Against the background of increasingly heated internal opposition, the direction of the Israeli government is becoming clearer. Depending on one’s political point of view, Prime Minister Netanyahu is either unable or unwilling to resist the internal forces within large sections of his party and coalition, or is proactively pushing his agenda.
This amazing week we celebrate both the 75th anniversary of Israel and the 56th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. Israel’s external and internal challenges remain the same
This most recent Israeli election, the fifth in the current cycle, proved to be quite different from the previous four, not only in producing a definitive result, but with the campaign itself. It began the same, however along the way expanded into not only a ‘for or...
We are in a period of reflection during this month of Elul, and with the reminder from the daily blowing of the shofar, that we are approaching the Jewish New Year and the Ten Days of Awe.
In the battle between Russia and Ukraine, the Western world and most democracies, see the situation in black and white terms.
Some years ago, I heard the head of an Israeli think tank say, that Jewish life is a constant tension between two, often clashing, narratives. The continuity of Jewish values – and the value of Jewish continuity.
