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People call for the formation of a Jewish-Arab government during a protest following the election, in Tel Aviv, October 31, 2026. (David Goldman/AP)

Ghadir Hani

Arab voters have spoken. Will Israel listen?

Our communities voted against despair, violence and extremism. Now Jewish leaders must decide whether to extend a hand or deepen the divide

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon points toward the Iranian delegation during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York on February 28, 2026. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Danny Danon

A message to our enemies: Do not mistake Israeli democracy for weakness

Iran and its proxies should have no illusions about exploiting our political transition. Israel’s military is on high alert, and we will not hesitate to defend our people

An Arab Israeli casts her ballot in the country’s general election at a polling station in Umm al-Fahm, October 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

David Bryfman

What should we teach our children about Israel’s election?

The results raise difficult questions about democracy, Jewish identity and political leadership. Our job is to help students wrestle with them, not dictate answers

Young students from the Talmud Torah Ohalei Menachem school in the ultra-Orthodox settlement of Beitar Illit simulate the Passover seder on March 20, 2023. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Eli Paley

What if the next government decided to dismantle secular autonomy?

Those calling for greater state control over Haredi institutions face a question: Would they apply the same standards if the roles were reversed?

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Andrew Silow-Carroll

‘Politically homeless’ is the new identity for American Jews

Will disillusioned Jewish voters stick with the Democrats, turn to the Republicans, or find liberation from party loyalties?

People walk past a puddle by a tent shelter erected near the rubble of a collapsed building in the Nasr neighborhood in western Gaza City on April 15, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

How to begin the Gaza endgame

Moving civilians out of Hamas-controlled areas and into temporary housing could pave the way to defeating the group and rebuilding the Strip

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, October 28, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Yitzhak Klein

A right-winger’s warning to Eisenkot: Unity has a price

Eisenkot has a mandate to govern. But relying on the Arab parties rather than compromising with the Zionist right would be a grave mistake

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Nov 4, 2026, 10:49 AM

How to break Israel’s deadlock: A proposal for skeptical party heads and voters

Here is how to break the Israeli election’s deadlock. The Jewish-led “change bloc” should team with the Arab-led Ra’am party, and two of the three factions of the Arab-led Joint List, to form what I would call a “government...

Kelsey Maurine Brickl

Nov 4, 2026, 10:45 AM

I Turned Down a Career in U.S. Intelligence. I Support Breaking the Silence.

On August 7, 2024, the United States National Security Agency offered me a job as a Cryptologic Intelligence Analyst at Fort Meade, Maryland. The position was classified at GG-12, step four, with an annual salary of $109,119. It was...

Steven Windmueller

Nov 4, 2026, 10:37 AM

Snapshot: The 2026 Mid-Terms, What This Election May Mean for Jewish Americans

For Jews, such evenings as election night represent an integral yet special part of their American Jewish identity and connection. Their Americanism is on display as their priorities and political principles are playing out as election returns are made...

Nov 4, 2026, 10:35 AM

From Lab to Life: Gene Editing Can Replace Drugs

Source: depositphotos.com What will the medical care of the future look like? Here is a vision, from Sciencedaily.com, November 3. Gene editing. For example: I take a statin daily for controlling harmful cholesterol. According to the World Health Organization, statins are a...

Nov 4, 2026, 10:33 AM

The Country Must Still Belong to the Loser

Israel’s next democratic test is not who forms the government. It is whether political defeat can remain political without becoming exile. There is a sentence Israelis have started saying too easily. “This is no longer my country.” Sometimes it comes from the...

Nov 4, 2026, 10:30 AM

What a US Democratic Win in the House Means for Israel

A Democrat-led US Congress would not end American support for Israel. But it would change its complexion, and Jerusalem needs to be ready. A Surprising Warning from an Unlikely Direction On 3 November, while Americans were still voting in the midterm...

Stephen M. Flatow

Nov 4, 2026, 10:28 AM

Buy Now, Daven in 2030

There was a time when making aliyah required a certain tolerance for the unknown. Where would you live? Would you understand the guy at the bank? Would anyone at the post office understand you? Would you find a synagogue where...

Nov 4, 2026, 10:16 AM

Israel’s Two Right Wings

What is the meaning of this most recent election? What does it tell us about the underlying structures and issues of Israeli society and polity? What, in fact, were the central issues being contested? The answer to the last question...

Nov 4, 2026, 6:20 AM

Those Who Refuse to Listen Will Have to Face the Consequences

Photo credits: RTL Nieuws: common creative license

Those Who Refuse to Listen Will Have to Face the Consequences Call me inhumane, call me evil, call me crazy, but I genuinely have had ENOUGH. More than enough. I am not known for my politically correct speech. Diplomacy has...

Nov 4, 2026, 6:13 AM

The right lesson from Rabin’s murder

This year’s commemoration ceremonies for the November 4, 1995 assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin garnered little attention. The Jewish calendar date fell five days before last week’s pivotal elections, and amid the surrounding media buildup, few...

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