Three quarters of a century on, has Israel lived up to expectations? With the eyes of the world on the nation as never before, journalist and Netanyahu biographer Anshel Pfeffer asks two experts about its past, present and future.

In The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel political scientist and election veteran Dahlia Scheindlin exposes endemic flaws while arguing it still has considerable capacity to fulfil the promise of democracy. In the nuanced Impossible Takes Longer, National Jewish Book Award winner Daniel Gordis asks how Israel has measured up to its founders’ dreams, examining its transformative tech sector, distinct Judaism, and complex relationship with the Diaspora.

An event from Jewish Book Week 2024