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Raphael Cohen-Almagor
Apr 7, 2025, 11:29 PM
Mordechai & Zamir Seeking Closure to Bus 300 Affair
The State of Israel has experienced many difficult episodes. The SHABAC Bus 300 affair is one of the most difficult of them because many governmental systems have miserably failed. The systems that received harsh criticism include: the Prime Minister,...
Nicole Zhiqing Tan
Apr 5, 2025, 12:15 AM
Threads of Faith, Unity, and Fabric of Our World
Dear readers, Psalm 6 intertwines with the story of Nehemiah 4:6, speaking to the universal human experience of struggle and hope. Psalm 6 opens with an anguished plea for mercy, revealing the psalmist's vulnerability and faith in the healing power...
Sam Lehman-Wilzig
Apr 4, 2025, 9:10 AM
The Limits of Freedom: On Us – and On Our Leaders
Israel’s present government is trying to give itself far more freedom of action and policymaking by relatively weakening the judiciary – the judges as well as governmental judicial advisory civil servants (e.g., its in-house Attorney-General). The debate follows the...
Haim V. Levy
Dec 9, 2024, 6:35 PM
Netanyahu’s Legal Troubles, Governance Gaps, and Leadership in Crisis
As Israel faces unprecedented challenges on multiple fronts, the question of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ability to fulfill his duties has become increasingly urgent. His ongoing corruption trial, coupled with the pressures of his position during a national crisis,...
Sam Lehman-Wilzig
Nov 8, 2024, 9:05 AM
An Immodest Proposal: Democratic Recall
For a huge number of Israelis, PM Netanyahu’s firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in the middle of a war on several fronts, with another imminent massive Iranian attack in the offing, is the “last straw”. This, especially when...
Yehuda Halper
Aug 29, 2024, 10:54 PM
If MKs control the courts, only criminals will be MKs
In an interview today (29.8.2024), Likud MK Hanoch Milwidsky claimed that “the court in Israel works against the right and holds no Justice.” Announcing that he would work against the supreme court as soon as the war in Gaza...
Rafi Gassel
Feb 19, 2024, 11:52 AM
A Hamas-Israel Agreement?
In this article, I am going to explore the question of a possible agreement between Israel and Hamas for the release of hostages and a ceasefire. Many people on the Israeli side I know were hoping for the possibility...
Michael Jackson
Feb 9, 2024, 7:10 AM
Israel: Freedom and Democracy
It is frequently stated that Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. I went to the experts about this topic. There are several institutes and research centers that evaluate freedom and democracy worldwide. I chose four of the leading such...
Jamie Cohen
Nov 10, 2023, 5:46 PM
The Day After
These days the nation’s attention properly is focused on the war effort. Major kudos to the military leadership, who so far have been able to minimize Israeli casualties. But the day after is coming, possibly sooner than most thought....
Joseph Cox
Sep 28, 2023, 10:16 PM
A Unique Constitution for a Unique Country
@Haviv Retti Gur and others have been calling for an Israeli Constitution. I've written one. Israel isn't like other countries. You can't draw nice district lines, the ideological splinter lines are truly multi-faceted, and most importantly - Israel's various factions all...
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