Left wing israel

Israel's real West Bank problem is not settler violence - it is the settlement enterprise - opinion

The very existence of Israeli settlements in the West Bank constitutes a form of structural violence against Palestinians, and that reality faces virtually no opposition within Israel’s Jewish public

AN ISRAELI settler (R) and a Palestinian farmer are seen arguing during olive harvesting in Silwad, near Ramallah, on October 29, 2025.
Gadi Taub sits down with Editor-in-chief Zvika Klein to retrace the defection that took him from Peace Now demonstrations to the front line of the fight over Israel's Supreme Court, its media and its national identity.

Who is Gadi Taub , the Labor prince who became the Israeli Left’s fiercest critic?

A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protester argues with a police officer outside the Jerusalem IDF recruitment center, April 12, 2026.

Almost half of Israelis support tougher sanctions, pressure to promote haredi conscription - poll

Israelis attend a protest march against the decision of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire head of Shin Bat Ronen Bar, at the entrance to Jerusalem, March 19, 2025.

Israel’s biggest threats demand unity, not partisan warfare - opinion


Independence Day and the new reality - opinion

The existential security of Jews in the Jewish state has been shaken to the core over the last few years

THE MAIN rehearsal of the 78th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem.

As political pressure mounts, Netanyahu delays controversial haredi draft law - opinion

The Netanyahu coalition has delayed the haredi draft bill, revealing political strategy over genuine reform as elections near.

 Ultra-Orthodox Jews clash with police outside the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, central Israel, April 28, 2025

Dangerous game: Netanyahu risks Israel’s security to save coalition with draft deal - editorial

Everyday, middle-of-the-road Israelis agree: playing politics with the country’s security is wrong and dangerous.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Communications Minister Shlomo Kahri in the Knesset. Kahri advocates opening up the media market in Israel.

Schrödinger’s Jew: How antisemitism is more absurd than quantum mechanics - opinion

Schrödinger’s cat is a famous thought experiment used to describe the complex nature of quantum mechanics, but it can also be used to explain the incoherent nature of antisemites.

A MEMBER of a neo-Nazi party gives a salute outside a speech by Richard Spencer on the campus of Michigan State University on March 5

Most Israelis say social division bigger threat to country than Iranian nuclear threat - poll

While 59% of Jewish respondents viewed polarization as the greatest threat, only 39% of Arab participants said the same, possibly due to higher Arab sympathy with Palestinians.

 Israelis clash with police during a protest against the decision of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire head of Shin Bat Ronen Bar, in Jerusalem, March 20, 2025.

Israel bans two Jewish American women for assisting Palestinian olive harvest in West Bank

The women travelled with other volunteers to Burin in the West Bank to participate in the annual olive harvest alongside Palestinian farmers as a "protective presence."

Left wing activists and Palestinians plant olive trees in the village of Battir, in the West Bank, on February 14, 2025.

Charlie Kirk, Yitzhak Rabin's assassinations might be a warning of what's to come to Israel

The menace of political violence has been hovering over conversations in cafes, radio studios, and the protest camps for a long time now.

FILE PHOTO: Founder and president of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S., February 28, 2019.

Is there still a Left in Israel? How October 7 shaped Israel's political landscape

Polls show that since October 7, many Israelis on the Left have lost faith in the chances for any kind of peace deal with the Palestinians.

 Hostage families take center stage at the People’s Peace Summit

Israeli society is veering towards the brink of collapse – opinion

Israeli society is splitting in two, and the bridges, if any still exist, are collapsing rapidly. How can we repair our divides?

 PROTESTERS DEMONSTRATE against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government near the Knesset earlier this month. Israeli society is splitting in two, and the bridges, if any still exist, are collapsing, the writer laments.

Grapevine, May 23, 2025: They also see

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 AT THE ceremony celebrating the new Dahan Gate (L-R): Bar-Ilan U. President Prof. Arie Zaban, Dr. Zipora Schorr, Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg, Shlomo Zohar, Bar-Ilan CEO and Senior Deputy President Zohar Yinon, and Rector Prof. Amnon Albeck.