State of Israel
Israel as the scapegoat for a Spanish train tragedy - opinion
When prejudice becomes part of the information landscape, the audience is predisposed to believe ludicrous allegations lacking evidence. The ensuing danger extends far beyond Israel or the Jews.
The misconception of a conscription law - opinion
Do the Arab parties accept Israel as a Jewish and democratic state? - opinion
US midterms reshaped Washington - but they won't decide our Jewish destiny - opinion
Next year in Jerusalem – and then some - opinion
Fifty-nine years after reunification, the Jewish people must reckon with what was won, and what remains to be built.
Entering the fourth room: We are living in a new stage of Jewish history - opinion
Few modern terms carry as much weight and controversy as the Hebrew word geula, or “redemption.” Redemption is the terminus of history.
Understanding global criticism of Israel through historical, theological lenses - opinion
How history, religion, and ideology shape global views of Israel and Jewish sovereignty.
Tucker Carlson, Mamdani must accept Israel cannot exist without being a Jewish state - opinion
The Jews were never permanently welcomed anywhere, and now that they have their own homeland, they’re being told they cannot maintain it as a place identified with them.
Zionism: Beyond ‘the right to exist’ - opinion
The connection between the Jewish people and their ancestral homeland is often underemphasized, while the “right to exist” has been elevated.
Judaism as culture: A path to restore Jewish, Zionist pride - opinion
Today, more than ever, we need that same “renewing generation” – one that examines and tests, but above all, draws near and restores Jewish and Zionist pride to our sisters and brothers overseas.
Israel is sliding into tribal politics, and we’re letting it happen - opinion
In an election year defined by contempt, I saw in a Gesher retreat in Paphos how dialogue can still hold Israeli society together.
How Netanyahu's Israel is a betrayal of early Zionism - opinion
The contrast between Ahad Ha’am and Netanyahu is not between idealism and realism. It is between moral realism and political cynicism.
Hatred of Jews so often fixates on the Land of Israel - opinion
Hatred of Jews has taken many forms, but it has always returned to one target: the Jewish people’s bond to the Land of Israel.
‘I’d rather be envied than erased’: NY Rabbi says Israel gives Jews power - interview
Rabbi Marc Schneier sat down with The Media Line to discuss antisemitism, Israel’s changing place in the world, and the political shifts reshaping Jewish life in New York and beyond.
