Jewish state

This Rosh Hashanah, Israel must remember that we are all partners amid the election - editorial

The test is whether, a year from now, we will still recognize one another as partners in the same extraordinary enterprise: building and defending the Jewish state.

A Jewish man blows a shofar in the northern Israeli city of Safed, a day before the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, September 10, 2026.
AVI STUDENTS and stakeholders join for a flag-planting ceremony outside AVI headquarters in October 2024.

If these flags could talk - opinion

A DEMONSTRATOR holds an image of deceased Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest outside City Hall in Los Angeles, last week. The supreme leader thought he was invincible, but he was a lazy thinker, the writer notes.

Israel’s strategic independence: The transformation of Middle East politics - opinion

Armenian Orthodox worshippers arrive at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, to celebrate Christmas and Epiphany, January 18, 2026

Patriarchs’ statement on Christian Zionism lacked pastoral care - opinon


'75 Perspectives': Israel as a Jewish state - excerpt

Published by Academic Studies Press and set for an October 3 release, this collection is a singular nexus of thought.

 THEN-US ENVOY Dennis Ross meets with PLO leader Yasser Arafat in Nablus, 1988.

Israel's diverse protesters can't be labeled as anti-Jewish state - opinion

Douglas Altabef, chairman of the board of Im Tirtzu, has figured out, by himself, that the protesters are “new Jews who know nothing of their own tradition.” He has no way of knowing this factually.

 ACTIVISTS OPPOSED to the judicial overhaul demonstrate in Tel Aviv, earlier this month.

We must make Israel a Jewish state – we owe it to our ancestors - opinion

This “either/or” dichotomy does scant justice to the uniqueness of the Jewish people and their unprecedented return to their homeland.

 A PROTEST against judicial reform takes place in Tel Aviv, this past Saturday night. It has become increasingly clear that for those demonstrating against judicial reform, the real issue is an existential, not a political one, says the writer.

We must recognize internalized anti-Jewishness - opinion

We cannot shy away from engaging in the challenging discussions surrounding the impact of hate on our community. We should not allow ourselves to be bound by shame, and trauma.

 Thousands of Jews wave Israeli flags as they celebrate Jerusalem Day by dancing at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day, May 29, 2022

Israel as a Jewish state must be what all Israelis agree on - opinion

For many secular people, there is a looming specter of a theocracy waiting to descend upon us all. This has led to a tremendous resentment of religion and religious people in Israel.

 THE MASSES gather at the Western Wall on Jerusalem Day, last month. This is the Jewish homeland, not the new Denmark, or the 51st US state, says the writer.

'Being a Nation State': Evolution of Israel's Jewish, democratic balance - review

Tensions have moved along two interrelated axes in Israeli society: between Jewishness as a national identity and democracy; and Judaism as a religion and democracy.

 A MARCH from Ramat Gan to Bnei Brak in protest of the haredi community’s monetary demands for the upcoming budget, last month.

Being a Jew is easier now, but still difficult outside Israel - opinion

Jews living in Israel, even if they never put on tefillin, observe a single Shabbat or visit the Western Wall, live and breathe Judaism.

 NOW, 75 years after Israel was founded, it clearly keeps Jews safe, but even more clearly, it keeps the Jewish people’s identity safe, says the writer.

The miracle of the Jewish state's fruition - opinion

The dream of creating a state and the ability to not be reliant on anyone or any power to guarantee the protection and future of that state took shape and came to fruition.

 The 74th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on May 04, 2022.

There is a patriotic awakening in Israel right now, we need to make the most of it - opinion

These so-called Post-Zionists either never left Zionism or they have re-found it and are now embracing the uniqueness of Israel.

 THERE IS a Zionist awakening in Israel. Let’s leverage it

Most Israelis are willing to promote compromise on clauses in the judicial reforms

Left-wing Israelis feel less comfortable in Israel than they did a year ago

 DEMONSTRATORS BLOCK the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv during a protest against the planned judicial overhaul, on Saturday night. The world is mesmerized, says the writer