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Jun 11, 2026, 1:41 PM

Korach: Unholy Coalitions Cloaked in Holiness

One of the most remarkable features of Korach’s rebellion is the extraordinary coalition he manages to assemble. At first glance, the various groups that join him seem to have little in common. Korach himself is a Levite whose grievance appears...

May 29, 2026, 7:58 PM

When Nations Set the Terms Israel Chooses Tolerance Over Temple Restoration

Israeli police arrested 21 Jewish activists in May 2026 as they tried to bring a young goat onto the Temple Mount for a korban Pesach offering during Pesach Sheni. Officers stopped the group at the gate and detained them...

Apr 23, 2026, 9:59 AM

The 2026 Polling Discrepancy

There are seven major polling firms in Israel: Lazar, Filber, Kantar, Maagar Mochot, Migdam, Yossi Taktika, and Direct Polls. Five of these seven firms show a consistent stalemate between the two blocs while two, Filber and Direct Polls, show...

Mar 28, 2026, 12:24 AM

To Settle Lebanon

For Israel to settle Lebanon is to further destroy any hope we can hold for peace. Prospects for peace are now little more than fanciful as we stare down a religious war between Judaism, together with its Christian backers,...

Feb 5, 2026, 1:56 PM

Pardon me! — Is that Jewish?

What is a proper Jewish understanding of a prime minister’s request for a pardon for acts of corruption against the state? One would think that you could turn to Jewish law experts for an answer, or to a populist...

Richard Diamond

Nov 21, 2025, 8:27 PM

Where Are Israel’s Shepherds to Save Us from the Wolves?

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Israel needs leaders who guard the flock of Klal Yisrael, not wolves worried only about their next meal. From the very beginning of our story, the Bible insists on a strange qualification for leadership: shepherding. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob all...

Richard Diamond

Nov 5, 2025, 10:45 PM

What Would Moses Say About ‘the Will of the People’?

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What Would Moses Say About “the Will of the People”? Leaders aren’t megaphones; they’re moral compasses. Israel’s founders said as much, the prophets demanded it, and the Torah dramatized it. Invoking “the will of the people” to justify gutting judicial...

Mihran Kalaydjian

Oct 25, 2025, 11:12 AM

Israel’s Future on the Ballot

Israel is approaching a defining election. The next Knesset vote will not simply determine who sits in the Prime Minister’s Office — it will decide whether Israel remains a cohesive, democratic, and forward-looking society, or continues to fracture under the...

Oct 24, 2025, 8:29 AM

It’s Time for Israel to Declare Its Independence

Yesterday, President Donald Trump warned that if Israel were to establish sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria—commonly called the West Bank—”Israel would lose all of its support from the United States.” (Israel would lose 'all support' from the US...

Ben Ari Grossman

Oct 12, 2025, 6:45 PM

This deal only confirms what we have long known

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As far as we know, Hamas remains the dominant power in the Gaza Strip, and it's not because Israel did not use enough military force

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