Opinion Articles
Rest of Israel’s population cannot be ultra-Orthodox’s flak jackets regarding IDF service
Until now, the discussion on recruiting the ultra-Orthodox centered on the question of “equal burden sharing.” This is an even more significant value today.
Israel does not have a culture of accountability
Five months into this war, how are high-ranking officers still safe in their jobs while shamelessly reprimanding those below them?
Rabbis not supporting the war against Hamas are acting irresponsibly
October 7 confirmed that calling for ceasefires prematurely, as many of these “religious leaders” also did in 2009, 2012, 2014, and 2021, is peace-posturing and not peace-seeking.
Change needs to come to Israel’s post October 7 state
Practically, what Netanyahu wants to do is also keep the public focused on the SIM cards and distract people from what really led to October 7.
Ben-Gvir is food for the Palestinians
The Israeli government’s diplomatic rigidity prompts the world to consider enforcing a solution from the outside.
This is how the hostages’ plight has been politicized
How is it conceivable that the lives of these individuals have become an issue over which there is no consensus and no outcry? How is there more than one side to the “hostage question”?
American policymakers have ideological blinders on
By treating politics as transactional, Americans keep underestimating most Palestinians’ apocalyptic, all-or-nothing zealotry.
A Brief Window for Israel to Integrate Its Arab and Jewish Communities
A responsible government would seize the chance to bridge divides and work to advance the integration of Israeli Arabs into the society