Jewish state

Israel’s election system puts coalition deals ahead of voter choice - opinion

Israel’s proportional representation system gives voters a voice, but coalition deals often determine who governs. Is it time for reform?

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Tel Aviv, July 27, 2026.
Palestinians hurl rocks at Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank town of Hebron October 16, 2000.

The Palestinian national movement has yet to accept Israel’s right to exist - opinion

FOUR DAYS to the election of a new Knesset.

Israel has not invested enough resources into hasbara, and now we are paying the price - opinion

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.

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


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

Raising the question of the character of the state - opinion

Changes in the Israeli Judicial Selection Committee or the override clause don't address the real issue at hand.

 LEFT TO right: Then-prime minister Menachem Begin sits in the Knesset plenum alongside cabinet ministers Yosef Burg and David Levy, in 1983. The Right’s stunning victory in 1977 caused immense fear and alarm on the Left

OU leader: Jewish character of Israel should be a value of all Jews

Rabbi Moshe Hauer stands by his principles in dialogue with the reform movement. Nevertheless, he stresses the importance of remembering that all Jews are one family.

 Rabbi Moshe Hauer

Thousands of Reform Jews send letters to Israeli embassies, Netanyahu, protesting Judicial reform

The campaign was launched during the weekend when thousands of Reform movement communities sent emails to Israeli embassies.

Israeli flag

Christmas and aliyah: The Jewish state is becoming less Jewish - opinion

By sending threatening letters, they’re signaling clearly that the unraveling of the ties between Israel and the Diaspora Jewish community is hardly Israel’s fault.

 CHILDREN TAKE part in a Hanukkah candle lighting.

On This Day: 75 years since UN vote to turn Palestine into Jewish, Arab states

In later years, the date would also become known as the annual International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

 JEWS CELEBRATE in the streets of Tel Aviv moments after the United Nations voted on November 29, 1947 to partition Palestine into two states.

What exactly is a Jewish state? - opinion

The Likud, Religious Zionists, Shas and United Torah Judaism are trying to form a coalition to lead the Jewish state, but Jewish state is subjective.

 Benjamin Netanyahu looks at Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri as they stand with other members of the new Israeli parliament after their swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem November 15, 2022.

Will Netanyahu be leading the coalition or will the coalition be leading Netanyahu? - opinion

Israel is in the limelight for both being Jewish and being a Jewish democracy, as defined in its Declaration of Independence.

 BENJAMIN NETANYAHU arrives at the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing in his trial, in May. The writer asks: What will Netanyahu need to concede in exchange for his get-out-of-jail-free card?