State of Israel

Israel is sliding into tribal politics, and we’re letting it happen - opinion

In an election year defined by contempt, I saw in a Gesher retreat in Paphos how dialogue can still hold Israeli society together.

Participants at the Gesher Syms Leadership Institute retreat in Paphos, Cyprus.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 15, 2026.

How Netanyahu's Israel is a betrayal of early Zionism - opinion

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators carry a banner during a protest against the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship in the port of Piraeus near Athens, Greece, June 12, 2025.

Hatred of Jews so often fixates on the Land of Israel - opinion

RABBI MARC SCHNEIER attends the 2016 Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces Gala at The Waldorf Astoria on March 15, 2016 in New York City.

‘I’d rather be envied than erased’: NY Rabbi says Israel gives Jews power - interview


Top British writers condemn 'widespread' antisemitism in Corbyn's Labour Party

Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party has been repeatedly rocked by antisemitism scandals since he assumed the party's leadership in 2015.

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn acknowledges his audience prior to giving his keynote speech at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, Britain, September 27, 2017.

Sixty-seven words - 100 years of conflict

On the Balfour Declaration's centenary, Elliot Jager argues that while Arab opposition to a Jewish national home remains the crux of the conflict, the nature of Jewish anti-Zionism is unchanged.

Lord Balfour declares the Hebrew University of Jerusalem open in painting by Leopold Pilichowski

100 years later, how has the Balfour Declaration shaped Israel's conflicts?

At its centennial, scholars and descendants of the British statesman discuss the history of the Balfour Declaration and what it means today.

Arthur James Balfour

Israel budgets NIS 10m. to keep alive memory of Nili spy ring

The memory of the Jewish espionage network and its pivotal role in the events that led up to Israel's establishment will now be protected for posperity.

A LARGE ROLE in securing the Balfour Declaration was played by the Jewish underground movement headed by Aaron Aaronsohn, seen at the rear of this family photograph.

Sounds for all ears: Holon Theater hosts annual Tzlilei Yaldut festival

Wherever you look on the festival bill, eclectics appears to be the name of the Tzlilei Yaldut game.

Ori Leshman.

120 years later: 3 days in Basel that changed the course of the Jewish nation

The journey that was embarked on in the First Zionist Congress was the beginning of a Jewish transformation.

Theodor Herzl addresses the First or Second Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland

Another Tack: Losing proportions

Offensive placards always proliferated in Natorei Karta neighborhoods.

Sarah Honig in front of anti-feminist haredi signs 311