Opinion | Poland’s Democratic Comeback
Poland has a long tradition of bucking political trends.
Opinion | When Government Leaves a Void
On the sixteenth day of the war, I found hope in an underground parking garage.
Opinion Interview with Dina Porat | Do Israelis Want Revenge?
As chief historian at Yad Vashem from 2011 to 2021, and now the institution’s senior academic advisor, Dina Porat has the chops—the moral authority, if you will—to poke into dark and troubling corners of the Israeli national psyche.
Opinion | Three (Not So) Little Words
If you’re in a room full of mainstream Jews who hew to the uncritical AIPAC line about Israel, you undoubtedly know that “apartheid,” “racist” and “fascist” are three words you can’t say about the Jewish state without risking denunciation, cancellation or total excommunication from the tribe.
Opinion | When Not All U.S. Passports Are Created Equal
If Israel wants to discriminate against Palestinian Americans, that is its prerogative. But the United States can’t allow special rules for some U.S. citizens and not others.
Moment Debate | Would Israel Be Better Off Without U.S. Military Aid?
Cutting off aid would benefit us by saving us from ourselves.
Opinion | How I Got Israel Wrong
“I was blinded by my own style and habit and thus late to see that this government is different, this coalition is different, this opposition is different, and this crisis is very different.”
Opinion | Fear and Loathing in the Library
Book bans are about both control and terror.
Moment Debate | Is Changing Our Personal Behavior Key To Saving The Planet?
“There are things we can do, but reducing your carbon footprint, while good, is not what will make the biggest difference.”
Opinion | When Tyrants Overshoot
History will likely list 2023 as transformative in Israeli politics.
Moment Debate | Has the Word Zionism Outlived its Usefulness?
Because different people use it in so many different ways, we end up talking past each other, especially in conversations between those who say they support Zionism and those who say they oppose it.