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Why are Israel's police resorting to more violence against protesters? Is it about the protests, or something deeper?
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (328+ words) The protests against Israel's present war have not been nearly as enormous as the protests against Judicial Reform, because " among other reasons " the war is still widely supported. But there are, of course, people opposed to the war, as they…...
Rogue Justice: The Rise of Judicial Supremacy in Israel
1+ week, 1+ day ago (291+ words) The horrors of October 7 ended all of that'but not forever. With Israeli politics now heating up in anticipation of October's elections, and with the possibility that war with Iran (and perhaps even Hezbollah) may be ending, judicial reform is certain…...
" Irwin is exactly right. But he makes a big mistake." Do Israel's sins invalidate the whole project? (Part II of II)
3+ week, 3+ day ago (59+ words) "Irwin is exactly right. But he makes a big mistake." Do Israel's sins invalidate the whole project? (Part II of II)Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis "Irwin is exactly right. But he makes a big mistake." Do Israel's sins…...
"I think Israelis would have a hard time recognizing the Zionism that Alana Newhouse describes." Part I of II.
3+ week, 4+ day ago (122+ words) Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis "I think Israelis would have a hard time recognizing the Zionism that Alana Newhouse describes." Part I of II. As I've mentioned several times over the past week or two, I've been fascinated by…...
"We have a family. Our family has a story. We've been telling that story for thousands of years."
3+ week, 6+ day ago (282+ words) This coming week, we will share an extended conversation with Rabbi Mishael Zion, whom I asked to reflect on the "discussion" between Alana Newhouse and Rabbi Irwin Kula in his response to her now viral piece, "Zionism for Everyone." As…...
Israeli Judaism is far from a monolith, and that's largely thanks to American immigrants. ..
4+ week, 39+ min ago (378+ words) When my family and I came to Israel in 1998, our daughter (who's now closing in on forty) was just about to have her Bat Mitzvah. It was important to us that she read Torah in a "traditional" synagogue. In other…...
They escaped the Holocaust and then volunteered to parachute back in. .. thus creating one of Israel's most enduring founding myths
4+ week, 2+ day ago (372+ words) Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis In the Atlantic, the Free Press and in numerous other publications, Matti Friedman has become one of the most important voices reflecting the soul of Israel and Israelis to the outside world. In…...
Pulling no punches: "On October 7, Diaspora Jews discovered that they had no purpose."
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (335+ words) That is why we are using this week to think about some of the fundamental questions surrounding Zionism. YESTERDAY we heard from Gil Troy, who argued that dropping the term Zionism (which some people are advocating) would be a terrible…...
Is it time for Zionists to drop the word "Zionism"?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (406+ words) It might sound strange that Israel from the Inside would take on Zionism as a specific topic. After all, don't Zionism and the questions surrounding it infuse everything we do? Yes, they do, but there are moments when it is…...
The last time (a) President Herzog issued a pardon
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (371+ words) If the war ends soon, Iran may still have 400 kilograms of enriched uranium that we have neither found nor destroyed. The regime will still be in power, and many of the targets we hoped to eliminate will still be standing....