Yair Sheleg

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Apr 13, 2020, 2:50 PM

The Coronavirus and Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox and Arab Communities

Choosing Tradition over Halakha (Jewish law) Crisis situations reveal a great deal about any society, both its good sides and its bad. Accordingly, the coronavirus epidemic has shed light on the strong spirit of volunteerism in Israeli society,...

Apr 7, 2020, 5:17 AM

‘Jewish’ versus ‘Democratic’

At the time of this writing, it is still unclear whether the much-needed efforts to form a unity government will bear fruit. But even if – and when – this happens, we will still need to deal with the...

Mar 24, 2020, 3:17 PM

A unity government is nearly impossible. It’s also the only option

With the health crisis and the Joint List's ineligibility as partners in a center-left coalition, there's one good solution for the political impasse

Jan 30, 2017, 3:27 PM

Religious Zionism’s budding romance with capitalism

Students pore over their books in a Hesder yeshiva's Beit Midrash (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

The National-Religious camp has jettisoned social justice in favor of a hard-hearted -- and unsustainable -- worldview

Mar 23, 2016, 4:15 PM

Israel’s unraveling at the Western Wall

Non-Orthodox Jews are here to stay, and using the Israeli law to exclude them would be national suicide

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About Me

Yair Sheleg is a researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute