Israel Must Recognize a Simple Truth: Arab Lives Matter

Who would believe that the hashtag #Arab_lives_matter would, in less than a day, turn into a virtual protest campaign, creating a tumult on social...

The One Thing Israel Must Do Now to Curb Its Raging COVID Pandemic

On May 15, 2021, Israel decided it had conquered COVID-19 and did away with the last restriction – the mandate to wear masks in closed spaces....

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Angela Merkel – a True Leader and Friend of Israel

For her last trip abroad as Germany’s leader, Chancellor Angela Merkel chose to visit Israel, a clear indication of her unequivocal commitment to...

Woe to Those Who Call Darkness Light

Even though it is forbidden to mourn during the holiday, many in Israel, especially in the defense establishment (whose motto is “the best offense...

Yair Lapid Is Right, Israeli Diplomacy Has to Move Forward

The first 100 days of the new government have without a doubt improved Israel’s global image. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid scored an impressive...

Israel Is Crushing My Right to Protest Its Occupation

I’ve lost my right to protest. A few decades ago, protests and demonstrations were a family affair. My husband, Dr. David Gild, and I thought...

Yes, They Are Freedom Fighters Yes, These Palestinians Are Freedom Fighters

The name Raed Youssef Jadallah means nothing to Israelis. He was an ordinary man – a 39-year-old gardener and father of four young children. Those...

Missing Uri Avnery, a Warrior for Peace. If Only We Had Listened to You More

Three years ago, we lost Uri Avnery, an indefatigable fighter for peace and against the perpetual state of war in which we are mired for our own...

Israel’s Anti-vaxxers Have Completely Lost It

Israeli anti-vaccination activists cheered when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took a cautious stance regarding the coronavirus booster...

A True Leader and Friend of Israel

For her last trip abroad as Germany’s leader, Chancellor Angela Merkel chose to visit Israel, a clear indication of her unequivocal commitment to...

Once Hailed as Israel’s Arab Kingmaker, Mansour Abbas Is Now on the Brink

Anyone who speaks with the chairman of the United Arab List these days – and it’s not easy to speak with Mansour Abbas, because the party adopted...

Woe to Those Who Call Darkness Light

Even though it is forbidden to mourn during the holiday, many in Israel, especially in the defense establishment (whose motto is “the best offense...

Murderers, Not Freedom Fighters

The name Samuel Milshevsky means nothing to Israelis. He was an ordinary man, who had immigrated to Israel from Estonia in 2001 and lived alone in...

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A Real Alarm

Israel received a brisk wake-up call Tuesday from its most significant ally, the United States. The removal of a provision that would have given...

Mocking Biden Only Proves How Dangerous Netanyahu's Become

Predictably, the Facebook video in which Benjamin Netanyahu mockingly imitates President Biden dozing off during his meeting with Prime Minister...

Deep in the West Bank, You Can See New Israeli Antisemitism

The head of the Israel Defense Forces, Avi Kochavi, promised us a lethal army, and now its lethality has been directed at civilians – Jews included...

Something Is Rotten in the Israeli Left

MK Gaby Lasky is well-known for her work defending Palestinians in Israeli military courts. When I accompanied her to court (for an article I was...

Israel’s First 100 Days of a Different Foreign Policy

For about a decade, Israeli foreign policy was mired in the morose idea that the international community is a Darwinist environment. The only...

Netanyahu’s Israel Did Little to Hinder Iran’s Nuclear Progress

The New York Times article reporting the story behind the assassination of the Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh at the end of last year...

This Is Israeli COVID Anti-vaxxers’ Most Crooked, Toxic Claim

Israel’s summer-long struggle against the virulent delta version of COVID has strained tempers and resources, and cost approximately 1,000 lives...

Israeli Banks Are Rating Us, and Most of Us Don't Even Know About It

It has been more than a year since the implementation of one of the biggest social and economic changes in Israel, and most Israelis still have no...

Bennett Must Change Israel's Attitude Toward Its Arab Citizens

The National Council of Arab mayors in Israel is crying out in desperation, and it must be heard. “Arab society is still under violent and...

'Just Hit Gaza Harder': Israel's Unrelenting Collective Punishment of Palestinians 'Just Hit Gaza Harder': No End in Sight for Israel’s Collective Punishment of Two Million Palestinian Civilians

The expression that if all you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail applies to Israel’s relationship with Gaza with tragic...