Jonathan Rosen

Jonathan Rosen is an Israeli writer and translator. A graduate of Hebrew University and a resident of Israel, Mr. Rosen is the managing editor of Israel News Today, which serves as a primary source of information about trends and content in the Hebrew media for journalists, diplomats and others.


Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu visits schoolchildren.

Inside out: New horizons

An attempted infiltration by Gaza terrorists, near Sufa.‏

Inside out: After Operation Protective Edge

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Inside out: Amos Oz and neo-Nazis


Inside Out: The multilateral alternative

If the Israeli government concludes that negotiations with the Palestinians are doomed to fail, it should abandon bilateral negotiations.

Netanyahu and Abbas

Inside out: The stuff leaders are made of

It seems Abbas is more intent on haggling for a better deal than on actually scuttling the American effort to extend the negotiations through to 2015.

Abbas at Arab League summit

Inside out: A Jewish and democratic Israel

The question is not whether Bennett is capable of distinguishing between the sentimental and the essential.

Economy Minister Naftali Bennett (R) and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu

Inside Out: Security and normalcy

While the right wing holds a parliamentary majority in Israel, the theological Right was and remains a small minority.

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Inside Out: Borders on the horizon

For all intents and purposes, Israel’s Likud-led government bowed to the European dictate regarding companies that do business over the Green Line.

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Inside Out: A community in flux

The national-religious sector in Israel is often represented in local media reports as holding monolithic views on any number of issues that pertain to state, religion.

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Time to reach a border agreement

An agreement on borders will be a personal boon for Netanyahu, as a politician and a statesman.

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Inside Out: Lessons from the budget buzz

For weeks now, Finance Minister Yair Lapid has come under fire for the anticipated tax hikes.

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Inside Out: In their shoes

Few Israelis sympathize with Hamas, and rightly so. After all, Hamas is a murderous and blatantly anti-Semitic movement that expressly aspires to wipe Israel off the map.

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INSIDE OUT: More to share than just the burden

Exemption from service by class is morally repugnant, and Yair Lapid is right to demand that it end.

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