Warren Goldstein

The simple legislative maneuver of extending the weekend can establish Shabbat as a key value of the Jewish state, which is a matter of vital strategic national importance.

Declare Sunday a weekly day off for the country, a proposal that has long been discussed at various times over the last years. The majority of Israelis will support it.

The driving principle is clear – if Israel’s international legitimacy is a national security issue it needs to be treated as such by the Israeli government.

There is a word for violent, unprovoked attacks against innocent Jews going about their ordinary lives: pogrom.

The word Purim captures the chaos and uncertainty of those times.

The intent of those who apply the apartheid label to Israel is the same as the Iranian regime: to destroy the Jewish state.

Banning Jews who are not Israeli citizens from entering the country is unacceptable since a true Jewish State should not turn away fellow Jews at its doorstep.

The senseless murder of Eli Kay makes this clear – the cold-blooded gunning down of a tour guide doesn’t fit into a political or nationalistic narrative.

I distinctly remember the profound sense of hope that filled the country, as FW de Klerk found the courage to repudiate the racist policies that he himself had supported throughout his career.

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