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

Institutional capture, ideological conformity, and foreign-backed authoritarian movements are challenging the individual freedoms that once formed the core of Western civilization.

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.
 Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism conference on May 31, 2023

Banning anti-Zionist rabbis is the enlightened and liberal position - opinion

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My Word: When pride meets prejudice - opinion

People wave Iranian flags and signs condemning the war on Iran as they march past the Eisenhower Executive Building during a protest in Washington, DC, on February 28, 2026.

Iranian expats face the same awakening Jews felt after October 7 - opinion


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.

How reality surprised theory in the reform protests - opinion

Under certain conditions, not only is there no contradiction but, on the contrary, nationalistic loyalty strengthens the commitment to liberal and democratic values.

 MEMBERS OF the Brothers in Arms reservist movement meet with the media in Tel Aviv, in March.

The Palestinian flag should not be a contentious symbol - opinion

In the center of the group were several people holding the black, white, green and red Palestinian flags.

 AMID THE more than 10,000 protesters was a group of about 200 Israeli Jews surrounding a large sign that said: ‘First they took the Palestinian flag and I didn’t speak out.'

World Zionist Congress adopts resolutions against Israel's judicial reform

The World Zionist Organization concluded a three day online voting procedure, on proposals that were suggested at the special World Zionist Congress last month.

 World Zionist Organization executive chairman Yaakov Hagoel at the 125th anniversary event for the First Zionist Congress.