As the ultra-Orthodox take on the language of rights, they should be careful what they wish for: Rights are not just a slogan, but a quid pro quo which would mean Haredim engaging in the give-and-take of a national conversation about Israeli democracy.

Imprisoning conscientious objectors reflects not only injustice of Israeli policies toward the Palestinians, but also a deplorable retreat from the great Jewish moral tradition.

While I admire the Peres vision of peace and normalization, I am repulsed by the disconnectedness and ego of his NIS 11 million cost of the Presidential Conference

Netanyahu would do better to work energetically to break the diplomatic impasse, desist from his ritual of casting blame on Abbas, and above all, abandon his efforts to evade negotiations.

Imprisoning conscientious objectors reflects not only injustice of Israeli policies toward the Palestinians, but also a deplorable retreat from the great Jewish moral tradition.

European governments should make a moral and principled stand against terrorism by labeling both Hezbollah’s political and military wings as a terrorist organization.

Those who warn of demographic upheaval frame their predictions as if they were based on medical evidence. But they are not talking about a mastectomy, they are talking about cutting out Israel's heart.

A new bill being promoted by Israel's ministerial comittee, which essentially legalizes discrimination against minorities in Israel, demonstrates the vigorously anti-democratic spirit of Israel's new government.