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Elect judges, not party loyalists

A foreigner visiting Israel might have had the impression that the candidates for the Supreme Court were running for a key political office, not for the highest-level judicial-professional position in the land.
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Culture

Why won’t Sally Rooney allow her latest novel to be translated into Hebrew by an Israeli publisher?

Along with the rise in derogatory cries and aggression against Jews, there is a rise in hostility towards Israel and support for a boycott. It is difficult not to see these things as two sides of the same coin.
Culture

Environmental Protection is a Jewish Matter of Life and Death

As long as rabbis see climate issues as marginal to their religious thinking, Israel’s policy will continue to neglect these critical threats to human lives
Religion and State

High Court Judge Selection is Critical in Israel’s Culture War

The identity of the justices to be appointed is critical to the country’s future, as the court is a key player in the Israeli culture war.
Religion and State

Who’s In Favor of the Kashrut Reform? Those Who Don’t Much Care About Kashrut

Good or bad, Kahana’s reform hasn’t won over its primary target audience; its supporters are actually those who don’t observe the kashrut laws. Let’s start by expressing a measure of suspicion. Not regarding one party, but rather two: The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Religious Services claim that the kashrut reform plan presented to the Knesset by Minister…
Identity

The Secular in Israel Must Enter the Jewish Arena

In the current equation, the religious and the Haredim are “responsible” for defining what is “Jewish” in the Jewish state, and the secular and the religious alike quarrel over the meaning of “democracy.” This is a fundamentally distorted equation.
Identity

Beyond Naming and Shaming: New Strategies Needed to Combat Antisemitism

In contextualizing the growth of antisemitism in the larger context of intensified racism and hate, we communicate the readiness of Jewish leadership to join with other ethnic and religious groups to heal the social fabric of America.

In Gilboa Prison, a Glimpse of Israel’s Impending Disaster

Historians will find a great variety of conceptual terms to describe the Israeli decision to ignore the Palestinian issue; “normalcy” will certainly not be among them.

From Tribalism to Cohesion, and the Israeli Cultural War

Israeli cohesion is, very likely, the best remedy we can offer for reinforcing our relationship with our brethren overseas: Jewish cohesion.