Yair Lapid’s Attempt to Appeal to the Majority

In his maiden speech as interim prime minister, the Yesh Atid leader said that “most Israelis agree on the ‘truly important topics.’” Ironically, the people to whom he was referring are to the right of his party, and the left won’t tolerate any pandering to them.

Defeating the Danger from Without

Self-reflection in the Jewish context all too often is an exercise in directing accountability inward, rather than where it belongs: squarely on the shoulders of Israel’s external enemies.