Avirama Golan

Without a sober planning policy, of which water is only one of the elements, Israel's natural resources will come to an end.

Israel should pray for Obama's "socialist" economic success, not only because it affects the entire world, but because Israel will finally have a model worthy of imitation.

Ir Lekulanu's problem is that it is being carried on a wave of populism that completely ignores the relationship of local government to central government.

In light of the aging of the population and the deep changes in the global labor market, the Hours of Work and Rest Law (1951) has long since become outdated.

The use of Christian preachers' gimmicks to transform the political experience, and the mashing of cultural heritage into processed baby food, are insulting.

In this current nasty round, the wave of racism and hatred that has brought in the extreme right's leaders in Europe is not directed at the Jews.

'Civil society' is a nice concept to express the reality that donors, from private citizens to affluent philanthropists to corporations, have taken the place of the state, and poverty has become their problem.

One thing cannot be taken from Tzipi Livni, and that is the new style she has brought to Israeli politics: a strict and uncompromising slimming diet. Very, very healthy.

The fact that citizens have lost their faith in democracy is a serious thing, but what's even worse is their loss of faith in themselves and their local leaders.

The choosing of the next prime minister is based on a set of traits, rather than beliefs or positions on an issue, let alone a party platform.

Through the muddy picture developed under the gag order in the disappearance of little Rose Pizem, the neighbors' testimony stood out. So why didn't they tell the youth welfare official about all the things that they are prepared to tell journalists?

A welfare state is, indeed, obligated to provide housing to its citizens. Even in the absence of a Basic Law on Social Rights which is meant to define this obligation, the Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty points to this.

The settlers have undermined Israel's sovereignty and statehood, ruled out any chance of borders, and most serious of all, shifted the cultural emphasis from a discourse about Israeliness to a lamentation about Judaism.

Even before the matter of Prof. Eyal Ben-Ari of the Hebrew University reaches court, if it ever gets there, it seems the affair will be another milestone on the winding road toward changing the norms of what is allowed and what is forbidden between the sexes.

Every year about 20 women are murdered in Israel. The frequency increases in the summer, and this summer looks like it is going to break the record.

If life seems deadly boring when there's no disaster of some sort going on, it's better to go all out.

A heavy cloud of doubt hovers over the ambitious oligarch that he cannot dispel.

Israel actually needs the railway - not just in a small way, but as its lifeblood.

The allowance system has undergone many significant changes since 1975, in a two-sided struggle over the future face and character of Israel.

A 15-year-old who leaves the house armed with a knife knows what he is doing, according to the law, even if he feels alienated and even if he is from the best neighborhood.