At the end of his first year, Prime Minister Netanyahu can point to quiet borders, a strong economy and a stable coalition. But the real tests still await him.
The right dominates in Israel and in Italy. Israel and Italy both have corruption and a mafia. Israel and Italy have prime ministers who love to show off. They've got Fellini, we've got Ajami. They've got Renata Tebaldi, we've got Rita. They've got infiltrators from Africa; we do, too. That's not the same?
Rectifying the inequalities hampering the Arab population will not only hasten Israel's integration into the OECD, but also strengthen Israeli society in general.
Sadly, after recent distressing events, many Israelis as well as Jews the world over no longer feel that the Kotel is "ours." The Israeli government's capitulation to a fanatic minority has turned many people's pride in the promise of Israel as a safe haven for all Jews, a bastion of freedom and democracy, into bitter disappointment and anger.
There is no surer measure of Egypt's transforming identity over the last half century than its treatment of its Coptic Christian minority, which comprises about 10 percent of the country's 80 million citizens.
Israeli businesses have a lot to offer China, and are appreciated by their counterparts there. But they still have some basic lessons to learn if they want to succeed in its highly competitive climate.
The government and the Bank of Israel have a plan to rid the country of illegal migrant workers and put Israelis back to work. Unfortunately, it's based on a number of misleading assumptions.
While showing that some things will always remain murky between teens and their parents, the new Channel 2 documentary TV series '18' captures some of the elusiveness of adolescence.
Monarchs must do things that benefit their subjects, who must in turn confirm the legitimacy of the monarch's rule. God treats the Jews with kindness and mercy, rescuing them from Egypt. However, before they can confirm his dominion over them, they must be "introduced" to God.
Holon is making a bid to become a leading cultural center with Ron Arad's design museum, which has already attained iconic status before a single exhibition has opened.
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