Some 40,000 non-Jewish immigrants from Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Sudan now live in Israel. How did they get there, why did they come, and what obligation, if any, does Israel have to them?
The Israeli political analyst joins us to talk about the upcoming election, and the tribal identities that play into it.
The coronavirus has dramatized the tensions in Israeli society. This week, a ḥaredi communal leader joins us to chart a path forward.
Its twin coronavirus and budget crises are problems caused by—and only fixable by—political leaders, not bureaucratic maneuvering.
Protestors shouldn’t get special dispensation.
How does Israel keep functioning despite constant political turmoil? Meet the opaque group of unelected bureaucrats that the country’s politicians rely on to save it from themselves.
Faith is what you struggle with when you do not have the crutch of easy graving.
Sacred cows and sacred spaces.
Elections have been avoided, but the crisis continues.
The demonstrations have vuvuzelas and dancing aliens, but Netanyahu offers security and economic growth.
The real issue is the Ashkenazi-Sephardi divide.
New revelations on a bitter anniversary.
Big energy comes to the Jewish state.
A crisis of confidence.