Liberal

Growing contradictions at the heart of Israel’s liberal camp - opinion

Israeli liberal leaders push policies that clash with democratic principles, showing differing ways of how they treat different communities.

An illustrative image of a reporter for Army Radio (Galei Tzahal) taken in 2019.
Palestinian port authority holds passports of passengers to show the press that they are leaving Gaza legally.

Liberal Zionist groups criticize Trump’s travel ban on those with Palestinian Authority passports

THE KNESSET plenum meets this week. Israel’s rules of the game are not anchored in a constitution and can be changed by a simple Knesset majority, the writer notes.

Thin constitution needed to stabilize the government amid political crisis - opinion

A PALESTINIAN FLAG is attached to a traffic light as a rally takes place to challenge the UK government’s banning of Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, last month. Europe finds itself entangled with radical Islam, says the writer.

Israel advances coexistence while Europe ignores the clash of civilizations - opinion


Israel must work to maintain progressive support - opinion

If Israel is able to strengthen its partnership with the progressive liberal elements, then it will be able to generate a positive progressive discourse and curb the spread of anti–Zionism.

 THE STATE of Israel has been and will remain strong, and I am proud of my contribution to its strength as an army officer, a diplomat, and an adviser to one of Israel’s founding fathers, Shimon Peres,’ says the writer.

Why is Israel struggling with public diplomacy in the war with Hamas? - opinion

There is little difficulty in presenting to the world what actually happened on October 7. So why is Israel encountering difficulties in hasbara?

 PALESTINIANS INSPECT the damage of an IAF strike at the Magazi refugee camp, in central Gaza

Haskel: Muslims almost done with Christians, Jews are next

"We are preventing an international intifada," MK Sharren Haskel said.

 MK Sharren Haskel visits sites from the October 7 massacre in southern Israel

Randi Weingarten, teachers’ union leader, joins J Street board

Randi Weingarten has been a critic of Israel's right-wing governments, and this year has joined leading American Jews who have endorsed the Israeli mass protest movement.

 Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, testifies about the effect of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on students and schools in front of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. April 26, 2023.

Poll predicts 8 Seats for Yoaz Hendel's new right-wing party

In a recent poll, former MK Yoaz Hendel's emerging right-wing liberal party is making waves, potentially securing eight seats and adding a new dynamic to Israeli politics.

Survey findings indicate that a party led by the former Minister of Communications would secure eight seats.

Israeli Declaration of Independence displayed on WZO building

The decision of promoting the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the World Zionist Congress; and was promoted by the liberal factions of the Zionist Movement.

The World Zionist Organization building in Tel Aviv, overlooking Leonardo da Vinci Street, displayes the Declaration of Independence September 12, 2023

The US, Israel aren't safe for liberal Jewish women - opinion

The current Israeli government is waging a war on women’s rights, and the US rolled back Roe v. Wade. As a woman, as a Liberal Jew, I am now scared.

 THE WRITER takes part in a protest march from the Supreme Court to the Knesset in Jerusalem, last month.

Why Donniel Hartman sees a brighter Israeli future — in 2026

Rabbi Donniel Hartman is urging critics of the judicial reforms and Netanyahu’s government to take a deep breath.

DONNIEL HARTMAN

Antisemitism is a threat to Europe and the freedoms it took centuries to achieve - opinion

Normalized and tolerated antisemitism is both a catalyst and warning sign.

 The base of the Statue de la République in Paris is defaced with a swastika as a protest in support of Palestinians turns anti-Semitic, July 26, 2014.

Is this Jewish podcaster the progressive answer to Ben Shapiro?

Howard Stern loves him. Donald Trump Jr. hates him. David Pakman takes a balanced view on Israel, weighing each case on its merits, and briefly got the better of Ben Shapiro.

 DAVID PAKMAN holds a challah – and his daughter.