Opinion

Today’s millenials aren’t so different from early kibbutz members

It’s not surprising that so many Israelis, many former kibbutzniks, are helping define the sharing economy.

The return of the Gaza numbers game

An open letter to Natalie Portman

The delusion of return

It’s difficult not to feel sympathy with the stated Palestinian position of wanting to “return home.”

TERRA INCOGNITA: An international investigation for Afrin

To understand the complex dynamics of what happened in Afrin we have to understand the larger picture of Syria.

The ambassador's misuse of the Torah

Religious Zionists like the US ambassador argue that the commandment to love the foreigner applies only to those who accept Israel’s sovereignty over the land.

Protests in Haifa: Excessive force?

The Justice Ministry’s Police Investigation Department has opened a probe into alleged police brutality.

Reveal of Israel’s intel coup in Iran bolsters deterrence, helps avert war

Iran violated the agreement by presenting a false presentation as an appendix to the contract.

ON MY MIND: Missing antisemitism envoy

Ending the overextended delay, appointing the special envoy, will clarify that mobilizing governments to take on antisemitism is indeed a US priority.

A hamsa keychain changed my life

I discovered my homeland thanks to Birthright Israel … and a keychain.

15 years too late: French manifesto against Muslim antisemitism

The document goes on to say that France has become a theater of murderous antisemitism.

THINK ABOUT IT: Israel and the Gaza Strip

There was nothing wrong with the Israeli reaction to the riots along the border, there is a lot wrong with the Israeli policy – or rather lack of policy – vis-à-vis the Palestinian population in Gaza

Crying fields

Gaza kite warfare has diverted attention from another ongoing, serious phenomenon: agricultural terrorism.

The dynamics of the Israeli-American-Russian triangle

The US leadership vacuum was exploited by Russia, are these times over?

Knowledge: The key to Jewish survival

After more than 3,000 years of following the rules, isn’t it time to understand why?

Americans must remember the Holocaust

A famous saying in the aftermath of the Holocaust has been “never forget.” That approach is not good enough.

My fellow Americans, let’s not be so quick to condemn Israel

As committed humanitarians, we often prefer to ignore the clash between our values and the need for security.

Why the Shema is considered the watchword of our faith

If Jewish faith can be saved, the Shema has lessons we need to hear.

‘If you will it – she is free!’

The obligation to release a woman from her aguna status – is one of the greatest, and in the spirit of the visionary of the state of the Jews, we will also say “if you will it – she is free!”

Your Taxes: Is team building tax deductible?

Can a company deduct the expense of a trip for employees to a fancy hotel or restaurant on the Kinneret to learn about raft building, egg dropping or blind drawing?

Legal Ground: Love, Law and 'Ruth'

How is the beautiful, elegiac, Book of Ruth that we are going to be reading on Shavuot impacted by the dryness and impersonality of the law?

Your Investments: ‘Do not covet’ another’s lifestyle

Only by tracking income and expenses can you start a realistic savings plan and start building wealth.

EDITOR’S NOTES: Surrealism and media failures

It is high time the IDF learns from these experiences.

The most important human rights charter in history

There seems to be one thing we have almost forgotten – the crucial role that Judaism played in laying the conceptual foundation for liberal western thought, nationalism, human rights and democracy.

This Shavuot, let the Torah bring peace, not persecution

THE BIBLE should be a source of unity for all three monotheistic faiths that claim it as the basis of their faith – Judaism, Christianity and Islam.