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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 11, 2026, 9:10 PM

Golan, UTJ, and Double Standards

Netanyahu wants right wing voters to reject Bennett over Yair Golan’s inflammatory rhetoric. But Golan cannot translate his extreme views into policy, while Netanyahu’s Hareidi coalition partners, UTJ and Shas, both express open contempt for soldiers and miluim families...

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 20, 2025, 9:47 PM

What Would Rambam Say about the Haredi Matter

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This is an internal Jewish argument, not a secular attack Maimonides addressed many of the matters associated with the path being taken by Israeli Haredim, and his views are fully integral to the Orthodox halachic tradition. This is not a...

Richard Diamond

Nov 19, 2025, 8:23 PM

Where the Haredi World Lost Its Way on Torah Study

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Study for study’s sake was never the Jewish ideal In Israel today, the Haredi question is no longer a marginal sociological issue. It sits at the center of our politics, our economy, and our social fabric: mass draft exemptions, low...

Aug 28, 2025, 11:19 AM

Ten million for Uman, but what about the rest of us?

Orthodox Jews pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman, the great grandson of the founder of Hasidic movement, in the town of Uman, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

This is not about religion, it’s about priorities, integrity, and the principles that underpin national solidarity

Jul 21, 2025, 5:47 PM

The dangerous theology behind Israel’s coalition partners

Chairman Aryeh Deri attends a meeting of the Shas party Council of Torah Sages in Jerusalem, July 16, 2025. (Flash90)

Haredi political parties are rooted in a worldview that views national tragedies such as October 7 as simply part of God's plan

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

May 9, 2025, 1:55 PM

The Politics of the (Un)Educated Voter

In politics, an issue can be so fraught with emotion that it sucks the air out of other related topics. Such is the case with the “Draft Exemption” law the government has been (so far unsuccessfully) attempting to pass...

Jan 30, 2025, 12:46 PM

How to solve the Haredi draft issue

I am a religious Zionist (by philosophy, kind of, not necessarily by eponymous politics). So I strongly believe in the practical, moral and halakhic value of the national defense of Eretz Yisrael, and that it is vital for the Charedi...

Dec 24, 2024, 5:15 PM

How the IDF can subcontract yeshivas and resolve the Charedi draft issue

The Charedi military draft issue continues to divide Israel at a time when unity is more important than ever. The IDF is short of manpower. The vast majority of non-Charedi Israelis believe all parts of Israeli society should bear the...

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