Opinion Articles

Will the IDF strike in Doha kickstart a hostage deal?

Did the strikes in Qatar move the country closer toward ending the war and bringing the hostages home, or did it push both goals further away?
Will the IDF strike in Doha kickstart a hostage deal?
President Donald Trump, along with the emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, is in the background on a computer screen. Photo by Shutterstock

‘Covenant’: Creating a Jewish conversion spectrum

Turning some of Rabbi Soloveitchik’s ideas toward resolving the Jewish identity crisis

What drives us, interests or morality?

Under conditions of exile, the Jews developed a high degree of moral sensitivity as the perpetual weaker party.

Australian Jewish Community Looks to the Future

The last three years For the last three years the Australian Jewish community has enjoyed unprecedented support and understanding from the Australian government, led by Liberal Prime Minister Scott Morrison, on matters concerning Israel and domestic policy. Australia has maintained a realistic and principled stand against recognising a Palestinian State under the dysfunctional Palestinian Authority, and in favour of recognising…

Is there basis to Lavrov’s Comments on Hitler, Judaism and Antisemitism?

Russia’s Sergei Lavrov said that Hitler was Jewish and that some of history’s worst antisemites were Jewish.

Generalizing about All Arabs is as Bad as Antisemitic Generalizations

Generalizations are often made about Arabs in Israel, meaning Arab heroes get put in the same category as terrorists.

MK Yitzhak Pindrus the haredi bulldozer

Unless we cultivate a shared core value system for transmission to all Israeli students, the Haredi community’s values will continue to erode Israel’s democratic values

The BDS Pound of Flesh

Using lies and social pressure to force students to disavow Israel is a strategy aimed at raising the psychic and professional cost of being Jewish

The Israeli government must cooperate with J Street

On the issue of the Iranian nuclear threat, J Street may prove to be a particularly effective partner for Israel.

An inclusive Jewish nationalism opens itself to refugees

Some of the voices that have characterized Israeli nationalism in recent decades betray the memory of Egypt.