Dany Bahar is a contributing columnist for the Forward and an associate professor of practice of international and public affairs at Brown University’s Watson Institute. An Israeli and Venezuelan economist, he also is affiliated to The Growth Lab at Harvard Center for International Development, the Brookings Institution and the Center for Global Development.
Dany BaharContributing Columnist
By Dany Bahar
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Opinion Israel needs to follow through on drafting the Haredim — for the sake of its economy, not just its military
Israel's Supreme Court unilaterally decided the government must draft Haredi Jews. The country's future depends on that decision's implementation
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Opinion Student protesters want universities to ‘divest’ from Israel. But how much have they actually invested?
Demands for divestment have included cutting ties with multinational giants like Google
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Opinion Israel — literally — cannot afford to retaliate against Iran
The Israeli economy, normally quite resilient, has taken a beating over the months of war and protests
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Opinion Israel is 5 months into a brutal war. It’s clearer than ever that Netanyahu’s government must go
The Israeli government is dysfunctional and utterly confused about its priorities in fighting Hamas
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Opinion Israel’s economy desperately needed the failed GOP bill
The longest war in Israel's history, combined with judicial overhaul protests and political cronyism is costing Israel dearly
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Opinion University presidents waffled in condemning calls for genocide. Jews are on our own as much as ever
To suggest that antisemitic hate speech is problematic only when it violates university policy is a profound failure of leadership
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Opinion The hostage release shows us this war won’t be endless — because military and diplomatic pressure work
No, Hamas didn't agree to the hostage release deal because they've suddenly turned magnanimous
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Opinion Israel must save the hostages at any cost
The Israeli government has a moral responsibility to get our people back from the hands of the murderous Hamas regime
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