Opinion The Dangerous Game of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman’s reforms have won global praise, but they may also pave the way to autocracy and regional war
Shlomo Avineri
Opinion Holocaust Trips to Poland for Israeli Youth Should Start in Germany
Because of the structure of these trips, tens of thousands of young Israelis unintentionally associate the Holocaust with Poland, sometimes far more than with Nazi Germany
Opinion The Uncompromising Palestinians
One could have expected a different response to Trump’s announcement on Jerusalem from Palestinian leadership, if only it was attentive to claims other than its own
Opinion Britain's True Motivation Behind the Balfour Declaration
Why the British thought a vaguely worded statement would galvanize American Jewish support for World War I - and how it became the engine that led to the State of Israel
Opinion Archie Bunker in the White House
What does a democracy do when the man elected to head it obviously doesn’t have the minimal qualifications to run a state, and could cause it and the whole world to deteriorate into deep crises?
The Revolutionary Nostalgia That Gave Rise to Trump - and ISIS
ISIS wishes to make radical Islam great again, author Mark Lilla contends
Opinion Le Pen, Trump and Beyond: What’s Eating the White Working Classes of the West?
The reasons vary from country to country, but at least four processes are shared by all of them
Opinion The Secular Jew’s Joy in Forgoing That Croissant on Passover
I can manage without one and not feel that my human rights have been violated. The key thing is the openness to the religiously observant ‘other’ and slight concessions for the sake of solidarity
Opinion Israeli Secularism Isn't Hollow When It's Steeped in History and Culture
It's no coincidence that the father of modern Jewish historiography opens his key work with Joshua, not Abraham. This is the history of a nation, even if the religion was destined to become a major element.
Quo Vadis, Poland?
The Poles err in criminalizing any reference to their involvement in the Holocaust. They did suffer – but also have things to answer for.
Arab Failures, Kurdish Achievements Might Fix History’s Injustices
With the Baghdad government weak and the Kurdish leaders careful, the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq is a de-facto state.
In the Current Climate, Herzog's Proposal of Interim Measures Is Right
Staying stuck in the old leftist rhetoric will advance neither the solution of the conflict nor the chance of replacing the current government.
The Flight of Moderate, Educated Citizens Is the True Cause of the Syrian Nakba
As with the Palestinians in 1948, when the backbone of society isn’t willing to fight for the country, it can’t survive.
Why Washington Will Never Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Instead of putting false hopes in a U.S.–brokered solution, the Israeli left should pursue an alternative policy and get Diaspora Jews to bankroll it. Part 2 of ‘Between two national movements.’
With No Solution in Sight: Between Two National Movements
There is more than one reason for the failure of the Oslo Accords, but at the basis lies a fundamental difference in how each side views the conflict.
Netanyahu's Pick for Israel's Envoy to Italy Spits in Rome's Face
Is the choice of Fiamma Nirenstein a bid to punish Rome for supporting Israel?
Wanted, a Foreign Minister for Israel
Is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu so isolated that he is unable to find someone he can trust to carry out his policies as foreign minister?
Why Did Palestinian Jaffa Fall More Quickly Than Jerusalem in 1948?
New and pioneering work sheds light on these similar yet different cities in their war against the Jewish community and the State of Israel.
The Origins and Challenges of Israeli Democracy
The origins of Israel's democracy are anchored in institutional traditions and behavior that originated in the Diaspora. Now those frameworks and traditions are in danger.
With the Oslo Dream Shattered, Israel Must Do the Creative Thinking
The Palestinians do not recognize the Jews’ right to a state, so Israel must take steps on its own to improve the atmosphere.
Ukraine, the Sick Man of Europe
Ukraine has a long way to go to achieve democracy and stability, and its fate is far from being stable and assured - and not only because of Moscow’s policy.
Jewish State Law Will Only Harm Netanyahu
Netanyahu should take a lesson from Menachem Begin, whose insistence on passing the Basic Law on Jerusalem only harmed the very thing he sought to protect.
The Nakba According to Haaretz
Reality is always complex, and we do need to teach it in Israel’s schools - but not the unilateral Palestinian narrative that was adopted in the Haaretz editorial from April 29.
Don’t Expect Abbas to Sign Anything
So far, the Palestinian negotiating tactic has been to get concessions, then cut off talks and 'start where we left off.'
Mahmoud Abbas Holds the Key to Peace
We don’t need the Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, but we do need to hear them say - publicly - that they accept us.
Ariel Sharon: The Leader Who Was Almost De Gaulle
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was able to do what the left wanted but never had the mandate for, but his final act remained a work in progress.
Mandela's Blind Spot
Mandela's knowledge of Zionism was filtered through the lens of the movement's harshest critics – Jewish communists.
Visit the Concentration Camps in Germany, Too
By focusing on the extermination camps in Poland, a distortion has developed in the presentation and understanding of the Holocaust.
Geneva Is Not Munich, but There's a Very Disturbing Echo
Obama has not proven any leadership, determination or skill in handling the most serious international crisis since he took office. Doubt is appropriate until proven otherwise.
When Western PC Meets Arab Democracy
The complications that accompany secular democracy in Middle East nations presents Western spectators with a difficult moral dilemma.