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Sep 11, 2026, 6:34 PM

Jewish News – We must be better than BBC!

Dear Richard, I am writing about the Jewish News article headlined: Former Israeli PM and ex-IDF chief of staff back UK sanctions on West Bank settlers involved in 'Jewish terror' (Linked here.) Journalism. Good journalism. Truth. How can we expect other outlets to...

Sep 10, 2026, 9:29 PM

Israeli Elections: What Every New Oleh Needs to Know

If you made aliyah from the United States, you arrived with a mental model of elections that involves two parties, four-year cycles, a president chosen directly by voters, and a general sense of how the whole thing works even...

Sep 10, 2026, 4:47 PM

NOW THE WOLF HAS THE KEYS

Zohran Mamdani spent years telling New Yorkers what he believed. Then New Yorkers gave him power. Now the question isn't simply what he believes. It's what happens when belief becomes government. This is Part II of a four-part series examining...

Sep 10, 2026, 6:33 AM

Iran’s Endgame: Destroy the State of Israel and Conquer Jerusalem

Ruhollah Khomeini did not call Israel a state. He called it the regime occupying Jerusalem, and said it had to vanish from the page of time. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, four months into his presidency, repeated the line at the "World...

Allen S. Maller

Sep 10, 2026, 6:21 AM

More Arab Parties As Israel Becomes Anti Netanyahu

A survey published August 19, found that 74% of respondents believe Arab Israel society urgently needs new public figures and leadership, amid political divisions ahead of the Knesset elections. And 24% of Israeli Jews Support a Two-State Solution. According to...

Joseph P. Rhinewine

Sep 9, 2026, 9:48 PM

The Imperialists Return as Moral Tutors

Britain and France have announced that they will punish Israeli settlements in the West Bank. They present themselves, naturally, as the guardians of international law, human rights, and regional peace. Spare us. I oppose the settlement project. I oppose settler violence,...

Steven Teplitsky

Sep 9, 2026, 8:35 PM

The Post-Election Shuq: How the Calculus of Minority Leverage Governs Israel

If the mechanics of Israel’s voting booth are engineered for broad inclusion, the day after an election is when the real cost of that design comes due. Once the ballots are counted and the 120 seats of the Knesset...

Raphael Cohen-Almagor

Sep 9, 2026, 3:43 PM

Israel Election: Who are the Major Players?

Gadi Eizenkot , former Israeli minister without portfolio and the 21st Chief of General Staff of the Israeli army, speaks during the Herzliya Conference at Reichman University in Herzliya on June 24, 2024. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP via Getty Images)

The lists for the upcoming Knesset elections are closed now. Thirty-eight political parties have submitted candidate lists to the Central Elections Committee. Many of those parties have little realistic chance of passing Israel’s 3.25 percent electoral threshold. The most...

Sep 9, 2026, 3:41 PM

Rosh Hashanah, Kingship, and the Danger of Male Power

Of the three central themes of Rosh Hashanah—zichronot (remembrance), shofarot (the shofar blasts), and malchuyot (kingship)—it is malchuyot that troubles me most. As Rosh Hashanah approaches, the liturgy asks us to crown God as King (Melech). For many, this inspires...

Sep 9, 2026, 3:39 PM

Between September 11 and October 7: Lessons in remembering

The author speaking at a ceremony in memory of fallen soldiers held just after the conclusion of a round of fighting in Gaza

Israelis have become experts in memorializing catastrophes. Can we also learn to build a better society in their wake?

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