Jewish democracy

Donald Trump says Jewish leaders ‘lack loyalty, should be ashamed’

Trump has now repeatedly lambasted Jewish leaders for being unloyal, stressing his achievements for Israel during his presidency.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
10/12/2022

Will Netanyahu be leading the coalition or will the coalition be leading Netanyahu? - opinion

Israel is in the limelight for both being Jewish and being a Jewish democracy, as defined in its Declaration of Independence.

By JOSHUA S. YUDKIN
16/11/2022

Israel: To be or not to be a democracy - opinion

These Hamlets of Zion have already reached the rubicon. Whether Israel lives or dies as a democracy will depend on whether they cross it for real and can bring enough voters with them.

16/04/2022

Why I believe in Israel - comment

The standard labels of Israel as a technology hub (start-up nation) or a lone democracy in a hostile region, do not do justice to the full experience that I have had working in Israel as a proud Jew.

By DR. DAVID M. MILCH
27/11/2021

Israelis split about prohibiting hametz in public during Passover -survey

The issue of prohibiting hametz in public areas such as hospitals, shopping malls and military bases, has become more controversial in recent years.

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks at Kohelet Conference in Jerusalem, October 9, 2018

Shaked, Levin threaten High Court not to nix Jewish Nation-State Law

Opposition leader Tzipi Livni: Government "has a real problem with equality."

Julie Weinberg-Connors

U.S. Jewish activist detained at airport over previous West Bank visits

Weinberg-Connors arrived in Israel with the intention of making aliyah at a later stage. A-1 visas are only granted to those who are eligible to make aliyah according to the Law of Return.

Flags of the United States and Israel

Israelis want American Jewish help in promoting religious pluralism

As it does every year, the survey found that Jewish Israelis are far more liberal on religious issues than their government.

By BEN SALES/JTA
06/09/2018
MK Ahmad Tibi (Joint List) at the Knesset August 8, 2018.

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?

By YECHIEL M. LEITER
16/08/2018

The Nation-State bill: Yes or no?

We seem to have become a country on strike.

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