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May 16, 2025, 1:08 PM

He got the book; I got the joke

I was sitting at the San Diego Jewish Bar Association table during a local bar association event — the kind of friendly, community-oriented gathering where people stroll by, ask questions, and maybe enter a raffle. The raffle included a...

Avidan Freedman

Feb 20, 2025, 12:11 PM

We Truly Are All Family

I almost got a chance to address the Conference of Presidents during a Knesset committee meeting, but the chairman told me that in the end he wouldn't let me because I'm not a "hostage family." On this day of...

Aug 25, 2024, 3:31 PM

Reevaluating Israel’s FDI Approach Amid Security Threats

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With the ongoing Gaza war and global tensions, Israel faces a delicate balancing act. It is trying to attract foreign investments while also protecting its national security. This has become even tougher as diplomatic challenges have intensified and Israel...

Jun 29, 2023, 2:34 PM

What shall we do with an intoxicated nation?

Once again, one should ponder what is happening in Israel, or is this country intoxicated by her political skirmishes? For a brief moment, we savored a glimpse of relief as the previous week had been relatively optimistic. Meeting with...

Gerald M. Steinberg

Feb 3, 2023, 9:09 AM

We need a way out of the judicial clash, not more angry rhetoric

The open letter by Gordis, Friedman and Klein Halevi is misleading and dangerously over the top

Jan 9, 2023, 9:57 PM

Dear Yisraeli left, democracy means the rule of the majority.

What is the meaning of the word democracy? Where does it come from? Let's take a look at the root of the word, which is Greek. Dêmos in Greek means '(common) people' and Krátos means 'force/might'. Hence, democracy literally means:...

May 26, 2021, 6:00 PM

Our purchasing power may be in danger — again!

After Head of the Competition Authority, Adv. Michal Halperin, stepped down a few days ago, Amir Peretz, Israel’s Minister of Economy, declared that the appointment of Adv. Halperin’s replacement is now on his agenda. It seems that Peretz may...

Jan 17, 2021, 9:08 PM

Osip and Nadja, Jewish Heroes of Russian Culture

Cultural Diary series OSIP January 15th, 2020 has marked one of the most special commemoration dates in this year's cultural calendar, the 130th birth anniversary of Osip Mandelstam, Russian poet of Jewish origin, vulnerable and hunted man who has created a...

Jun 3, 2019, 6:32 PM

Biblical Courts: Learning from the Past

There’s been a lot of controversy about recent comments by MK Smotrich. In case you missed it, the MK suggested we be influenced by the legal system practiced in the days of Kings David and Solomon. Obviously, such a position...

Jan 17, 2019, 3:23 PM

If confirmed, the sex for judgeships scandal will be a devastating blow to the legitimacy of an already weakened system

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