Answering Israel's Ukraine Critics
Indignation at Israel’s response to Russia’s invasion has intensified while becoming ever more untethered from the facts.
Why Israel Needs a Better Political Class
Its twin coronavirus and budget crises are problems caused by—and only fixable by—political leaders, not bureaucratic maneuvering.
How Israel's Electoral System Brings the Country's Fringes Into Its Center
Israel’s confusing plethora of small parties actually keeps Ḥaredim and Israeli Arabs, in particular, from becoming too alienated.
How a Changing American Liberalism Is Pulling American Jews away From Israel
American Jews, following American liberalism, have abandoned belief in the nation-state, non-voluntary communities, and religion in the public square.
The Erosion of Public Trust in Israel's Judiciary Is Real—and Unusual
It’s hard to imagine a former justice in any other democracy trying to orchestrate a mass judicial resignation.
Disorder in the Court
How Israel’s supreme court has effected its own constitutional revolution—and thereby undermined public confidence in the rule of law.
Can Israel Change Strategic Course?
In the long-term absence of peace with the Palestinians, better to cease pursuing the unattainable and adopt policies that can strengthen the country at home and abroad.
The Two-State Solution Is in Stalemate. Here's What Israel Can Do to Prevail.
For two decades the Jewish state has sought, fruitlessly, to negotiate an end to the conflict. Needed is a new, viable strategy for coping with reality and winning out.
Finding Meaning While Living on the Edge of a Knife
Jews have long been able to thrive while under threat. Today’s Israelis, living in the face of a nuclear Iran, are the latest example.