no moral right to tell Israel what to do – not how to craft its security doctrines, conduct its military campaigns, or where to draw its borders. Nobody has the right to restrict Israel in crushing Iran.
Continue »
  • Subscribe To Political Columns
  • About David Weinberg
David M. Weinberg is a think tank director, columnist and lobbyist who is a sharp critic of Israel’s detractors and of post-Zionist trends in Israel. Read more »
  • Speaking Engagements
A passionate speaker, David M. Weinberg lectures widely in Israel, the U.S. and Canada to Jewish and non-Jewish audiences. He speaks on international politics and Middle East strategic affairs, Israeli diplomacy and defense strategy, intelligence matters and more. Click here to book David Weinberg as a speaker
  • Elsewhere On The Web

Recommended reading list

Go to my Hasbara Resources page for more recommended reading links.

Accessibility Toolbar