We have a tremendous humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, and only UNRWA has the capacity and the wherewithal to implement an effective response, not just today but probably for a year or more. ...
“If the state of Israel ends the legalization of non-Orthodox conversions, my life’s work would be ended,” says Rabbi Galia Sadan. ...
For the first time in Israeli history, Haredi parties may no longer be able to act as kingmaker for whoever is willing to exempt them from the draft and fund their yeshivot. ...
With the death of Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Kara-Murza—the crusading and imprisoned Russian journalist—is now the public face of dissent and most prominent democratic opponent of Vladimir Putin’s dictatorship. ...
What will happen on the “day after” the war in Gaza ends is one of the things (there are a few) over which the U.S. administration and the Israeli government are having a dispute. ...
Young South Africans disaffected by electoral politics but eager to see the country punch above its weight feel vindicated by the ICJ case. ...
It is difficult to accept the news regarding the death of Russian leader Alexei Navalny. I’m devastated for his family
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The killing of Alexei Navalny in an Arctic prison camp last week recalls the darkest aspects of Communist rule in the Stalinist era. ...
"I understand the importance of the First Amendment and academic freedom, but even with those rights, there are limitations." ...
Serious leadership brings complexity and nuance, and demands more information, not less. Our debates must strengthen democracy, not weaken it. ...
The Israel-Hamas war has turned the women’s liberation slogan on its head. ...