Election Day 2026 is a day for democracy and a chance for unity - editorial
Israelis should allow themselves to enjoy the day. Bring children to the polling station. Talk with friends and relatives, including those voting differently.
Israelis should allow themselves to enjoy the day. Bring children to the polling station. Talk with friends and relatives, including those voting differently.
There is something moving about finding one’s place in Israel by helping Israelis through one of our darkest mornings. Norman arrived with the skills this wounded country needed.
Never mind 3,000 years of Jewish history, two Temples in Jerusalem, or centuries of Jewish longing for Zion. In Obama’s telling, the Jews somehow became interlopers in their own land.
Israel’s greatest threat may be its diminishing ability to distinguish truth from lies and political opponents from enemies. Can democracy withstand the pressure?
From national security to the haredi draft, Israel’s most pressing challenges have received little serious attention from candidates seeking to lead the country.
Israel's national security depends on more than military strength. Investment in AI, robotics, space, and advanced defense technologies is essential to staying ahead of our enemies.
The Netherlands invokes international law against Israel, but its selective outrage reveals a deeper failure to reckon with its past.
We cannot go backward – we cannot afford more rounds of elections or to abandon the prospect of change. Voting for “the largest party” is effectively a vote for yet another election.
This is not a choice between Right and Left, or between religious and secular Israelis. This is a choice between those who carry this country on their backs and those who hitch a free ride.
France’s riots are more than protests. They reflect a growing assault on national identity, civic values, and the security of Europe’s Jews.
Macron’s France faces a reckoning as violent unrest and antisemitism expose the gap between its lofty ideals and its domestic reality.