Democracy

This Independence Day will be infused with the knowledge that Israel has the power to withstand those who seek to destroy it

If one cares about Israel’s existence as a liberal democratic state, a change must take place in the approaching general election.

To portray sanctions as an attack on communal balance rather than a response to individual conduct is to obscure responsibility and dissolve the distinction between law and identity.

Hungary's defeat of Orbán’s authoritarianism offers a powerful lesson for Israel. Can Israel learn from Hungary’s democratic shift and face its own political challenges?

Zionism has never been a single, monolithic idea. From the beginning, it has encompassed multiple strands.

The struggle between institutions, politicians, media and public opinion is shaping Israel’s war effort as much as events on the battlefield.

The present war presents a dual mission: to remove the existential military threat posed by the Iranian axis and to remove the cultural-moral threat that blurs the distinction between good and bad.

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Fifty-five percent of Israelis see potential future ties with Iranian citizens, according to a survey for the Center for Jewish Impact.

The unevenness is striking, given the Jewish people’s historical allergy to authoritarianism and how essential healthy democracy has been to the success and thriving of the American Jewish community.