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The Fifth Question

Israel should listen to Shimon Peres - and look in the mirror

'You know when civilization began?' President Peres asked guests gathered in Ottawa. 'With the invention of the mirror.'

By Mira Sucharov | May 17, 2012 | 08:00 PM

Liberal Zionism - possibly Israel's last hope

If you believe in Israel, what kind of Israel do you believe in? And if you have stopped believing in Israel, what would it take to get your Israel back?

By Mira Sucharov | May 3, 2012 | 09:06 PM | 9

Does Peter Beinart love Israel?

I am inspired by Beinart's attempt to draw a distinction between the boycott of Israel by many international activists and a targeted boycott of the settlements.

By Mira Sucharov | Apr 19, 2012 | 09:00 PM | 3

Illustration: A Jewish family celebrating Passover at a seder.

Expanding the lessons of Passover

Being Jewish isn’t just about gathering for a seder or lighting a Hanukkah candle - being Jewish means bringing a certain Jewish subjectivity to bear in everything one does and wrestling with life’s questions of identity every day.

By Mira Sucharov | Apr 5, 2012 | 11:26 PM

Why Peter Beinart might be right on boycotting the settlements

A selective boycott might best be thought of as an expression of authenticity, a symbolic act that helps us connect to our Jewish and Zionist longings.

By Mira Sucharov | Mar 24, 2012 | 11:16 PM | 15

Can Judaism tolerate atheism in its midst?

With Godlessness coming squarely into the mainstream of Western thought, the question of belief may not be settled anytime soon. And it may not need to be.

By Mira Sucharov | Mar 9, 2012 | 05:19 AM | 3

What the case of Khader Adnan can teach us about Twitter morality

One man remains alive while Israeli authorities get to catch their breath.

By Mira Sucharov | Feb 23, 2012 | 08:52 AM

Nestled in the stones of Lifta, a stark reminder of purity and conflict

Keeping this physical site of memory alive may serve as an important marketplace of ideas and emotion, one that can enable a bit of empathy to flourish amidst the stones.

By Mira Sucharov | Feb 8, 2012 | 10:14 AM

nabi saleh - Miki Kratsman - December 12 2011

When political discourse turns to bullets, real and imaginary

Children worry, but they worry about themselves, wrapped in their own fears of abandonment or injury. Only when we’re able to worry about others, have we really grown up.

By Mira Sucharov | Jan 28, 2012 | 09:22 AM | 4

A revival of old-time songs can be Israel’s revival too

Without the broader-market pressures of an American-Idol type of show, contestants will have the opportunity to sing honestly and openly. From the opening chords, a dialogue leading to empathy might just result.

By Mira Sucharov | Jan 13, 2012 | 12:07 PM

Four individuals who enriched my life in 2011

If Jewish ethics through Pirkei Avot instructs us to 'make for yourself a teacher, and acquire for yourself a friend,' I am all the richer because of the people I have met.

By Mira Sucharov | Dec 28, 2011 | 12:41 PM

Israeli flag in Silwan - Emil Salman - December 2011

Jewish leaders mustn't be afraid to reject unethical policies

Disheartening as it must be for those still committed to the organization, maybe Morrison’s letter will serve as a flaming baton of change -- if others are ready to grasp it and run with it.

By Mira Sucharov | Dec 19, 2011 | 10:33 AM | 2

Women singing - Olivier Fitoussi - 13112011

Let Jerusalem beat to the rhythm of a hip-hop song

The Israeli group Hadag Nachash delivers particular insight into true nature of the holy city.

| Dec 6, 2011 | 02:49 PM

West of Eden

G8 summit at Camp David - AP - May 19, 2012

Bad agreement with Iran could be nasty 'October Surprise' - for Israel

By Chemi Shalev | 12:14 PM | 19

J Street's Ben-Ami: 'U.S. Congressmen live in fear of pro-Israeli intimidation'

By Chemi Shalev | 03:07 PM | 30

With Livni gone, the old boys’ club is back in full swing

By Chemi Shalev | 12:06 PM | 4

A special place in hell

Thank you, Russian immigrant to Israel, for Nakba Day

By Bradley Burston | 11:22 AM | 10

The progressive who paints Israel as a genocidal Nazi state

By Bradley Burston | 09:13 AM | 18

Netanyahu's next Israel: Bad for the Right, good for the Jews

By Bradley Burston | 01:50 PM | 12

The Axis

Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Ex-Mossad chief's newest Iran jab is directed at Obama, not Netanyahu

By Anshel Pfeffer | 10:42 PM

U.S. aid to Syrian rebels is a signal to Iran

By Anshel Pfeffer | 06:28 PM | 5

What Iranians really think – and the questions that still remain

By Anshel Pfeffer | 08:33 PM | 2

Strenger than fiction

Tel Aviv University - Aviad Bar Nes - May 1, 2012

Israel’s universities could be world leaders

By Carlo Strenger | 04:46 PM | 2

Netanyahu’s and Abbas’ moments of truth

By Carlo Strenger | 12:21 PM | 2

Israelis will still follow ethnic and religious divisions in upcoming elections

By Carlo Strenger | 06:50 PM | 13

Diplomania

Condoleezza Rice talking at the conference, Sunday, May 20, 2012.

Condoleezza Rice came to Israel to open doors, not provide headlines

By Barak Ravid | 04:00 PM | 3

Quality time with King Bibi

By Barak Ravid | 11:03 PM | 4

Israel ranked alongside Iran as one of countries with most negative global influence

By Barak Ravid | 10:55 PM | 11

Routine Emergencies

Ultra-Orthodox Jews at New York's Citi Field - AP

Who will be tweeting the ultra-Orthodox anti-Internet rally?

By Allison Kaplan Sommer | 09:08 PM | 5

When Patinkin and Berg made starring visits to Israel

By Allison Kaplan Sommer | 05:19 PM

Our new Zionist hero

By Allison Kaplan Sommer | 03:33 PM | 2

Modern Manna

Giant Palestinian-made knafeh, in Nablus 2009

Traditional Arab knafe, with a twist for the modern Shavuot table

By Vered Guttman | 11:11 AM

Shavuot, the cheesiest of all Jewish holidays

By Vered Guttman | 11:25 AM

A cup of heaven from a Jaffa hole-in-the-wall

By Vered Guttman | 10:05 PM

Focus U.S.A.

At what price foreign policy?

By Natasha Mozgovaya | 02:20 AM

Obama corrects controversial Jewish Heritage Month proclamation

By Natasha Mozgovaya | 12:44 AM

In a U.S. election year, even death of Netanyahu's father is political

By Natasha Mozgovaya | 05:54 PM | 16

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