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

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

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

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.

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

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