Baruch Stein

Baruch Stein holds a degree in Political Science from Penn State. After leaving the Conservative Movement he affiliated with hareidi-led institutions but has since gravitated to the liberal most wing of Modern Orthodoxy.

Ecoams Planet's plastic bottle recycling solution

Recycling reform is just not good enough - opinion

THEN-US PRESIDENT Donald Trump winks at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a joint news conference in  the White House in January.

Netanyahu may lose control after elections just like Trump did -opinion

Man builds his wife a surprise dream house. (Kitchen/Dining Room Pictured)

Kahlon alleviated the housing crisis


Kulanu-Likud merger not the end of the world

I voted for Kahlon because of all the Knesset Members, he is the most successful at enacting domestic reforms.

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon

Why European policies regarding Jerusalem must change

It appears that many world leaders have more regard for Palestinian sentiments than for Jewish ones.

A general view of Jerusalem shows the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017.

How Orly Levy-Abecassis prevented an election

The enlistment exemptions were a readily resolvable matter that was intentionally drawn out for nearly two weeks.

Yair Netanyahu observes his father Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casting a ballot in the 2015 elections.

Move the embassy to J’lem or the consulate to Ramallah

If deference to a final agreement is to be considered credible, it must be applied not only regarding Israeli claims to the city, but to Palestinian claims as well.

 US AND Israel flags displayed in Jerusalem after Washington recognized Jerusalem as the capital.

Why this is the time to advance Mideast peace, and how to do it

Progress depends on breaking both the myth of the Green Line’s continued relevance as a border and the myth that Israel can continue ignoring the needs of the Palestinian population.

Jerusalem of Peace by Calman Shemi

Stop talking about Diaspora-Israel relations

With all due respect to Diaspora Jewry and the impact it has on Israel, the real tragedy is being overlooked.

American and Israeli flags

It’s not about the army

Tensions expressed via religious language are often more about power struggles than Halacha.

Haredi soldier

How Trump’s election hurts Israeli-Arab relations

In August the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan participated in a joint military exercise with the US, alongside Israeli participants.

WILL THE new administration change relations between Israel and the Arab world?

How Trump’s election hurts Bibi


Netanyahu's Peace Summit