American history shows that reliance on courts as engines of liberal reform is problematic both in terms of norms and strategy. Israel should take note.

This declaration of war is not over any concrete dispute. Its purpose is to undermine the legitimacy of a parallel state judicial institution – to challenge its composition, authority, and decisions.

They bided their time for a month to launch projectiles toward Israel. Unlike Hezbollah, they do not regard themselves as subordinate to Tehran, militarily or religiously.

When freedom of worship is not upheld—especially for minorities—even when doing so clearly serves the state’s own interests, something is profoundly wrong.

France’s municipal elections preview a 2027 showdown as the center weakens, the far right advances and Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s radical left gains ground; alliances with his anti-Israel movement further normalize political antisemitism

The questions our children ask us may seem simple. But the answers they require are not purely strategic or political. They are, at their core, theological.

When a bookseller highlights one work, places it beside others or decides not to stock it at all, the store quietly steers the intellectual journey of its visitors.

We may be able to win this war – in Gaza, in Lebanon, and against Iran. But when we are surrounded by fundamentalist enemies that, like cancer cells, keep growing back, the promise of a "last war" is probably just wishful thinking.

Shas moves quickly to fill rabbinic vacancies, sidelining candidates who fit their cities.