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Altruistic Aliyah: A tool for world Jewry to transform Israeli policy from within - opinion

The moment a diaspora Jew becomes an Israeli citizen, they cease to be a passive bystander affected by Israel's policies - they become an active participant in shaping them.

New French Jewish immigrants arrive at Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel on August 3, 2026.
Many Evangelicals participate in the United for Israel March outside Columbia University in New York City in 2024.

Don’t ignore the similarities between the persecution of Israelis and US Christians - opinion

Brad Lander, candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District, Congressional candidate Claire Valdez and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier attend the Get Out the Vote rally in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., June 18, 2026.

Moderate Dems. brace for internal war after Mamdani-backed candiates win NYC primaries

A fullmoon rises over the Temple of Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the seas, in Cape Sounion, east of Athens, Greece, July 8, 2017.

The West funds its own executioners in ideological war it barely realizes it is fighting - opinion


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.

Women of the Wall have become an oppositional force - opinion

Even if initially their intentions could be viewed with some positivity, today they have become an oppositional body.

 Women of the Wall celebrate after regrouping at the Egalitarian Section of the Western Wall in 2019.

Israel's biggest issues are settlers, haredi birthrate, liberals leaving - opinion

This scenario is too horrifying to contemplate, so most Israelis do not. Yet Israel has the classic characteristics of societies that are at risk of civil war.

 IDF SOLDIERS STAND close to the scene of an attack by a Palestinian assailant near Neve Tzuf, in the West Bank, on Tuesday.