The split in America may shed light on the issues shaking Israel.
There are unsettling parallels between what is happening in Washington and Jerusalem.
The current government has taken things to a new level, and parts of the coalition are unaware that a messianic halachic state is not a Jewish state.
Lapid correctly stated that democratization is a necessary step in Yesh Atid’s maturation as a ruling party. But is the party actually democratic?
The only “tyranny” it prevents is that of judges who believe that their own standard of “reasonableness” is superior to that of the democratically elected executive and legislature.
Iran’s enmity toward Israel has always been about more than just geopolitics: It’s also ideological and existential.
The Day of Atonement is arguably the largest annual demonstration of Jewish unity, when Jews pack synagogues to honor the most important day in the Jewish calendar.
INSIDE POLITICS: By chance (or not), the government’s three biggest enemies, the gatekeepers of democracy and public services, happen to be women.
This last bastion of consensus is under attack. If it succeeds, there will no longer be any text around which the State of Israel and Israeli society can unite.