Merav Michaeli

For most of Israel's politicians, as well as for some Finance Ministry officials, public service has become an instrument for accumulating power, money and international status.

Sara Netanyahu: You are in a position of strength, in the spotlight, which you can use to benefit the many who need you.

Israel is famous for its high rate of volunteers, more than 90 percent of whom are women.

Israel will once again commemorate all those who 'in their death commanded us to live' - and has not secured the release of the person who has been living in captivity for three years.

Not appointing a health minister is just a snippet of the Netanyahu government's image: It's the image of the State of Israel.

If Israel seeks to endure, it must want people to live for it. Bringing Gilad Shalit home would be an excellent place to start.

Despite flowery rhetoric proclaiming the "women's revolution" in the Israeli military, the IDF remains an institution in which women enjoy not even a semblance of equality.

If Livni sits in the opposition, she will take apart the false depictions of unity and responsibility and build us an alternative. That is the most important thing to do for Israel now.

It is within our power to allow women to reach a position of power and be strong enough in that position, until they can acknowledge the reality of women and other parts of society that need our help.

Just like that, a clear call to soldiers to refuse orders - and the attorney general decided not to start criminal proceedings. Not even an investigation. Not against Melamed, for his ruling, and not against those who used that halakhic ruling to issue calls themselves.