Living with Ghosts: A Manifesto for Children of Holocaust Survivors
As we confront our own mortality, it is time to take stock of our unique identity as the bridge between the inferno from which our parents emerged and the light of a precarious post-Holocaust safety that, they hoped, would spare us and their grandchildren from the agonies they endured.
Ask the Rabbis | Should Jews Support the Increased Use of Capital Punishment?
Justice requires that society be protected from those who commit grievous crimes. But justice also calls for humility.
Hitting a Wall: When Coalition Politics Collide with Jewish Unity at the Kotel
The bill still has to go through additional committee oversights and readings.
Opinion | The Fate of Israel’s Arab Parties
The position of Arab parties—even those that focus mostly on other matters, such as economic equality and integration—is hard for the Jewish majority to swallow.
Opinion | Friends of Israel, Shun Its Leaders
"My segment of Israeli society, a substantial, committed and active cohort, did not vote for previous Netanyahu governments, but we have never questioned their legality and legitimacy. Until the present time."
Analysis | Who Will Blink First, Israel or Hamas?
The damage to Israel’s society is incalculable.
The Woman at the Center of the Struggle for Israel’s Soul
Baharav-Miara shows no sign of bending, and her resistance has made her a formidable adversary for Netanyahu.
Opinion | Bibi on Trial or on Stage?
It remains to be seen if the trial against Netanyahu will continue to divide the Israeli public and undermine its belief in Israel’s legal system.
Interview | Yair Golan on the Detriments of Israeli Tribalism
Once again, we face the challenge of creating one nation.
Interview | Manuel Trajtenberg on Israel’s Future
I have a deep faith that the situation will improve.
Opinion | I’m Done With Concessions
When Israel left Gaza to the Palestinians, they promptly elected Hamas. This ultimate betrayal came home to roost on October 7.
Israel Dispatch | The Hostage Dilemma: Is There Really No Price Bibi Will Pay?
The families of the estimated 136 hostages remaining in Gaza are getting mixed signals from Prime Minister Netanyahu.