Remembering Rabin, Assassinating his Rivals’ Character
Because of the brouhaha surrounding Bezalel Smotrich’s speech at the memorial for Israel’s slain premier, another address received a lot less attention than it deserved: the one delivered by Merav Michaeli.
What does the Bible tell us about sinkholes in Israel?
The sudden appearance of the earth opening underfoot is a Biblical image, even more so when it happens in Israel. On Monday morning, a sinkhole opened up in a subterranean parking lot in Hod Hasharon in central Israel, forcing the evacuation of three apartment buildings. No injuries were reported and the buildings remain standing. Engineers […]
Thomas Friedman’s Fury
“The New York Times” will never make peace with the existence of a Jewish state in the biblical homeland of the Jewish people.
Democrats’ Doomsday Political Appeals are Bad for the Jews
Hyperbolic predictions of the end of democracy if Republicans win the midterms encourage extremism and conspiracy theories that fuel anti-Semitism.
Jewish Wisdom is Also Jewish Power
The humanistic view of “Jewish power” gets totally lost in the modern media circus when power is measured in dollars and clicks rather than values and wisdom.
Israel Joins the West’s Culture Wars
Those clutching their pearls over the “fascists” poised to join Israel’s new government should look in the mirror.
Thomas Friedman, an Equal-Opportunity Israel-Basher
The ‘New York Times’ columnist believes it his mission to heckle and harass the Israelis until they give in to Arab demands.
Jerusalem faith leaders sign ‘Jerusalem Climate Declaration’
Religious leaders from across the three monotheistic faiths signed the “Jerusalem Climate Declaration” last Thursday ahead of the United Nations COP 27 climate conference, which kicks off Sunday in Sharm el-Sheikh. The initiative was spearheaded by the Department of World Religions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Interfaith Center for Sustainable […]
Netanyahu Must Not Squander this Hard-Won Victory
Now that he has won a clear majority in parliament, he has no reason to cowtow to the left.
Legal Reform, Now
Voters expect the incoming Netanyahu government to clean up the mess that Lapid and his colleagues are leaving behind, and to push Israel forward. The only way for Netanyahu and his partners to meet these expectations is by making far-reaching reforms to the legal system.