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Free preschool may not be a golden ticket

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:44 GMT

Although the goal of the reform may be laudable, it is not clear that it will benefit our children, and may in the long have harmful effects.

Light Rail revolution?

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:42:42 GMT

Jerusalemites like me, now have no other commuting choice.

Shylock – to ban or not to ban?

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:57:59 GMT

Jewish theater troupe in ironic tug of war with an anti-Israel group who wants to shut down a production of the Merchant of Venice.

The global repercussions of the Arab uprising

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:33:33 GMT

Freedom House has described the Arab uprising as an event of potentially transformational importance.

Overstating Israel’s ‘internal Arab problem’

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:28:35 GMT

It is important to ensure that the existing institutionalized channels for Arab political mobilization remain open.

US Kosovo policy – bad for Israel

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:03:13 GMT

Israel’s position on Kosovo is a matter of vital national interest on which no government should ever compromise.

A Palestinian spring for Jordan?

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:02:46 GMT

Jordan's King Abdullah is worried about the Arab Spring making its way to his doorstep.

In God they trust?

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:43:26 GMT

Israel’s secular founders are, on the whole, Jewishly literate.

Agence-France Press shows lack of transparency

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:35:15 GMT

The AFP has plenty to answer for, and it can start by releasing elusive X-rays.

Have the Israeli Arabs remained silent on Syria?

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:28:38 GMT

Israeli media has been posing the question of why we are not hearing any condemnations from Israeli Arabs.

Saving Syria

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:32:56 GMT

Even the vetoed UN resolution was itself a watered-down compromise to appease the Russians and Chinese.

Democracy is alive and kicking in the Knesset

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:29:45 GMT

The Knesset has developed into a firm purveyor of the democratic values that reflect our country’s character.

The Knesset today: Between worry and hope

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:25:48 GMT

I look anxiously at Israel's current state and hope that the Knesset will again be the glory of Israeli democracy.

Editor's Notes: Fighting for Zionism

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:05:02 GMT

What The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference is all about

American military spending and oil dependency

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:25:12 GMT

For decades, people have been well aware of the necessity for the United States to decrease its dependency on oil. But now, such a reduction would reduce the stresses imposed on a weakened America.

Now is the time to fight for Jewish refugees

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:49:04 GMT

Contrary to recent misleading press reports, no Jew seeks a “right of return” to Arab states.

Who does Washington prefer - Putin or Zyuganov?

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:31:12 GMT

There is no place in US’s revolutionary, utopian view of the world for concepts of national interests, spheres of interest or balances of power.

Words matter: A new language for peace

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:24:49 GMT

The clarity of thought necessary to achieve either a decent two-state solution or a democratic one-state solution would be greatly enhanced by clarity of language.

The IDF's greatest challenge

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:12:55 GMT

The army must internalize the need to formally empower its commanders against the gang-law threatening from the ranks.

Borderline Views: The politics of planting

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:00:28 GMT

Tu Bishvat, which is also the birthday of the Knesset, should be transformed into a national day of ecological awareness.