Omri Boehm is an Israeli-German philosopher and Associate Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York. Raised in Israel, his academic research focuses on Kant, Spinoza, and early modern philosophy, while his public writing examines the intersection of Jewish identity, biblical tradition, and universalist ethics.
Boehm’s work includes academic studies such as “Kant’s Critique of Spinoza” (2014) as well as public philosophy publications like “Radical Universalism: Beyond Identity” (2023). In 2024, he was awarded the Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding in recognition of his philosophical contributions to humanism and political discourse. He is a frequent contributor to outlets like The New York Times and Die Zeit.
In his 2020 book, “A Haifa Republic: For the Democratic Future of Israel,” Boehm argues that the traditional “Two-State Solution” is no longer viable and functions to perpetuate the status quo. Drawing on early federalist proposals in Zionist history, he advocates for a binational federal republic—a “Haifa Republic” model—in which Jews and Palestinians share joint sovereignty over the land with equal constitutional rights and citizenship.
Boehm grounds his political critique in a universalist interpretation of Jewish ethics, asserting that state nationalism conflicts with core principles of justice. He maintains that lasting peace requires recognizing Palestinian rights, including rights of return and self-determination, within a shared democratic framework rather than through territorial segregation.