The Debate Over the Future of the Territories
Why is the fate of the West Bank such a charged issue?
Judicial Overreach and the Israeli Sovereignty Imperative
Excessive intervention by the courts into what is seen as the purview of the legislature is likely to have some unintended consequences: Energizing the drive to extend Israeli sovereignty over Judea-Samaria—and sparking far-reaching judicial reform.
Israeli Supreme Court Reverses Land Decision in Midst of Sovereignty Debate
The move is seen by some segments of the country as overreach and hypocritical, and proved an issue in the year-long elections in the Jewish state.
Behar-Bechukotai: Jews Living Outside Eretz Yisrael?
And, that’s exactly the condition the Jewish people found Eretz Yisrael in, when they started returning in the mid-19th century, a desolate and barren land.
Judicial Overreach: Are the Chickens Coming Home to Roost?
The belief that the law is being used (or rather, abused) as a weapon to advance a political doctrine that has failed to win support at the polls has taken root across diverse segments of Israeli society.
Israel’s Unity Government may Prove a Constitutional Time Bomb
The deal involved changes to Basic Laws that may have been necessary in these political circumstances. But any country tinkers with longstanding constitutional arrangements at its own peril.
Let us Remember what the Survivors are Unable to Forget
Yom Hashoah is a day when aging survivors—many of whom are widowed or have no offspring—have the opportunity to be honored and, above all, heard.
Netanyahu and the ‘Art of the Possible’
What once seemed his best option may, in fact, be his worst.
Netanyahu Finally Wins Israel’s Elections, Set to Form Large Center-Right Government
Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, who hasn’t slowed down during an extended campaign season, remains in office for the next 18 months. Israel is much better off for it.
Back from the Brink
Until Benny Gantz threw his political lot in with the right-wing coalition, it would be little exaggeration to say that the entire Zionist endeavor was poised on a knife edge.