Opinion

The Nation-State Law, a constitutional showdown with postmodernism

It’s a painful ritual that we’ve experienced many times before. Or is this time different?

Media comment: Respect for the Law? Not Kan

Under good management the IBC should have no difficulty in providing the necessary, not the irresponsible, budget needed for covering the Eurovision expense.

My word: Not burned out but resilient

I could not identify last Saturday night with the 20,000 or so demonstrators in Tel Aviv who rallied against the Nation-State Law.

The Nation-State bill: Yes or no?

We seem to have become a country on strike.

Detained at Israel’s gates

We must not muzzle critical voices.

An answer to Ronald Lauder

There have always been differences of opinion among the Jewish people about what will guarantee the future of the nation – assimilation amongst the nations, or rather separation from them.

We're on the edge of a precipice here

Israel will be abandoned by the majority of American Jews in less than a generation. In less… unless.

An answer to Ronald Lauder

Israel is the only Jewish state we have.

We’re on the edge of a precipice here

Turns out you don’t have to be young or naïve to be disheartened over perceptions of where Israel is heading.

Election 2018: A Jewish perspective

“The only way to save the GOP is to defeat it in the House,” wrote columnist Michael Gerson.

All of his achievements

Israel continues to coordinate with the Palestinian security forces, while arresting Palestinians every night from their beds, and almost no one in Israel, or around the world lifts a finger.

The human spirit: Town-square test of democracy in Jerusalem

My blood boils, but as a believer in democracy, I know I should be able to accept divergent ideas

Letters to the Editor: August 16, 2018

Our readers have their say.

In plain language: Lost – and found – in Israel

I thank and acknowledge you, O living and eternal King, for having compassionately returned my soul to me; great is Your faith (in me). (The “Modeh Ani” prayer, said upon awakening)

Cancer as a chronic illness

Cancer isn’t what it used to be.

Limits to Basic Law

When basic laws are easily amended, where the legislature is composed of a single chamber, with government dominance in the legislation, there is a greater fear for abuse of constituent power.

TIPH in Hebron is just an example

Now that the Jews finally have a country, that hatred is redirected towards Israel. The incidents involving TIPH merely show that the antisemitism bubbling inside the observer finally “erupted”.

After ISIS: How they won even though they were defeated

In that sense, ISIS won. It won in the West because it was allowed to percolate up and then quietly go away without any real desire to confront it.

The future of eastern Syria and the Israeli interest

As the strategic contest between Iran and its allies and the US and its allies in the Middle East moves into high gear, it is essential that the West maintain its alliances and investments.

'Quiet for quiet'

Many Israelis may hope for Gazans to protest on the street due to their poor economic situation – as we’ve seen done recently by disgruntled Iranians. But Gaza has been in dire straits for longer.

The Nation-State Law: A challenge to be faced

Cast in the terms of modern political science, Israel’s nation-state law formally ends the period of nation building in Israel’s political history and inaugurates the period of state building.

A port in Cyprus for Gaza’s humanitarian crises

The Israeli interest is to prevent a serious humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. The return of the Palestinian Authority to the Gaza Strip is not in sight.

Editorial: Recognizing ‘Palestine’

Colombia is not the first country in S. America to recognize Palestinian statehood; on the contrary, Colombia is the last country on the continent to recognize Palestinian statehood.

Letters to the Editor: August 15, 2018

Our readers have their say.

Center Field: To my anguished Israeli Arab friends

Nevertheless, please, read the law. I just reread it – and reject this sky-is-falling language. Democracy worked: The bill is better balanced after being repeatedly rewritten. Equality still reigns.