Israeli society

Future Israel (Part III): Addressing societal challenges - opinion

Everyone living in Israel should be provided the same basic infrastructure as everyone else in the country.

|BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
Protest against the rise in West Bank settler violence at Habima square in Tel Aviv, April 16, 2026.
An Israeli settler argues with a Palestinian farmer, during olive harvesting in Silwad, near Ramallah, October 29, 2025.

Israeli society must reclaim the Torah’s moral core - opinion

Violence, extremism, and division are distorting Torah values in parts of Israeli society and religious life.

|BySHUKI FRIEDMAN
PEOPLE GATHER outside a court in Lod, calling for justice following the killing of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, on May 10, 2026.

The murder of Yemanu Zelka: A chilling reflection of Israel’s growing violence - opinion

We are surrounded by violence that is intensifying without anyone stopping it.

|ByYOAV ENDE
Hadas Goldman, Chairperson of MAKOM, with Alon Wald, a board member of Ammunition Hil with Alon

Ahead of Jerusalem Day 2026: Leaders across Israeli society came together to shape a shared future

Around 150 leaders of mission-driven movements from across Israel gathered at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem with shared vision for Jerusalem in Israel’s centennial year

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

How are ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting IDF service if they're too busy studying Torah? - opinion

While demanding that the government function better, shouldn’t the government also reallocate some money funding ultra-Orthodox draft-dodgers to better protect our soldiers?

NOVEMBER 6, 2024ByGIL TROY
A CONFRONTATION takes place between haredim and police at a protest against drafting the ultra-Orthodox into the military, outside the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024ByTERRY NEWMAN
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Religious introspection in Israel comes with political challenges - opinion

We criticize the motives and actions of opposing political, social, or ideological groups, questioning their values and integrity, and often dismissing them as morally wrong.

OCTOBER 6, 2024ByRENEE GARFINKEL
AIMING FOR the strengthening of Israeli unity, people gather with Israeli flags at one of some 100 locations around the country, in Hispin, Golan Heights, in August.

Grapevine October 6, 2024: Heavy week for Israelis, Diaspora communities

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 6, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
CHAIM SASSI.

While 101 hostages remain in Gaza, the honey this Rosh Hashanah will taste bitter - opinion

While we in Israel prepare to gather with our loved ones, how can we genuinely celebrate when 101 of our own remain captive?

OCTOBER 2, 2024ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
A SOLDIER walks past paintings of hostages who have been held by Hamas and of those who are still captive in Gaza since the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv.

Grapevine October 2, 2024: Dancing into the next decade

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 2, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
INSTALLATION AT Reichman University: ‘Anemones before the Rain.’

Looking at the two Israels, this October and 12 months ago - opinion

One Israel existed on October 7 – a nation caught off guard, unprepared as Hamas stormed its borders. It was an Israel slow to respond and missing crucial intelligence.

OCTOBER 2, 2024ByYAAKOV KATZ
SMOKE RISES over Beirut’s southern suburbs, early Tuesday morning. This is the Israel of power and precision, an Israel that reclaims its strength and strikes fear into its enemies, the writer argues.

Domestic violence in Israel: One-in-10 suffers from intimate partner violence - study

The study was conducted through surveys and focus groups, and Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics assisted in carrying out the study.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
Woman in distress.

Grapevine September 22, 2024: Happy birthday, Mr. President!

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG, 64 years young.

The next political big bang in Israel will be its civil society - opinion

The spirit of Israeli politics today dictates that “if the opposing camp is in favor, we are against, and vice versa.” 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024ByPAZ COHEN
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is surrounded as he stands near the entrance to the Knesset plenum, last week. The Knesset is composed of parties that amplify differences and disputes, the writer asserts.