Israeli society

Europe, Israel, and the medical record of a nation - opinion

Different faces, different ailments. Yet by the fourth pharmacy, the names had stopped sounding like unrelated prescriptions. Heard together, they suggested a kind of national medical record.

|BySHARON PARDO
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HAREDI DEMONSTRATORS protest in Jerusalem on July 23, 2025.

Israel's haredi divide has become a test of national unity - opinion

Israel's haredi crisis is about more than military service; it's a test of shared responsibility and national cohesion.

|ByMICHAEL J. SALAMON, LOUIS LIBIN
Protest against the rise in West Bank settler violence at Habima square in Tel Aviv, April 16, 2026.

Future Israel (Part III): Addressing societal challenges - opinion

Everyone living in Israel should be provided the same basic infrastructure as everyone else in the country.

|BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
An Israeli settler argues with a Palestinian farmer, during olive harvesting in Silwad, near Ramallah, October 29, 2025.

Israeli society must reclaim the Torah’s moral core - opinion

Violence, extremism, and division are distorting Torah values in parts of Israeli society and religious life.

|BySHUKI FRIEDMAN

2024 was undoubtedly a historic election year - opinion

The year 2025 proclaims that together with the world at large, we Israelis find ourselves in a battle to preserve the values of personal liberty.

NOVEMBER 24, 2024ByURIEL LYNN
BRITISH PRIME Minister Keir Starmer attends the G20 Summit in Rio De Janeiro, last week. The UK, one of the symbols of democracy, may be the country that touches off global disappointment with the democratic system, says the writer.

'Enough': How we must stand against Kahanism in the Israeli Knesset - opinion

Social Equality and Women’s Advancement Minister May Golan delivered one of the most embarrassing display displays seen in the plenum, as she sought to defend the tarnished honor of Michael Ben-Ari.

NOVEMBER 6, 2024ByGILAD KARIV
SOCIAL EQUALITY and Women’s Advancement Minister May Golan attends a meeting of the Knesset plenum earlier this year. Recently, she delivered an address in which she sought to defend Michael Ben-Ari, an avowed Meir Kahane supporter who was disqualified from running for the Knesset.

How are ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting IDF service if they're too busy studying Torah? - opinion

While demanding that the government function better, shouldn’t the government also reallocate some money funding ultra-Orthodox draft-dodgers to better protect our soldiers?

NOVEMBER 6, 2024ByGIL TROY
A CONFRONTATION takes place between haredim and police at a protest against drafting the ultra-Orthodox into the military, outside the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024ByTERRY NEWMAN
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Religious introspection in Israel comes with political challenges - opinion

We criticize the motives and actions of opposing political, social, or ideological groups, questioning their values and integrity, and often dismissing them as morally wrong.

OCTOBER 6, 2024ByRENEE GARFINKEL
AIMING FOR the strengthening of Israeli unity, people gather with Israeli flags at one of some 100 locations around the country, in Hispin, Golan Heights, in August.

Grapevine October 6, 2024: Heavy week for Israelis, Diaspora communities

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 6, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
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While 101 hostages remain in Gaza, the honey this Rosh Hashanah will taste bitter - opinion

While we in Israel prepare to gather with our loved ones, how can we genuinely celebrate when 101 of our own remain captive?

OCTOBER 2, 2024ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
A SOLDIER walks past paintings of hostages who have been held by Hamas and of those who are still captive in Gaza since the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv.

Grapevine October 2, 2024: Dancing into the next decade

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 2, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
INSTALLATION AT Reichman University: ‘Anemones before the Rain.’

Looking at the two Israels, this October and 12 months ago - opinion

One Israel existed on October 7 – a nation caught off guard, unprepared as Hamas stormed its borders. It was an Israel slow to respond and missing crucial intelligence.

OCTOBER 2, 2024ByYAAKOV KATZ
SMOKE RISES over Beirut’s southern suburbs, early Tuesday morning. This is the Israel of power and precision, an Israel that reclaims its strength and strikes fear into its enemies, the writer argues.

Domestic violence in Israel: One-in-10 suffers from intimate partner violence - study

The study was conducted through surveys and focus groups, and Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics assisted in carrying out the study.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
Woman in distress.