Nachman Shai


 US President Joe Biden (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right)

Biden battles party doubts as Netanyahu clings to power - opinion

 DIASPORA AFFAIRS Minister Nachman Shai attends a meeting of the Jewish People’s Lobby, in the Knesset.

What will the next chapter of the Israel-Diaspora Jewry story be? - opinion

 THIS WEEK, the writer addresses the 125 Years of Zionism conference, in Basel.

It's time for a new era of Israel-Diaspora ties - opinion


Passover: Israel's national responsibility for Ukraine's refugees - opinion

The Passover message of freedom could not be more relevant to the current war being waged by Russia against Ukraine.

 A UKRAINIAN WOMAN who fled Kharkiv holds one of her children as she meets with the writer at a refugee center run by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in Poland, last month.

Amnesty’s delegitimization efforts have and will continue to backfire - opinion

This reality is so far divorced from the institutionalized racism of the apartheid system in South Africa that one can only conclude that the allegation is politically motivated.

 SECRETARY GENERAL of Amnesty International, Agnes Callamard speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem last week.

We must open our homes to disenchanted Jews this Sukkot - opinion

In many ways, I see apathy as the most biting challenge of the day, with too much space given to internal tensions within the already-engaged religious streams.

PUTTING UP sukkot in Mea She'arim on October 2.

Israel can carry the torch in the fight against antisemitism - opinion

Israel must recognize this new reality of antisemitism, and take into account how our actions directly impact the safety, security and communal life of Jewish communities around the world.

WHITE NATIONALISTS give Nazi salutes during a swastika burning in the US State of Georgia in 2018.

Kotel compromise signals new start to Israel-Diaspora ties - opinion

Fully embracing the responsibility that comes with being the nation-state of the Jewish people, our new government is here to acknowledge this pain and respond with bold action.

A WESTERN WALL agreement is no quick fix, but it is an important first step in repairing Israel’s relations with the wider Jewish world (Illustrative).

A fond look back and hopeful one ahead

The time has come to say goodbye to the 20th Knesset.

FAREWELL TO the Knesset

Moshe Arens: The man who didn’t want to be prime minister

I met Arens in the late 1970s, when he was a member of Knesset and chaired the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and I was the parliamentary correspondent for Israel Television.

Moshe Arens

Jerusalem of lead: Is Jerusalem is deteriorating?

The president of the Czech Republic, Miloš Zeman, visited Israel this week and came under heavy pressure to follow the US lead in moving the country’s embassy to Jerusalem.

Slichot at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, September 2018

Between the freedom and security of information

The Spokesperson’s Unit and Military Censor have completely collapsed.

IDF forces on the Gaza border, November 13, 2018

Is this the end of diplomacy?

Leaders like Trump, Erdogan and even Netanyahu, are tending to put aside secret diplomacy and in its place engage in open public diplomacy.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, June 13, 2017.