מאמרים
An Israeli Constitution
Necessary, doable, and overdue.
Religion and State
Religion and State
The Haredi draft bill will be the end of Zionist Israel
If it passes, it will fortify the camp that rejects core civic values, magnify the burden on the military and the economy, and put the country's very survival in jeopardy.
Democracy
Democracy
Afraid of accountability, Israel’s government goes after its own generals
What Katz did to Zamir this week is not about professionalism, governance, or oversight. It is about keeping the spotlight on the IDF and away from the government.
Antisemitism
Antisemitism
Understanding anti-Jewish immigrant roots behind Mamdani’s progressive antisemitism
Just a few years ago, progressive antisemites were as rare as racist civil rights activists or pacifist boxers.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education
Moving Rightward, Again?
When an Israeli says “I shifted to the right,” he or she is sending us a message: I became more suspicious of peace processes, more skeptical of concessions, more demanding about security guarantees.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education
Will young Israelis’ rightward, traditional shift impact the country’s future?
When these long-term demographic trajectories combine with new data showing increased traditionalism among young Israelis, the direction is quite clear.
Antisemitism
Antisemitism
The anti-Zionist racist and the man who fought the UN’s ‘Zionism is racism’
A half century ago, a courageous New York hero, a proud Democrat working for a Republican president, stood before the world and denounced the UN’s poisonous hatred that Zionism is racism, so how can anyone of good conscience support a mayoral candidate who aligns with that?
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Even with Gaza ceasefire in place, Hamas may still be winning the war
Hamas is far from gone from Gaza, little progress has been made on 19 out of Trump's 20 points in his plan and not all of the hostages' remains have been returned. Is Hamas winning?
Democracy
Democracy
Is a political assassination in Israel possible today?
Could a political assassination still occur in Israel today? Has the danger passed? Thirty years have gone by, full of fierce internal struggles, yet without an outbreak of extreme violence.