Opinion The World's Elites Support Immigration Because They Don't Pay the Price
In the West, the rights of illegal migrants have become a tool wielded against poor citizens who stay put
Gadi Taub
Jordan Peterson, PC's Fiercest Critic, Explains Why You Should Stand Up Straight
Haaretz talks with the provocative professor turned influential YouTube philosopher about why the world would be a better place if we’d just go back to good old Enlightenment values
Opinion Anti-Semitic Feminism?
The growing legitimacy for anti-Semitism shouldn’t surprise anyone, because two generations of social-science and humanities students have been raised on the indoctrination à la Edward Said
Opinion Israel’s Professional Demonizers Can’t Preach to Trump on Creating an anti-Semitic Atmosphere
The left in the West has made Israel-hatred legitimate. This isn’t a climate created by Trump, but one he vehemently opposes
Steve Bannon Tells Haaretz Why the Russians Aren't the Bad Guys and Why He Can't Be an anti-Semite
The architect of Trump's 2016 victory may no longer work in the White House, but he has no hard feelings. He's convinced that America under Trump is undergoing a revolution and 'Judeo-Christian culture' is being pulled back from the brink. And the left is in 'total meltdown' - because it knows it's just the beginning
Opinion The Bigger Missile Will Win
With a little less of Obama’s sophistication and a little more simplicity like that of Reagan and Trump, maybe the Middle East wouldn't be drowning in blood
Opinion Why Western 'Liberals' So Easily Buy Into Hamas' anti-Semitic Blood Libel
The story of a Gaza baby's death illustrates how symbols are constructed from a narrative that ignores the facts
Opinion Annexation of the West Bank Would Lead to Endless Civil War
Israel's right, which prides itself on its realism regarding the peace process, has become surprisingly optimistic about the possibility of coexistence
Opinion There’s No Link Between Being Weak and Being Right
Why does political correctness permit treating different groups by different standards? That’s how the world is divided between righteous victims and wicked victimizers
Mark Lilla Wants to Wean U.S. Liberals Off Identity Politics
What the Democrats need to do to fill the ideological void created under Trump, according to political philosopher Mark Lilla
Opinion The Israeli Peace Camp’s Algorithms
The assumption that Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement seek the end of what we call the ‘occupation’ may well be baseless
Opinion Israeli Leftist Politics as Therapy
As far as those making the human rights argument are concerned, the Palestinians can burn in hell as long as our hands remain spotless
Opinion Label Nationhood as Racism? Get Racist Nationhood Next Election
If the liberal elites continue to condemn the right of self-determination and so see it as an expression of racism, only the racists will remain to defend it
Opinion Haaretz Called on Israelis to Listen to Abbas. And Listen They Should - to Every Word
While the Palestinian leader's words of peace are not sharp or precise, his remarks about the holy right of return and the martyrs are surprisingly clear
Opinion Who Are B’Tselem and Breaking the Silence Serving?
Many members of the BDS movement, who are trying to eliminate Israel, feel the materials from B’Tselem and Breaking the Silence advance their goals
The Narcissism of Crying 'Fascism' Serves Israel's Right Wing
The country is more liberal and democratic than ever; cries of ‘Nazi Germany’ only isolate the left further and imply that decent people should turn their backs on Israel.
The Real Reason Why Some Israelis Like to Compare Their Country to Nazi Germany
Responding to the arguments of those who make this baseless comparison gives it far more respect than it deserves, but a closer look the motivations behind it reveals a desire not to save Israeli democracy but to turn one's back to it.
Abbas Is No Partner for Peace, but That Doesn't Mean Israel Should Turn Its Back on Talks
Even Yossi Beilin has come to the realization that the Palestinians are also responsible for the lack of a peace agreement.
Why the American 'Multicultural' Model Falls Apart in Europe and Israel
The multicultural view rests on the moral kitsch that identifies victimization with justice. Unfortunately, in the real world, victims are not necessarily saints, still less saintly liberals.
Controversial Israeli Arab Lawmakers Know Exactly What They Are Doing
Balad MKs have never disguised their aspiration to change Israel's nature as the nation-state of the Jewish people. What's becoming clear is the strategy they have chosen for this purpose.
Obama's Foreign Policy Mistakes See U.S. History Repeat Itself
Obama weakened the moderate forces and undermined the stable pillars of American policy in the Middle East - in some sense, much like Eisenhower did.
Does Abbas Really Want Israel to Withdraw From the West Bank?
Why should he exchange victimhood for an uncertain future that is liable to have many more victims?
Why Israel Will and Must Help Its Arab Citizens Catch Up
It's not good intentions that produced the proposal to channel funds into the Arab sector, but rather self-interest.
Amid the Bigotry, Israel Makes Giant Step Toward Equality
Forget the sideshow about a narrow-minded minister banning a book, the Israeli government did something of historic importance this week and corrected its long-standing discrimination against the Arab community.
When Truth Is Prohibited: Why Western Leaders Refuse to Call Jihadist Terror by Name
Academia has undergone an astounding revolution in the last half century: Whole disciplines have replaced their original vocation, the quest for truth, with the diametric opposite - a prohibition on truth.