When Israelis enter the voting booth, they will have plenty to consider: security, the economy, religion and state, the judicial system, the conduct of the war, and the failures of October 7.
Ed Sheeran’s carefully worded statement on Israel and Gaza avoids addressing Hamas and its role in the October 7 massacre.
Israel cannot demand trust in IDF investigations while making commanders fear the consequences of enforcing military law.
Ben-Gvir’s gallows, in so many ways, does not represent life. It is also antithetical to Judaism and Zionism.
The change bloc is losing momentum as its leaders remain divided over strategy. A simple pre-election agreement could resolve the deadlock.
Some 250 northern kindergartens lack full protection. A faster government process could help keep children safe and families rooted.
That daily uncertainty has been absent for months, but this is the first Sukkot on which its absence can be felt in the festival itself.
Even as our heads spin from a dizzying array of consecutive holidays, the parade of crises focusing on the IDF marches on and on.
Israel risks losing the trust of patriotic Iranian Kurds by conflating them with separatist movements.
The Middle East offers no permanent security guarantees. States must prepare not only to deter war, but to survive it and keep functioning when defenses fail.
Political fashions at the UN change from generation to generation, but the historical truth of the Jewish people in their land is as firm as a rock.
