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Jun 3, 2026, 4:04 AM

The Incentive Problem: An Economic Lever in the Haredi Draft Crisis

Israel's post-October 7 manpower shortage cannot be solved by waiting for Haredi enlistment to rise organically. The current system actively subsidizes non-service while asking a shrinking group of reservists to shoulder an ever-growing burden. Bennett's proposal seeks to reverse...

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

May 15, 2026, 7:34 AM

Shekel vs. Dollar: Guess Who’s Winning? (And Why)

Israel has just been through almost three years of continuous war on several fronts. Tens of thousands of reservists have spent hundreds of days out of work, fighting Israel’s enemies – not to mention entire parts of the country...

Eliezer Simcha Weiss

Apr 27, 2026, 10:20 AM

A Bridge Too Far: When the Court Harms Children to Punish Their Parents

The High Court’s recent ruling may be presented as a victory for "the law" or "equality," but in practice, it masks a grave moral injustice. When the court orders the revocation of basic benefits—such as daycare subsidies for infants,...

Mar 20, 2026, 4:20 PM

Did We Miss Signals from Alien Civilizations? AI Reframes the Search

A new scientific framework suggests that even if signals or physical traces from alien civilizations reached Earth, detecting them requires deep research, AI-driven analysis, and long-term patience. In an article I published on March 9, I did not merely call...

Mar 17, 2026, 10:20 AM

A Masterclass in Selective Care

I don’t mean to sound ungrateful about being on the "winning side" and witnessing the downfall of the axis of evil but, while the whole country kind of knew for some time that this was going to happen any...

Mar 15, 2026, 4:32 PM

Guns in Iran vs Butter in Israel

09/10/2015 - Medford/Somerville, Mass. - Jacob Amidror, former National Security Advisor to to the Prime Minister of Israel and Head of the National Security Council, center, with Nicholas Burns, Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, left, and Yehuda Yaakov, Consul General of Israel for New England, speaks out against the recent Iran nuclear deal at a discussion titled, "Inside the Iran Nuclear Deal," on Sept. 10, 2015. (Kelvin Ma/Tufts University)

As missiles fly all over the Middle East, we Israelis should be asking ourselves: are we prepared to risk our fighters, economy and children’s future to help free Iran’s citizens from tyranny once that country's military targets are deemed...

Feb 5, 2026, 4:24 PM

When only 80% of funding arrives, the most vulnerable pay

The Welfare Ministry suddenly cut funding for services already delivered. Organizations like those serving children with disabilities have to absorb the shock

Dec 30, 2025, 10:28 AM

Naama Lazimi: A feminist, social democrat and pro-peace Member of Knesset

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege and pleasure of hearing MK Naama Lazimi speak to a group of about 75 activists affiliated with the new political party, The Democrats (a merger of Meretz and Labor), to which...

Nov 13, 2025, 6:14 AM

NASA, Nuclear Propulsion, and the Next 3I/ATLAS

Image: NASA’s nuclear reactor concept designed to power spacecraft on Mars

NASA Must Prepare for International Cooperation and Nuclear Propulsion in Space — Before the Next 3I/ATLAS “If we fail to cooperate — we may not be there, and perhaps not even here.” With these words I ended my previous article on...

Nov 10, 2025, 11:21 AM

Standing with Israel’s Protectors

Israel’s new support for reservists and career soldiers is more than a budget line – it is a promise kept to those who keep the nation safe A few months ago, when the Israeli cabinet approved a sweeping package for...

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