Opinion // ISIS Commits Cultural Genocide
Militants sever the ties that connect the region to the world—and history
by Amy E. Schwartz
In 2010, Bonnie Burnham, president of the World Monuments Fund, paid a...
Opinion // The Enemy of My Enemy…
Should Israelis befriend moderate Sunnis such as the Saudis, or the region’s outcasts?
by Gabriel Scheinmann
At the United Nations in early fall, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Opinion // Why Women Are Still Not Heard
Even today, many Jewish women leaders are afraid to speak out with self-assurance.
by Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Sometimes, words speak louder than actions.
Women have proliferated lately in...
Opinion // Israel Fixes Everything and Resolves Nothing
Netanyahu and Israel are stuck in the status quo as the Palestinians go in another direction.
by Nahum Barnea
We’re living in a period of dramatic change, but...
From the Editors // Nadine Epstein & Sarah Breger
Israel is a bifurcated nation. On one side, it is a robust democracy with active executive, legislative and judicial branches. On the other, it has...