Universities are long overdue for a robust debate about what they stand for and what they offer students and society. Despite professorial claims that ending tenure is an assault against universities and the republic, it will benefit professors and students.

Many in the Jewish community felt that the Vatican, which had once pledged never to stand aside when Jews were threatened, failed to condemn a group that openly calls for the annihilation of Jews.

Jews may not have had a state, but for centuries they had been practicing community politics in ways that closely resemble modern elective democracies.

Elections for the World Zionist Congress show that the ultra-Orthodox can, and will, fall in line. Here's how Israel can learn to do the same.

In fighting Jew-hatred, we must build alliances rather than boycotting activists willing to fly to Jerusalem and denounce Jew-haters.

We are a country at war. In moments like this, the nation needs unity and, above all, leadership. What we are getting instead is chaos.

Israel's failed leaders should step aside and make room for new leaders who will renew and rebuild the country.

If we allow internal politics to once again fracture the country, then we risk losing not just the war, but the very soul of the state.

Not all of them are existential threats, although a High Court ruling against ousting the Shin Bet chief could become a true crisis.