Living Between the Ceasefires

In Israel these days, there’s a shorthand in our speech and mannerisms that are just understood and can be discerned quickly, in under five seconds.

What the angel knew

Elijah had just done the most extraordinary thing. He’d called fire down from heaven on Mount Carmel, exposed the prophets of Baal, and turned a nation back toward God. By every measure, he’d won. But then he ran for his life into the wilderness, collapsed under a juniper tree, and asked God to let him die.

After polling weakness, Bennett and Lapid join forces in bid for relevance

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced Sunday that they will run together in the upcoming national election under a joint list branded “Together – Led by Bennett,” a move that immediately reshapes the opposition map and revives one of the most controversial alliances in recent Israeli history.