Society
Twenty years on, Israel at Heart celebrates the Ethiopian families who made the journey twice
Two decades after its founding, Israel at Heart honors the Ethiopian-Israeli families whose sacrifices paved the way for a new generation of students, soldiers and leaders.
Games of chance and society in the Middle East
What threat model did the UAE confront, and why should we care? - opinion
The language gap – and why it matters - opinion
ISResilience: Resilience as an inherent element of the Israeli psyche
“By any rational analysis,” write the authors, “Israel should not exist at all, let alone be a thriving powerhouse of a country.
Developing a new Israeli language to unite a divided nation – opinion
More than 70 years after the State of Israel’s independence, however, a considerable proportion of our original, shared language has been eroded.
Kochavi sends message of hope to IDF soldiers in memory of Yitzhak Rabin
"For a moment, in the midst of controversy and deep sorrow, Israeli society found a way to come together," Kochavi wrote in a letter that was distributed to IDF personnel.
To overcome the coronavirus crisis, Israel needs new leadership
It's not just the virus that's a threat: Israeli society is starting to fracture under the strain.
The culture of more
While society has thrown us onto the treadmill of more, with courage, thought and intention we have the power to slow it down.
Why do Israeli services treat the public as the enemy? – opinion
If Israel’s national leaders could find a front-of-house way to practice niceness to people we would all feel better.
Rabbi Haim Sabato mourns loss of national purpose, moral priorities
The author laments the replacement of Jewish values and unity with partisanship, sectorial interest politics and crass materialism.
Tisha Be'av: a social tragedy from then to now
Every generation has its own barns, whose stock is the source of its national resilience. We have a supreme obligation to protect them against those who would set them afire to promote their ideology
What is the impact of online shaming and cyberbullying?
Like any form of bullying, there are deep consequences to this treatment of others and it’s impact on both children and adults.
We need competence,not ideology
Many journalists and academics who dominate the public discourse are devoted to ideological slogans and allegiances.
