Sherwin Pomerantz

Sherwin Pomerantz is a 30-year resident of Jerusalem, president of Atid EDI Ltd., an economic development consulting firm, and past national president of the Association of Americans & Canadians in Israel.

 HARVARD UNIVERSITY President Alan Garber acknowledges sustained applause from students, during commencement exercises, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, last month. All of those assembled understood that they were in the presence of greatness, states the writer.

Alan Garber’s stand against Washington: A Jewish hero at Harvard - opinion

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks with Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha last week. The staying power of transaction-based commitments are a factor of the changing moods of the people who signed the agreements, the writer cautions.

Transactional diplomacy’s downside: Will US investments in the Gulf make lasting allies? - opinion

 An Israeli women places her vote in a ballot box (illustrative)

It is time for women to run the Israeli government - opinion


What does 'until victory' in Gaza actually mean? - opinion

The problem we all face is that there simply is neither a clear definition of what ‘victory’ is nor any sense of how we will know when and if we are victorious.

 SIGNS IN Jerusalem proclaim ‘Ad hanitzachon!’ (‘Until victory!’).

When the opposition becomes the enemy: How the US, Israel are failing at democracy - opinion

Consent of the governed comes at the ballot box, but effective governance depends on the support of ALL the people. Democracy will hold only if the opposition can be successful in this effort.

 An illustrative image of, from left: US President Donald Trump, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, set to a backdrop of cracked US and Israeli flags.

Israel’s latest war challenges our mental health - opinion

We have done a great job of realizing that vision in the first 75 years of our existence. Let us hope our success will continue.

 MENTAL HEALTH administrators protest in Tel Aviv, calling for better work conditions, in 2022. We don’t have nearly enough psychiatrists in Israel to deal with the resultant trauma, the writer regrets.

Defending the rights of Mahmoud Khalil, even when we disagree with him - opinion

American Jews should ensure that Khalil is given full protection of the law, ensuring that their future rights under that law are protected, too.

 A PROTEST takes place following the arrest by US immigration agents of Mahmoud Khalil, at Columbia University, in New York City.

Donald Trump's warning: Is World War 3 really around the corner? - opinion

Let us hope that cooler heads will prevail – a real challenge in this perilous time – and that we will figure out how to retreat from the precipice of a war that could destroy most of humanity.

 US President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in Washington, US, February 28, 2025.

Vance faces backlash in Munich for defending Germany’s far Right AfD - opinion

Vance had met on Friday with the leader of AfD, after endorsing the party as a political partner, a stance Berlin dismissed as 'unwelcome election interference.'

US VICE President JD Vance delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference last week. He took the opportunity to tell the audience that in a democratic society, no party should be ostracized. He also met with the leader of the AfD after endorsing the party as a political partner the writer notes

President Isaac Herzog: The unifying hero Israel needs amid a crisis of polarization - opinion

The polarization must end, realistic leadership is required, and the president of Israel can be the catalyst for change.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog speaks at a ceremony marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the United Nations in New York City.

Ending the war with Hamas won't end antisemitism - opinion

The events of the last 15 months have permitted antisemitism and Israel-bashing to become mainstream.

 A STUDENT wrapped in an Israeli flag stands amid pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia University in New York City on October 7, 2024, a year after the Hamas attack on Israel.

Time to rebuild the economy, education, and emotional health of Israel's citizens - opinion

At the end of the war, Israel will be challenged to address the needs of a population that, emotionally and psychologically, is very different from the one that existed on October 6.

THEN-EDUCATION MINISTER Yuli Tamir attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, 2008.

Breaking free: Addressing Israel’s monopolistic air travel challenges – opinion

Israelis shouldn't be held prisoner in their country because of unfair airline monopolies.

 Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv on October 31, 2024.