Haaretz Editorial

Even if people from El Al, Arkia and Israir are right when they claim that the Open Skies agreement is bad for the airlines, El Al is not Israel. For the state of Israel and its people, this is a good agreement.

Archaeology mustn't be used as a political tool for exclusion. Historical sites in Israel must be researched and presented with respect for all their various layers - and also for the people who live alongside them.

Instead of injecting money and writing off debts, Bank Leumi's and Bank Hapoalim's CEOs can take control of IDB Holding Corporation and replace the management and the control core. The public significance of such a move is worth its weight in gold.

It is not harsher laws that will uproot racism, but rather public denunciation and the personal example of the leadership.

The State of Israel is a success story. But there is no chance that it will realize the Zionist vision if it does not protect, with all its power, the principles of democracy.

The State of Israel must strive for complete civil equality in all areas of its existence. There is no place for discrimination. Not in the IDF and not on Mount Herzl.

If the new government continues to stick to its rejectionist policies and tactics, it cannot claim to have washed its hands of responsibility for the failure of the peace process.

Lapid should learn the difference between running for Knesset and ruling.

Currently in Israeli high schools, there is almost no time for real learning to take place.

The judges who refused to issue orders to close down two Tel Aviv nightclubs due to suspicions of drug trafficking understand the life of the city and uphold human rights where it is not usually found.

Our accumulated experience should teach us a lesson that is the opposite of 'A nation that will dwell alone and not reckon with the nations.'

Israel’s government will be committing a crime against its citizens if it lets slip away the opportunity presented by the upcoming visit of United States Secretary of State John Kerry.

Riki Cohen, as a representative of the Israeli middle class, is the majority of the population in Israel. She is the spine of the economy and society and the only way to help is by stabilizing the entire body.

A High Court ruling on dealing with asbestos waste is a welcome move that significantly reinforces the 'polluter pays' principle.

Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz must put an end to using the IDF for the benefit of illegal settlements.

The flow of natural gas from the Tamar offshore field exemplifies the potential fruits of a partnership between the state and private entrepreneurship, but also its risks.

Even if it’s difficult to prevent a politician - not to mention a defense minister - from demanding a helicopter, the army must insist on clear criteria in allocating its resources and stick to them. A helicopter is not a private resource.

Finance Minister Yair Lapid needs to make it clear to the public that if he gives in to populists and gives up on the cuts, the deficit will be too high and the economy could deteriorate to the point of a real financial crisis.

As fighting in Syria occasionally leaks across the border, Israel must not make hasty decisions.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's vigorous actions signal that President Barack Obama's visit to Israel was not a one-time event.

After the destruction, the work of rehabilitation is now the challenge on the doorstep of the two leaders. They cannot lose any more time.

Obama’s goal in coming to Israel has been achieved: He won Israeli hearts and gave Israelis a sense of security, in the hope that now they will take charge and push the leadership toward a peace agreement with the Palestinians.

A High Court ruling made this week removes the shield of protective labor laws from live-in caregivers.

Obama can and must make clear to Israel how the continuation of the occupation could affect bilateral relations, harm the U.S. position in the region and erode the American public’s support for Israel.

A quick look at the distribution of ministerial portfolios shows that the big winners of the past election are the settlers, and none else.