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Sep 2, 2026, 8:51 PM

Nitzavim–Vayelech: No Violence in the Name of Torah or the Land

Near the end of Parashat Nitzavim, Moses makes an enigmatic statement: “The hidden things belong to the Lord our God, but the revealed things belong to us and to our children forever, to fulfill all the words of this Torah”...

Sep 2, 2026, 5:22 AM

Who Writes Israel’s Future?

We came home. We survived. Now we must decide what we came home to build. Something important is changing in Europe’s relationship with Israel. For decades, European governments have criticized Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria and what they define...

Eliyahu V. Sapir

Aug 31, 2026, 5:21 PM

The signal in the bottle

TL;DR: The Dutch government’s new prohibition on goods from Israeli settlements is built on precision: legal consequences attach to a specific territorial relationship. Yet the same measure is also intended to send a wider political signal. That matters in...

Aug 29, 2026, 11:10 AM

Netanyahu and his coalition are Israel’s most dangerous threat

Israel weighs expelling UK officials from Gaza coordination center amid settlements row I’m damn tired of ‘pro-Israel’ being used by both media and, especially, in social media as an insult or point of indignation. It creates the assumption that the...

Gina Friedlander

Aug 28, 2026, 6:33 AM

What’s Missing from the Settler Siege Story

I don't know about you, but I'm always relieved when Israel does NOT appear on the front pages of my newspapers. Or news feeds. Or newscasts. Chances are about 100 to one that if Israel is featured, it won't be...

Aug 23, 2026, 11:49 AM

Sunrise in a Closed Military Zone

When I arrived at the outskirts of Taybeh it was already dark. Two activists named Ben and Yair picked me up from the bus stop and explained the new reality: The entire town of Taybeh is now a closed...

Shamai Leibowitz

Aug 21, 2026, 8:37 AM

The Stranger in Your Tent

What do returning lost property, a desert tent, and the Arabic greeting—adopted by many Hebrew speakers—Ahlan wa sahlan ("welcome") have in common? They all have a connection to the Semitic root: א-ה-ל (A-H-L). While Hebrew kept Ohel (אֹהֶל) as the physical tent, Arabic came to use ahl (أَهْل) to mean the family living inside it....

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

Aug 18, 2026, 6:17 PM

West Bank Outposts Are More Than an Enforcement Failure

Over the past week, Israeli settlers built an illegal outpost beside Palestinian homes in Qusra and blocked the families’ access to them. The first attempt to clear the outpost failed, and after clashes with settler activists who converged on...

Marc J. Rosenstein

Aug 7, 2026, 8:46 AM

The Jewish Power Blog: The Limits of Pluralism

When Korach questioned Moses’ and Aaron’s authority (Num. 16:3), even though it is possible to see his claim as a reasonable appeal for a more democratic governance, no civil discussion ensued. His and his followers’ demand was dismissed as...

Jul 29, 2026, 2:24 PM

Settler Violence Benefits Israel’s Detractors

Every criminal act committed by an Israeli deserves unequivocal condemnation, arrest, and prosecution. Judaism does not permit vigilantism, and Israel, as a democratic state governed by the rule of law, cannot tolerate Jews who assault innocent Palestinians or destroy...

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