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Jul 18, 2026, 8:43 PM

The Tale of Two Countries: A Reflection on Israel’s Divide

Israel, a land of contrasts, tells the tale of two countries existing within one nation. In one realm, there are those who selflessly serve their country, while in the other, there are those who do not. The former, known...

Jul 18, 2026, 5:26 PM

Israel’s catastrophes are 100% human-made

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The Israeli electoral process is turning toxic, but I believe it will recover if we stand together against the noxious rule of religion and corruption

Jul 17, 2026, 8:11 PM

Revisiting the Twenty-Fifth Knesset: Twenty Years Later

How two decades of subsequent events reshaped our understanding of an extraordinary parliament History rarely remembers legislatures for the number of laws they enacted. It remembers them for altering the constitutional trajectory of a nation. Twenty years after its dissolution,...

Jul 16, 2026, 3:30 PM

What It Will Take to Earn My Vote

With another election on the horizon, I've been thinking about a simple question: What would it actually take for a political party to earn my vote? For years, Israeli politics has revolved around personalities, coalitions, and identity politics. Every election,...

Jul 16, 2026, 3:27 PM

The Destruction of the Temple and Israel’s Government of Destruction

The opening words of this week’s haftarah are among the most shocking in the Bible: “Hear the word of the Lord, rulers of Sodom; give ear to the teaching of our God, people of Gomorrah.” Isaiah is not addressing Sodom and Gomorrah....

Gary Rosenblatt

Jul 15, 2026, 8:10 PM

Don’t Dismiss Rahm Emanuel’s ‘Tough Love’ Message To Israel

‘Unconditional support’ from America is bad for both countries, the Democratic leader warned. When Rahm Emanuel, a prominent Jewish Democratic Party stalwart, stepped up to the podium at Tel Aviv University last week to offer his “tough love” speech to...

Jul 15, 2026, 8:06 PM

Rorschach Speech

On July 8, Rahm Emanuel delivered a speech at Tel Aviv University, and since then most of the published commentary on the event has reflected the predictable reactions of those weighing in. Journalists, pundits, and analysts who have been...

Jul 15, 2026, 11:49 AM

Israel now needs a Moroccan prime minister

Gadi Eisenkot, currently emerging as the leading challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the upcoming election, 2023. Elad Malka / Wikimedia Commons.

There is an old saying, attributed to Morocco’s King Hassan II, that captures something no diplomatic communiqué ever could: “When a Jew leaves Morocco, we lose a citizen, but we gain an ambassador.” It is a beautiful sentiment, generous...

Jul 14, 2026, 5:42 PM

Is Israel Misreading the Middle East?

On October 7, the illusion of Israel’s technological invincibility was shattered. Hamas’s success that day was not merely a failure of border fences, automated gun towers, or high-tech sensors; it reflected a deeper, asymmetric cognitive imbalance. Hamas’s leadership, most...

Hande Gençünal

Jul 13, 2026, 10:58 PM

Not at the Table: The Sociology of Israel’s Own War

Being inside a field and sitting at the table where that field's rules get written are not the same thing. Bourdieu's distinction is simple but easy to lose sight of, an actor can be inside a field, affected by...

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