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Jun 10, 2026, 12:38 AM

Why the left should like Israel

The media coverage and the common discourse about Israel are all too often reduced to conflict and politics. In many political discussions, particularly on the left, Israel is viewed primarily through the lens of conflict and security. However, there are...

Jun 9, 2026, 6:59 PM

When Pride Meets Prejudice

June, International Pride Month, is traditionally associated with struggles for equality, liberty, inclusion, and the protection of minorities. For decades, these values also formed part of the shared language connecting Israel and Europe. Yet in 2026, Pride Month arrives...

Shamai Leibowitz

Jun 6, 2026, 12:14 AM

✈️ The Point of No Return

During takeoff, as an airplane accelerates down the runway, there is a critical moment when the copilot announces, "V1." What does it mean? It means the aircraft has reached a speed at which an aborted takeoff is no longer possible. There is...

May 24, 2026, 11:06 AM

How California’s Voter Guide published a candidate’s antisemitic conspiracy theories

One of the 61 gubernatorial candidates ranted about Israel and Jewish people instead of describing himself. Did the state have to publish it? This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Recently I received in the mail California’s Official...

Menachem Rosensaft

May 21, 2026, 1:29 AM

Why is Ben Gvir still in the government?

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir taunts detained flotilla activists at Ashdod Port on May 20, 2026. (Screen grab/Ben Gvir's X account)

The national security minister's acts of abuse and dehumanization are a desecration of everything that Zionism and the State of Israel represent

May 19, 2026, 7:08 PM

The US Constitution Does Not Follow You to Israel

When words cross borders, responsibility must follow them (Rafael Nir, Unsplash).

American Jews often forget that the First Amendment is not a foreign policy or a global eruv. One of the stranger habits of American Jewish life is the assumption that the United States Constitution follows American Jews wherever they go...

May 12, 2026, 11:32 AM

Flatbush Girl and the Problem with Neo-Conservative Orthodoxy

Orthodoxy is not merely a Brooklyn neighbourhood of sheitels and babkas — it is a system of obligation (Josh Wilburne, Unsplash).

A righteous cause does not sanctify every tactic. Agunos deserve justice, but Orthodox women’s bodies should not become weapons in someone else’s revolution.

May 7, 2026, 11:03 AM

Not all antisemitism wears swastikas

Illustrative: Leftist Jews protest against the war in Gaza, in New York City, August 4, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

Sometimes, double standards, selective outrage, or moral exceptionalism with regard to Jews and Israel are disguised as justice, ethics, or even love

May 6, 2026, 8:15 PM

DOE probes NYC schools over antisemitism—finally!!

The US Department of Education (DOE) recently announced that it is launching a Title VI investigation into the New York City Department of Education over antisemitic discrimination. I taught in NYC public schools for 26 years, and since 2016...

Apr 29, 2026, 9:49 PM

Trump Asked Herzog for Pardon, Nasrin Sotoudeh Arrested in Iran Democracy Fight

From Israel to Iran: Democracy Cannot Be Imposed from Outside. The public debate in Israel, surrounding calls for President Isaac Herzog to consider pardoning a prime minister facing criminal proceedings raises a sensitive and fundamental question: what are the limits...

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