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President Peres

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:53:44 GMT

Money, unfortunately, was focus of much of discussion surrounding Peres’s 90th birthday celebrations, rather than the exceptional man himself.

Chief rabbi battle

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:53:43 GMT

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s diatribe against Rabbi David Stav follows in a long tradition of intra-rabbinic nastiness.

The Rohani challenge

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:04:31 GMT

“We will open all the locks which have been fastened upon people’s lives during the past eight years,” Rohani said during a June 1 speech in Tehran.

The Balad bill

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:45:06 GMT

Balad aims to include its bill in Israel’s set of Basic Laws, which in effect comprises a quasi-constitution.

Two-state incoherence

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:01:59 GMT

Israel presents conflicting policy messages between those of PM and hawkish opposition on two-state solution.

Stereotyping fest

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:59:50 GMT

Judge Nissim Yeshaya certainly run afoul of political correctness when he opined in open court that “some girls enjoy being raped.”

Are gag orders obsolete?

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:27:27 GMT

Due to the enforcement difficulties of imposing law’s authority in cyberspace, gag orders should be used selectively and only when needed.

Security needs vs. democratic rights

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:55:36 GMT

Only through lively public debate and careful deliberation is it possible to strike the right balance.

Sykes-Picot and Israel

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:14:06 GMT

The breakdown of the old Sykes-Picot political order is testing Israel’s border with Syria along the Golan Heights.

A hostile takeover

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 23:31:46 GMT

The logic of new ethos is the precise reverse – to draw more Israelis away from the periphery and into the hub.

Fighting for tolerance

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:57:27 GMT

Recent incidents of disturbing undercurrents in Israeli society point to something wrong in the foundation of our society that needs to corrected.

Rami Hamdallah?

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:07:00 GMT

Why ruin relations with the PA over the appointment of Hamdallah at a time when so much energy is being channeled toward jump-starting negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel?

Feting Jerusalem

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:55:53 GMT

Today, 46 years after reunification, Jerusalem is Israel’s largest city with a population of over 800,000.

Trouble in Turkey

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:51:02 GMT

Turkish domestic troubles are guaranteed to make PM Erdogan all the more nervous, confrontational.

Balancing Judaism and democracy

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 22:53:25 GMT

Obviously, in Israel, a state that defines itself as Jewish, there can never be a complete separation of state and religion.

Existential travails

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 23:40:34 GMT

A blind eye is willfully turned to the lethal stockpiles amassed against Israel while simultaneously unconscionable efforts are intensified to tarnish Israel, ostracize it and turn it into a global pariah.

The complaint index

Thu, 30 May 2013 23:41:16 GMT

Jews complain to keep them mindful of what remains to be fixed, but there is no harm in being proud of what we have accomplished.

Nasrallah's harangue

Wed, 29 May 2013 23:15:23 GMT

Nasrallah had admitted in no uncertain terms that Assad is not merely an ally but an indispensable mainstay.

Draft and equality

Tue, 28 May 2013 23:18:58 GMT

We stand at a critical juncture, that Yair Lapid threatened to topple the gov't unless criminal sanctions are imposed against haredi draft dodgers.

Better Place’s vision lives on

Mon, 27 May 2013 23:32:02 GMT

The concept that electric cars will one day replace conventional cars is far from delusional or fleeting.