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Michael Zoosman

May 21, 2026, 11:45 PM

Hamas Threats Confirm Worst Incitement Fears After Israel’s Death Penalty Laws

Michael Zoosman

May 12, 2026, 3:37 AM

While Judaism Affirms Life, Israel’s Latest Execution Law Serves Death

By the end of his life, Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate and staunch death penalty abolitionist Elie Wiesel famously said of capital punishment: “Death should never be the answer in a civilized society.” We, the thousands of members of “L’chaim!...

Michael Zoosman

May 11, 2026, 11:08 AM

Ben Gvir’s Death Penalty Dream Is Israel’s Nightmare

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Last week, Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir once again provoked global recriminations when he posted an AI-generated TikTok video declaring he 'dreams' of nooses, celebrating a law that mandates death by hanging exclusively for Palestinian detainees....

Michael Zoosman

May 6, 2026, 11:31 PM

Knesset’s Second Death Penalty Bill Debases Israel’s Lag Ba’Omer Revelry

The Knesset’s obsession with the death penalty in Israel once again collided with the Jewish liturgical calendar in yet another telling synchronicity, highlighting how that legislative body has upended the Jewish value of life. Many in Israel and across...

Jan 7, 2026, 6:23 AM

Inches to Metric: I Am Woman

Trigger warning! This column was not easy to write and will/may be difficult to read. Where to begin? October 7th sent shock waves throughout Israel and the world, especially World Jewry. Many suffered immeasurable pain. But a human failing/truth; its easier to...

Richard Diamond

Nov 14, 2025, 11:34 PM

A Smarter Law for the Worst Terrorists: No More Hostage Currency

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A Smarter Law for the Worst Terrorists: No More Hostage Currency In the wake of October 7, it is emotionally easy – and politically tempting – to say, “just execute them.” The Knesset’s new death penalty bill for terrorists rides...

Stephen M. Flatow

Nov 10, 2025, 10:17 AM

Hadar Goldin is Home: A Lesson in Morality the World Still Doesn’t Understand

I never met Lt. Hadar Goldin. I never sat with his parents over coffee or stood beside them at a rally. Yet like so many Israelis and Jews around the world, I felt their pain, their fight, and their...

Claire R. Bright

Nov 4, 2025, 9:00 PM

Belonging After Exile

Finding life after labels — from the gallery to Parliament and back to faith. The Torah portion this week, Chayei Sarah — The Life of Sarah — opens with Sarah’s death. A strange title, perhaps an honest one. We are...

Nov 2, 2025, 11:58 PM

Sde Teiman: The Leak That Shocked Israel

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A video that shook the system What began as an internal investigation into the conduct of Israeli soldiers at the Sde Teiman base has spiraled into one of the most damaging controversies in Israel’s military justice history. The case revealed how...

Stephen M. Flatow

Oct 28, 2025, 10:02 AM

Mr. Trump, Marwan Barghouti Is a Terrorist — Not a Peacemaker

Mr. Trump, Marwan Barghouti Is a Terrorist — Not a Peacemaker President Trump says he’s “making a decision” on the release of convicted terrorist Marwan Barghouti. For terror victims’ families, that’s not diplomacy — it’s betrayal. His statement sent a...

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