Israeli society

Eisenkot's Yashar unveils plan to support new olim integrating into Israel

"We will propose a national plan that will call on young people to return home and on Jews around the world to make aliyah to Israel, because this is our national home," Eisenkot said.

Gadi Eisenkot, Yashar leader, speaks at meeting about plan to make aliyah and absorption easier.
HEED THE SHOFAR: Can we harness the ‘Elul effect’?

This Elul, Israel's government should ask forgiveness from the citizens it has wronged - opinion

The Haredi Public party launched a large-scale advertising campaign at the entrances to and exits from major haredi cities on July 19, 2026.

Crossing Israel's dividing lines: New Arab, haredi alliances can reshape the elections - opinion

Cooking Peace summer camp program. August 3, 2026.

'We are one nation': Jewish, Arab teens build relationships at 'Cooking Peace' culinary camp


If we don’t laugh, we’ll cry: Humor as a sign of resilience in Israel - opinion

Israelis manage to find humor in everyday life, even during the scariest of times.

 IN BAT YAM, following an Iranian missile strike there last month, a sign reads: ‘Bat Yam is strong. Israel is winning!’ Says the writer: ‘Despite the divisiveness, I continue to find myself in awe of the Israeli nation’s resilience.’

Israeli unity creates space for resilience, strength, and presence of divine - opinion

When the Jewish people are truly united, their potential grows; boundaries dissolve, and what once appeared impossible becomes attainable.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG and his wife, Michal, visit the scene where an Iranian missile landed in Beersheba.

Haredi boys schools lack enforcement of basic educational requirements, IDI study reveals

The study's findings have raised concerns about the quality of education and the integration of ultra-Orthodox students into Israeli society.

 Ultra-Orthodox children hold makeshift gallows as part of a protest against the haredi draft, in Jerusalem in 2024.

Despite wars and missile attacks, there's no place like The Holy Land - opinion

It is a unique tone and volume that always made you cringe, knowing that Israel is once again under a ballistic missile attack.

 Anti-missile system fires interception missiles as missiles fired from Iran as seen from the West Bank, June 18, 2025.

Israelis now safer than at any other time in a generation - editorial

Iran’s proxies still hold rockets, and cyberspace remains contested. Jerusalem must keep its defensive shields high and alliances tight.

 A road in Tel Aviv, June 14, 2025.

Israel defeats host Estonia 3-1, dedicates win to soldiers

Both sides had chances early on, but it was Estonia who would find the back of the goal first as Mattias Kait beat Bayern Munich’s keeper Daniel Peretz for a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute.

 ISRAEL'S DAN BITTON scores his side’s first goal during the blue-and-white’s 3-1 road victory over Estonia in their Group I World Cup qualifier.

How we are being played by enemies, politicians, and ourselves - opinion

The psychological warfare waged by our enemies is obvious, but the manipulation and gaslighting done within the Israeli government and society are no less dangerous.

 PEOPLE IN THE center of the country take shelter during an air raid siren after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel last year.

Forty years of the Rashi Foundation: Driving real change

At the Israel Opportunities Conference, marking four decades of the Rashi Foundation’s work, senior officials, educators, and leaders called for policies to ensure every child has an equal chance

 SHAUL SHANI, chair, Rashi Foundation.

We are not okay — and it’s time to say it out loud - opinion

There's a price to pay for suppressing the national emotional state. We can only begin to heal by acknowledging that things are bad and change is needed.

 VISITORS TO the site of the Nova music festival massacre stand as nationwide sirens sound on Remembrance Day last month. We’ve learned to live with pain and violence to the point our that emotions have dulled, the writer laments.

Dr. Phil at ‘Post’ gala: ‘There is no moral equivalent’ to Oct. 7 terror

The TV psychologist blasts moral relativism and campus antisemitism at star-studded JPost gala in NYC.

 Dr. Phil at JPost gala in NYC, May 19th, 2025.