Israeli society

Developing leaders for today and tomorrow

How the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem’s Education Division is strengthening Israeli society by developing the skills to navigate disagreement, foster dialogue, and bridge divides across generations. 

|ByELLIOT HELLER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE JERUSALEM
“Ethical Competence,” MOTJ’s Border Guard Training Program.
Gadi Eisenkot, Yashar leader, speaks at meeting about plan to make aliyah and absorption easier.

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.

|ByESTHER DAVIS
HEED THE SHOFAR: Can we harness the ‘Elul effect’?

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

As yet another Israeli election fast approaches, I ask our government to acknowledge the errors it has made, errors that have affected, often disastrously, every one of our citizens.

|BySTEWART WEISS
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

JPPI examines relations among the different sectors of Israeli society through its Emotional Proximity Index, which measures Israelis’ attitudes toward 10 groups - and two are least liked

|ByYEDIDIA STERN

Crime and violence in Arab society: It’s a danger to all of Israeli society - opinion

Israeli society must also take collective responsibility. Violence in Arab communities is not just “their problem” – it is a problem for all of us.

FEBRUARY 10, 2025BySULEIMAN AL-AMOUR
Police officers securing the Old City in Jerusalem before Ramadan Friday prayers, March 29, 2024.

We just witnessed the Supreme Court's breathtaking hypocrisy - opinion

The Supreme Court has failed the most basic test of judiciousness, showing itself to be rash, tone-deaf, and ultimately unaccountable.

JANUARY 30, 2025ByDOUGLAS ALTABEF
JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin and Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara attend a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman, last October. Levin has been appropriately adamant that Justice Yitzhak Amit’s case should be investigated, the writer maintains.

Documentary on people with special needs, ‘Exposed,’ screens in Jerusalem, Jan. 27

SHEKEL is a leading nonprofit for the inclusion of people with disabilities in the general community.

JANUARY 26, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
EXPOSED’ CHALLENGES conventional perceptions and evokes empathy through personal, unforgettable stories.

Exploring the new chapter in Tel Aviv Museum of Art's Israel Collection exhibition

Inflamed Nerve is a profound journey into the intricate story of Israel in its eighth decade.

JANUARY 23, 2025ByNERIA BARR
ZOHAR TAL INBAR’S Boy of Light and Gold challenges traditional notions of beauty and glamour.

The Biological Will is a reflection of hope - opinion

This is our responsibility: to enable continuity, nurture hope, and ensure that the light of life shines brightly, even in the darkest times. 

JANUARY 23, 2025ByIRIT ROSENBLUM
A DNA double helix.

Knesset to examine Van Leer gender report of women's inequality on the rise

The report, which is due to be discussed in Knesset committees, has been sent to relevant ministries, government decision-makers, journalists, and academic researchers.

JANUARY 12, 2025ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
THE RESEARCH team from the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.

The morals and values of lone soldiers in the IDF should inspire us all - opinion

Through their actions, lone soldiers are writing new chapters in the story of Israel’s rebirth in the current Second War of Independence.

JANUARY 12, 2025ByODED REVIVI
PARTICIPANTS IN the Garin Tzabar program visit ANU: The Museum of the Jewish People.

Secular and haredi Israelis must swim in the same waters - opinion

If we truly want a whole and united Israel, we’ll need everyone, haredi and secular alike, swimming together in the same waters. Yes, it’s risky. Yes, it’s scary. But it’s also the only way forward.

JANUARY 9, 2025ByRENEE GARFINKEL
DESPITE THE destruction during the Holocaust, haredi institutions are currently thriving with Divine assistance and significant help from the State of Israel, says the writer.

Deep divides between Israeli Arabs, Jews in social issues and equality, survey finds

A large majority of Arab citizens surveyed ranked violence and crime in the Arab sector as the most concerning issue, followed by anti-Arab racism, housing and land shortages, and education.

DECEMBER 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hundreds of Arab and Jewish youth in southern Israel took part in a march for unity and solidarity in May 2024.

Grapevine December 29, 2024: Why retire?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 29, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PROTEA HILLS VOLUNTEERS.