David Ben-Gurion
From Washington to Vance: The risks of America's Middle East entanglements - opinion
The “situation” of Washington’s day is no more. Yet, in another sense, its leaders and politicians keep managing not to avoid unfortunate entanglements.
How Ze'ev Jabotinsky shaped Israel's Right and liberal democracy - opinion
Voting rights and PACs: Solutions for the haredi draft evasion problem - opinion
Jerusalem highlights: June 12-18
Netanyahu seeks to establish Israel's place among the nations - opinion
There is nothing new about Netanyahu’s rejection of the territories-for-peace concept as the basis for Israel’s peace strategy.
Israel’s storyteller - Tom Segev's revealing biography of David Ben-Gurion
Tom Segev's newest book, A State at Any Cost, is a biography of Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, and has sparked quite a bit of controversy in Israel.
Ben-Gurion: Warts and all
Academic Tom Segev gives a no-holds-barred view into Israel’s hallowed founder.
Unelected ‘leaders’ can’t represent American Jewry
Among the current leaders of prominent American Jewish or Zionist nonprofit organizations, there are 10 who have held the same position for 30 or more years.
Simon Rawidowicz vs. Ben-Gurion on the question of ‘Israel’
While Ben-Gurion’s belief that the Diaspora would disappear is undermined by existence of millions of Jews in countries outside Israel, Rawidowicz’s argument has suffered over the past six decades.
Keep Dreaming: The view from the balcony
Inspiration from our first prime minister as we head off – yet again – to choose our next.
Jerusalem affairs: Kaf-Tet b’November
On November 29, 1947, the UN General Assembly approved the partition plan for Mandatory Palestine. People danced in the streets of Jerusalem and across the country.
Rebirth through aliyah
Aliyah Day (November 5) triggers personal reflections on the blessings of living in Israel
A South Dakota Jew became a powerhouse of the Zionist movement
Book review: When unremarkable is remarkable
Isaac Herzog: Modern Jewish challenges are safety, freedom, connection
For the past 90 years, The Jewish Agency has advocated for the security, freedom and connectivity of world Jewry.
