Foreign Affairs | Israel’s Complicated Dance with Putin
Vladimir Putin has earned his reputation as a dictator, but he has often behaved warmly toward Jews.
Opinion | Who’s Crazy Now?
Anyone who spent much time in Israel before the last few years has probably heard this trope from multiple Israelis: “Everything here is crazy! Why can’t we live in a normal country?”
The Best Jewish Podcasts Released This Year
We live in the Age of Information, and with so much new content coming out every day, boredom should never be an issue. However, if...
Opinion | The Jewish Obligation to Ukraine
“Europe is just a graveyard for me,” my Shabbat host told me. Is the history of Jews in Ukraine relevant for Israel’s refugee policy today?
Opinion | How Many Ukrainians Can Israel Absorb?
Israel’s immigration policy is a constant minefield in the public discourse.
As 2021 Ends, Tensions in the West Bank Flare Again
The murder of a Jewish Israeli settler is a flashpoint amid increasing rates of settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank
Israel ‘Keeping a Watchful Eye’ on Omicron Variant
“We should maintain course until we know something that is data-driven.” Israel has closed its borders and is closely tracking the infected.
Opinion | A Small Religious Revolution
It is easy to list the many things that the relatively new and highly diverse Israeli government cannot do. Example: It cannot advance a peace process with the Palestinians, nor an annexation in the West Bank.
Beshert | My Mother’s Love Song
Penny and Peter first met on a kibbutz in Palestine, where they both moved to escape the second World War. They were separated when she moved to England, only to be reunited years later, after he had become a famous singer in Israel.
Mr. Bennett Goes To Washington
A breakdown of Naftali Bennett’s first visit to Washington as prime minister of Israel.
Battleground Ohio
Ohio’s 11th congressional district isn’t usually a political arena that draws much attention. As a safe blue seat, it hardly ever attracts big names and media headlines, and definitely doesn’t see millions of dollars poured into a primary race.
An Interview with Nahum Barnea
In an exclusive interview with Moment senior editor George E. Johnson, Israel Prize-winning journalist Nahum Barnea offers fresh insights on how Naftali Bennett, Israel’s new Prime Minister, will govern and why it may be different in both method and substance from his predecessor and from what people may have assumed based on policy positions and priorities Bennett has espoused as a member of Benjamin Netanyahu’s inner circle. Barnea focuses on how President Biden’s long experience and record in Middle East politics presents opportunities for Israel in the years ahead regarding the region and Iran in particular, and why Bennett will depart from Netanyahu’s approach to seeking allies among Americans in general and among American Jews.