A kippah, and Israel’s heart and soul - opinion
A police force that detains a citizen and destroys his personal property because of a symbol on his kippah is precisely the kind of abuse that strong democratic safeguards exist to prevent.
A police force that detains a citizen and destroys his personal property because of a symbol on his kippah is precisely the kind of abuse that strong democratic safeguards exist to prevent.
Budapest is no longer a legal “safe haven”; should an Israeli leader subject to an ICC warrant land in Hungary, the authorities would be compelled to act.
If we want a different future, Israelis must be willing to confront the possibility that, from the Palestinian perspective, the political horizon has effectively disappeared.
The crisis in Sudan is not only about immediate suffering – it is also the result of unresolved political dynamics that continue to drive instability.
For a significant segment of the Right, there remains something more important than tribal loyalty – the common good of the country.
Herzog deserves the country’s full support in finding a negotiated end to the Netanyahu trial after six years. Finding such an end is not a betrayal of justice.
There is an emerging civil and political alternative in Gaza led by independent activists, youth movements, and newly formed grassroots networks.
A widening divide with Europe is creating new power dynamics and peace strategies in the Middle East.
Bosnia and Herzegovina deserves to be understood as a sovereign, pluralistic European state – not as an instrument in imported ideological narratives or geopolitical contestation.
Ankara’s approach to the Kurds is deepening regional tensions and affecting Israel’s strategic calculations.
Nearly 40% of Israeli civilians fall within the clinical range for probable PTSD.