The current crisis can be an opportunity to rectify the constitutional vacuum through broad compromise on the rules of the game

A long line of cases have left it to the court to decide matters that are essentially social-ideological. This is harmful to the state

What domino effects will come into play if the proposed judicial reform becomes a reality?

Public attitudes toward the reform proposed by Justice Minister Yariv Levin correspond to political affiliation.

The deepening anti-liberal spirit is not going to disappear anytime soon and Diaspora Jews can no longer rely on Israel as a symbol that unites them

Coalition deals giving near unlimited power to the Haredi sector pose an existential challenge for Israel

There’s nothing like the post of foreign minister to make one truly grasp the catchphrase, “what you see from here you don’t see from there.”

I agree with the Haredi point of view. I think that Torah study is an extremely important value and Israel as a Jewish state ought to promote it. And yes, Torah study ought to free young men from military service and the government should even subsidize their livelihood.

Once again, the heated tone – or more precisely, the shrillness – of the debate over military conscription of the ultra-Orthodox has returned.