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Aug 27, 2026, 5:55 AM

Settlements are actually very left-wing (economically speaking)

The ideological evolution of the Israeli left contains a profound economic paradox. In contemporary political discourse, particularly among the self-styled liberal intelligentsia writing for outlets like Haaretz, intense moral outrage is frequently directed at any expansion of the settlement...

Aug 26, 2026, 8:10 PM

Beware the ‘Populist Bump’

Last week, Der Spiegel faced a media firestorm for its cover page placement of lead Alternativ fur Deutschland (AfD) Saxony-Anhalt candidate Ulrich Siegmund. Despite the accompanying article’s critical tone, commentators from renowned center-left media outlets lambasted the publication, arguing...

Aug 10, 2026, 6:16 PM

Jewish-Arab partnership is Israel’s future

On Sunday, Yehoshua Shani, the uncle of an IDF soldier who had been medically evacuated from Lebanon to Rambam Hospital last week, claimed that Arab staff had purposely mistreated his nephew. According to Shani, “all the nursing staff on...

Jul 31, 2026, 6:58 PM

The migrant crisis in Ceuta reveals Europe’s left-wing tribalism

On Thursday, approximately 60,000 Moroccans crossed the border between mainland Morocco and the Spanish “enclave” of Ceuta, an “autonomous city” in North Africa administered by the government (and kingdom) of Spain. Videos circulating on social media showed hordes of...

Jul 29, 2026, 1:54 PM

The IDF has become a private security company for messianic settlers

Last Friday morning, a group of Israeli settlers, many of them armed, descended on the Palestinian village of Tel in the West Bank. They encountered a group of Palestinian men, who confronted them, and resulted in a scuffle in...

Jul 15, 2026, 9:04 PM

Will making it harder to pass Basic Laws help Israeli democracy?

This week, in its final few working days before the summer recess, the 25th Knesset passed a Basic Law on Torah Study, which categorized religious study as a fundamental value of the State of Israel. Although not explicitly likening...

Jul 10, 2026, 1:40 PM

Sexist journalism makes for a sexist reality

By treating male perspectives as the default, the media turns women's absence from public life into something ordinary – and helps entrench inequality

Jun 10, 2026, 9:06 PM

What Amos Oz teaches us about European fanaticism

This week marked the most recent episode of anti-Israeli discrimination in the European art world. Nadav Lapid, an Israeli director who lives in France and is famous for his searing commentary on the current Israeli government, was forced to...

Jun 4, 2026, 3:15 PM

Where do you live, Meira Sohlberg?

After a group of ultra-Orthodox “rioters” vandalized the home of High Court Justice Noam Sohlberg and his wife Meira in the Alon Shvut settlement in Gush Etzion on Wednesday night, Meira spoke to reporters about her shock. “How can Jews...

May 20, 2026, 10:35 PM

Do pro-Palestinian protesters aim to help Palestinians?

The latest Global Sumud Flotilla debacle, following a weekend of Nakba Day protests, raises important questions about the aims of the pro-Palestine international. While Gaza flotilla events usually follow a mundane routine of interception, brief detention, and swift deportation, the...

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Tamar Ziff is a freelance journalist and former Web Editor at Haaretz English. Previously, she worked on human rights and rule of law issues in the U.S. and Latin America.