Israel as a jewish state

The UN is a complete conceptual mishmash - opinion

No UN member state has ever brought a genocide case against China for its conduct in Tibet or Xinjiang, or against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

 JUSTICES OF the International Court of Justice arrive for a hearing on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories, in The Hague, last month.
 DEMONSTRATORS BLOCK the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv during a protest against the planned judicial overhaul, on Saturday night. The world is mesmerized, says the writer

Most Israelis are willing to promote compromise on clauses in the judicial reforms

Rabbi Marc Rosenstein

Book Review: Conflicting visions for the State of Israel

IDF SOLDIERS from the 669 Unit during a training exercise last year.

IDF urged to allow chametz on army bases during Passover


Community is the glue that binds Israel together

There’s a lot of pain out there. Let’s keep our eye and ears open and help where we can.

Israelis mark Independence Day 2020 by enjoying some grilled meat on their balcony

Hysteria over Nation-State Law

Is not a Jewish state entitled to reinforce its national anthem, reiterate that Independence Day is a national holiday, restate support for its flag and encourage Jewish immigration?

Druze leaders partake in the protest against the Nation-State Law in Tel Aviv, August 2018

We must combat extremism in Israeli politics

Israel has walked a very delicate line for the past 70 years – it is not easy finding the balance between being a Jewish state and a democratic state that provides equal rights for all its citizens.

Dov Lipman

Grave threats to Israel as a Jewish democratic state

We are at a crossroads. The choices that Israel makes in the coming years will determine the destiny of our one and only Jewish state.

An Israeli flag is seen near the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City

At Home with the Flu Listening to the World about Israel

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Support Israel's sovereignty

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Taking in African refugees is a privilege

The debate about African migrants in Israel kicked off as early as 2005 when asylum seekers began making the treacherous journey through the Sinai desert into Israel.

African migrants gesture behind a fence during a protest against Israel's detention policy towards them

The key to keeping Israeli society happy

The key to keeping Israeli society happy

Illustration by Pepe Fainberg

Israel’s unifying mission

A divide has always separated Israelis from Diaspora Jews, particularly those living in America. But we are now in the midst of crisis.

American and Israeli flags

At 90, veteran journalist Yuval Elitzur is still going strong

Elitzur reflects on bringing Israel’s story to the world at a time when many countries did not enter into diplomatic relations with the Jewish state.

THROUGHOUT HIS long career, Yuval Elitzur wanted to convey what the hemmed-in nation was accomplishing despite daily existential threats. Journalism provided one opportunity to do so, but diplomacy would provide another.

Comment: Reformation: Sowing a seed of redemption

Luther's actions show that even in the dark, God is there to provide light

Luther at the Diet of Worms, by Anton von Werner, 1877