Democracy

Dan Meridor decries the state of present-day Israel but expresses hope for the future. ‘This is the project of a lifetime.’

The implication is singular: the Shin Bet director is no longer subject to the rule of law, but solely to the prime minister, because the prime minister is the law.

We don’t need to agree on everything. But we do need to believe – again – that we’re all in this together.

The Defeat of Evil ends with this somber warning: “Even in victory, we must remember: No triumph is ever complete or permanent. Safeguarding our values demands constant vigilance.”

From its inception, Israel’s existence was treated as a provocation. A home for the Jews? In the Middle East? Say it isn't so.

We citizens have placed our trust in those running a “Seder,” that is, our state. It is a Jewish and democratic state, in that order, according to the law.

If you wish to help—come. Come live it. Come stand beside us in our cemeteries and shelters, in our waiting rooms and war rooms.

It Takes Chutzpah is crisply and clearly written, intended to raise a new generation of can-do activists with the ability to build bridges and widen constituencies in order to achieve their goals.

We must not let Trump’s policy of cracking down on far-Left antisemitism lull us into silence while his administration normalizes far-Right extremism and imperils our democracy.

Jews may not have had a state, but for centuries they had been practicing community politics in ways that closely resemble modern elective democracies.