In that spirit, when we sing “Jerusalem of Gold,” some thank God, some praise the IDF, others get Zionist goosebumps, but all rally around Jerusalem.

The choices Israel makes now will not only shape its immediate future but will also define its security posture in the wider Middle East for decades to come.

If anything, the dialogue revealed how the far-right and radical left share similar patterns of thought and behavior.

The middle way offers no solution to the one issue that most threatens Israel’s future as a Jewish and democratic state

Every citizen should repudiate those who abuse free speech by harassing, threatening, intimidating, and trying to make Jews feel uncomfortable for being Jewish and pro-Israel.

The notion that people are motivated solely by the desire to satisfy their egoistic needs, to avoid pain, and to maximize pleasure is anything but a holistic truth in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Is the NAACP excluding the kinds of Jewish activists that founded it when it expands its focus to include international issues?

In the absence of any possibility of a full constitution at the present time, we need a framework of rules that can be agreed upon and that are not heavily burdened by contrasting ideologies and can thus contribute to stability. This is the rationale behind the Jewish People Policy Institute’s “Thin Constitution” project.

What do we do when an ultra-Orthodox public devout about its faith faces off against another public – one that’s devout about the security of the state?