The initiative is in fact valid, in principle, from a capitalist point of view. One doesn’t necessarily have to have socialist tendencies—although there is nothing wrong with those who do—in order to support salary caps for executives, only rational and realistic ones. According to Israeli corporate law, directorates and shareholders are responsible for overseeing executives and setting salary levels. But…

The question before us here is to what extent we have a responsibility, as a Jewish democratic nation, to pursue tikkun olam on a countrywide scale. In recent months, Israel has been faced with an opportunity to prove itself truly committed to this ideal. Waves of Sudanese refugees have been arriving weekly at the Israeli border. They hope to find…