Opinion Articles

Antisemitism in China is not accidental, or marginal

Israel must be firm in its rejection of China’s official denials that it has become a breeding ground of antisemitism.
Antisemitism in China is not accidental, or marginal
The Chinese Foreign Minister speaks at the UN. Photo: Shutterstock
Jewish Communities Worldwide

Abandoned in political chaos: How France’s electoral shift is leaving Jews behind

As France enters a period of potential political instability, the stakes for its Jewish citizens and its relationship with Israel are high.
Jewish Communities Worldwide
Haredim

Don’t arrest haredi draft resisters

Israel cannot survive unless haredim serve in the IDF, but there are less draconian measures that can be taken.
Haredim
Identity and Education

Religious Zionists against the Land of Israel

This development calls into question Religious Zionist beliefs regarding the historical-redemptive process they believe the State of Israel is undergoing.
Identity and Education
Haredim

Why the Israeli High Court ruling on Charedi draft will bring change – slowly

The strictly Orthodox politicians will naturally shout and protest the court decision, but their ultimate objective will be to pass a law in the Knesset that regulates the draft and sets a gradual increase that will meet the requirement set by the court.
Haredim
Israel-Diaspora Relations

We must work hard to ensure US Jewish community, US-Israel alliance do not break

Is it worth risking the US-Israel friendship and many Democrats’ goodwill to please a few Channel 14 commentators, who slavishly support him anyway?
Israel-Diaspora Relations
Identity and Education

Jerusalem is the Jewish spiritual, national hotspot

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.
Identity and Education
Middle East

Hezbollah Must Be Removed

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.
Middle East
Antisemitism

The Radical Convergence of Briahna Joy Gray and Candace Owens

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

The magical thinking of the enlightened center

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