Uncritical reporting has given credibility to the pernicious, well-organized lawfare campaign against Israel, designed to chip away at the Jewish state's legitimacy.
The dissemination of libels about Israel often exacerbates tensions and hinders the quest for a nuanced understanding of Israel, Zionism, Israelis, what a “Jewish state” means, and the Middle East.
Many feel they must choose between their interests as Jews and their interests as citizens. These used to be aligned, but have now diverged — as the West’s commitment to liberal decency has declined.
Against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war, it is well-known that children make up nearly half of Gaza’s population. The reasons why might surprise you.
Israelis would love the world's support as we sacrifice the lives, families, careers, and mental health of thousands of our own people to eradicate pure evil on our border. But we do not need it.
It is our refusal to assimilate fully into anyone else’s culture, our absolute commitment to our own tradition, at any cost — and yet our grief for this cost.
Recently, I went to a seminar in Israel run by a movement that aims to save Israel from internal strife by defining a more cohesive, inclusive, and respectful — and less toxic — public discourse.
The popular chant, “We don’t want two states, we want 1948!” states that about as clearly as can be, as does “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!”
“What the hell is going on?” is a weekly series in which we bring you the most bizarre, outlandish, and surreal developments from around the Jewish world during the past week.
Both men are examples of what a prototypical politician looks like nowadays: hypocritical, contradictory, people-pleasing, self-serving, and disingenuous.
There is a guy whom you probably have heard of. He was a two-term U.S. president who left office at age 54. In other words, he needed “a job” for the rest of his working life.