Opinion The Queen's Royal Snub of Israel
Is there another United Nations member-state that the British Royals have so consistently and assiduously snubbed in this way?
David Landau
The Moral Case for Israel’s Ground Invasion
Israel has no moral defense for its aerial bombing of Gaza; its high number of civilian deaths were inevitable and therefore unjustifiable.
Israel Must Not Surrender to Settler Bullying and Violence
Before the Gaza disengagement, settler violence was precluded by the heavy presence of police and army – which is what Israel should use today against Yitzhar’s cowardly pogromchiks.
Apartheid or Not, Kerry’s Warning Was Clear
Kerry’s 'apartheid affair’ shows yet again how the political and media noisemakers fixate on a subsidiary issue and the impotent peace camp can’t shift the focus back to substance.
Palestinian Unity Exposes Netanyahu’s True Face
'One gun, one military authority,’ demanded Israel of the Palestinians, so why is its government now using the Fatah-Hamas rapprochement as grounds for an end to all negotiations?
Arafat Provided the Analysis That Lets a Religious Jew Accept a Two-state Solution
In a 2004 conversation, the PLO chief sought to show that a modern-day believer can cherish the Holy Land yet still conduct talks on its future.
Russia or Ukraine? For Some Israelis, Holocaust Memories Are Key
Netanyahu’s dilemma is a truly cruel one. Pro-Russian sentiment among Israeli officials can certainly be understood, when one looks upon the past.
Where Is the Moral Conscience of Israel's Diplomats?
The foreign ministry strikers are stained by the dishonor of never standing tall against policies that they well know are leading Israel to international leprosy and domestic disaster.
Not Buying Into Netanyahu's 'Jewish State'
Netanyahu’s insistence on recognition of Israel as the 'Jewish state’ reflects his imperious version of Zionism - which he is trying to force down Palestinian throats.
One Man's Prayer, Another Man's Incitement
Once religious Judaism and fundamentalist nationalism are deliberately yoked together, differentiating between ritual and incitement is becoming far more complex.
Israel's Left Must Shout, Not Whisper, Its Support for Kerry
The dream of Israel's peace camp is coming true: Strong foreign support pushing Israel to end the occupation. Its leaders must not leave the field to the religious right's rejectionism.
Bennett’s Ignorant and Dangerous Distortion of Jewish History
Does Prime Minister Netanyahu agree with his coalition partner’s destructive dogmatism? The answer will decide the fate of the peace process.
God Save Israel's Next President
Israel should learn from the British royals what qualities make a head of state, and not leave it to sordid political horse-trading.
The Prime Minister's Deserved Rest
Atmosphere of populist suspicion surrounding Netanyahu makes it hard to have serious and dispassionate conversation about a prime minister’s need for respite.
History Lessons in Humility for Netanyahu
When Prime Minister Netanyahu invokes 'the spirit of the Maccabees,' he probably isn't thinking about their respectful cultivation of the superpower of the day; but he should.
Hanukkah's Temple Mount Incitement
The 'hunt for incitement' by both Israelis and Palestinians sometimes veers toward the hysterical, and is too often steeped in ignorance of the other's religious texts and traditions.
Want to Make History Bougie? Put Peace First
The new Labor leader must push the peace agenda as an expression of his own character and beliefs, not as an echo of the Labor Party aristocracy into which he was born.
American Jewish Leaders Only Care About Themselves
American Jewish leaders aren’t showing concern for Israel and ordinary Israelis when they badmouth the country's dark Orthodox 'fiefdom.' Their only concern is themselves.
Netanyahu, Back Off the Cheap Iran-Palestine Analogy
The prime minister's demagogic lumping together of the (existential) Iranian threat and the (unmilitarized) Palestinians only weakens support for his policy on Iran.
Kerry, Send the Peace Process to the Security Council
Enshrining the two-state solution in a binding resolution means that both Israel and the Palestinians would have to act in terms of their international obligations, at long last.
Erdogan's Poisonous Rejection of Israel
Turkish prime minister's unbalanced hostility toward Israel damages both countries' strategic and political interests and is also a violent revocation of a proud, shared history between Muslims and Jews.
Netanyahu the Fundamentalist
History will damn the Israeli prime minister's obsessive demand for the Palestinians to commit heart and soul to the idea of Israel as the 'Jewish State' as a precondition for peace.
Ovadia Yosef: The Political Kidnapping of a Torah Phenomenon
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the greatest Sephardi Talmud scholar and rabbinic judge in centuries, was cynically exploited by Shas apparatchiks for their own political purposes.
Intractable Trauma Israel Doesn't Have to 'Get Over' the Holocaust
It's perfectly legitimate for Israel to recognize the Holocaust as a key factor in formulating its defense policy, despite the liberal polemics seeking a 'post-Holocaust' Israel.
A Sordid Defamation of Judaism
The writer of last Friday's Haaretz editorial, who in effect declared that Judaism is racism, forgot that it is their faith community, not their 'genetic' community, that rabbis, like other clerics, try to preserve.
A Sordid Defamation of Judaism
Why is only Judaism, of all the faith communities that strive to preserve their profile and encourage 'in-marriage,' designated racist?
Kerry’s Challenge: A Peace Ratified by Both Israelis and Palestinians
Prime Minister Netanyahu recently stated that any agreement with Mahmoud Abbas 'be submitted to the people for a decision.' He certainly wasn't including the Palestinian people in his referendum call.
Peres, the Penitent President
Self-righteous attempts to recast President Peres as anti-hero are blind to the stunning relevancy of his belated, but whole-hearted, repentance for his role in establishing post-'67 settlements and his re-embrace of the two-state solution.
March 28, 1974: Golda Resigns as Prime Minister
Golda understood, deeply, the difference between her prewar diplomatic posturing and her fateful, historic duty to lead the stricken nation in the war itself. In a very real way, she was the victor of the Yom Kippur War.
Israel’s Peace Camp Should Reach Out to the Rebbe
A British Foreign Office minister has met the Belzer Rebbe, a key force for political moderation and social progress in the Haredi world. Now it’s the Israeli peace camp’s turn.