David Ben-Gurion
Showing some respect: Places around the world named after famous Israelis
At a time when the word "Israel" evokes controversy and extreme hostility in many places, it is moving to recall eras and locations where Israelis were actually a source of admiration.
Netanyahu, the self-fulfilling prophet of Israel’s isolation - opinion
Political language has become a weapon against the truth and Israel - opinion
What do the Altalena and the Heritage Ministry have to do with the approaching elections? - opinion
From Washington to Vance: The risks of America's Middle East entanglements - opinion
The “situation” of Washington’s day is no more. Yet, in another sense, its leaders and politicians keep managing not to avoid unfortunate entanglements.
How Ze'ev Jabotinsky shaped Israel's Right and liberal democracy - opinion
Jabotinsky represented the core Right wing of the pre-state political battles and campaigns ever since the turn of the 20th century. He stood in opposition to Chaim Weizmann and Ben-Gurion.
Voting rights and PACs: Solutions for the haredi draft evasion problem - opinion
Our soldiers are exhausted. Over half of our reserve soldiers have logged hundreds of days of military duty. We can’t continue to ask them to shoulder the burden alone.
Jerusalem highlights: June 12-18
What's new to do in Israel's capital?
The war exposed Israel’s broken politics, resilient society - opinion
The war showed the strength of Israeli society and the growing weakness of its political institutions.
'Agents of Change': American Jews and the transformation of Israeli Judaism - review
From gender roles to religious authority, American-trained leaders transformed key debates in Israeli Judaism.
Israel’s critics undermine real accountability with reckless accusations - opinion
The debate over Israel, Hamas, and sexual violence raises larger questions about media standards, evidence, and political bias.
Israel’s legitimacy is under attack in the free world, must be defended - opinion
National security depends not only on victories in Bint Jbail or Rafah, but also on the battlefields of consciousness in Washington, Berlin, and Paris.
Here’s why May 14 is a date that matters – opinion
On May 14, 1948, at 6:11 p.m. in Tel Aviv, prime minister David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the modern State of Israel, and the trajectory of the Jewish people changed irrecoverably
Israel at 78: Unbowed, strong, and determined as it swings between a miracle and a mess - comment
It has been a year of sirens and safe rooms, of long stints of reserve duty, of families stretched to the breaking point. A year of loss, strain, and uncertainty.
