Criticism of Israel

With strong US-Israel alliance, criticism of each other should be expressed in private - editorial

Israel believes, justifiably, that meeting with Hamas is a mistake. It believes, rightfully, that Boehler’s rather sanguine reading of the situation is woefully unrealistic.

 US State Secretary Marco Rubio arrives in Israel on the first leg of his Middle East trip, as Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar waits to welcome him, in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 15, 2025.
 Ben-Gurion University campus in Beersheba, southern Israel. May 28, 2023.

BGU suspends professor over anti-IDF remarks online

Friends and family members of October 7 victims grieve over loved ones' deaths at the site of the Nova music festival a year after the Hamas massacre.

We will dance again - opinion

 COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER Shlomo Karhi speaks during a meeting of the Knesset Economic Affairs Committee earlier this month. He argues that public broadcasting is an anomaly in the free market of democratic states, the writer notes.

Individuals leaving Israel should not face criticism - opinion


The media must stop presenting antisemitism as legitimate criticism - opinion

The Palestinian ideology, which views the land on which Israel was established as occupied territory “from the river to the sea” aims for the Jewish state to cease to exist.

 Washington, D.C., USA November 14, 2023: Pro-Israel supporters stand, draped in the Israeli flag, with arms around each other.

Celebrating Cynthia Ozick, illustrious Jewish-American novelist - opinion

I want to celebrate Cynthia Ozick as a penetrating critic of contemporary society and its attitudes to Jews and Israel.

 THE WRITER visits Cynthia Ozick at her home, in 2016.

Australia’s Jews show how to criticize Israel constructively, thoughtfully

Even more impressive than the Australian Jewry's infrastructure – epitomized by their Jewish day schools - is their unapologetically Zionist, deeply Jewish, worldview.

 The national flags of Australia and Israel are seen outside the building housing the Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel October 16, 2018

Modern-day Zionists must focus on goals early Zionists set for the Jewish nation - opinion

Many Zionists fight the battle of Israel’s legitimacy, arguing over issues like Israel’s right to exist, the Jewish people’s right to a state, and the IDF's right to defend itself against enemies.

 ALONG THE lines of encouraging aliyah is the value of making Israel the home of all Jewish people, says the writer.

COI on Israel and ‘Jewish lobby’ comment are antisemitic, UNGA nations say

South African legal expert Navi Pillay: "I am 81 years old and this is the first time I have been accused of antisemitism."

 PRIME MINISTER Yair Lapid addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, last week.

New Mexico adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism

The Israeli-American Coalition for Action (IAC for Action) applauded Grisham for her “groundbreaking executive order.”

Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico

Is there a difference between accusation against Israel and criticism of Israeli policy?

Criticism is generally levied against a policy that all agree is true, but opinions differ whether the policy is proper or needs correction.

 KNESSET MEMBERS are among those marching in Tel Aviv against ‘55 years of occupation and oppression’ of Palestinians, marking the anniversary of the Six Day War, in June.

Israel's friends need to defend it now more than ever - opinion

It is harder for Israel's friends to stand up for Israel when the nation faces global criticism for complicated issues.

 PALESTINIAN GUNMEN fire toward Israeli forces during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, last Friday. So yes, Israeli troops and police have aggressively escalated their counter-terrorist operations.

Criticizing Israel has become an unbreakable fetish - opinion

Oddly as it may seem, as a member of the world community, Israel has never benefited from the equality to which every other state is entitled.

 UN HIGH COMMISSIONER for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends a session of the Human Rights Council. Palestinians voice concern the international community is overly immersed in the Russia-Ukraine war rather than pursuing Israel.

Israel needs the resolve to fight Arab crime despite criticism - opinion

Galut Syndrome is the term for a behavior that implicitly recognizes one’s own powerlessness and lack of free determination.

 LIKUD MK Yoav Gallant speaks at a conference in Tel Aviv last week, which he and Im Tirtzu organized, that dealt with Israel’s domestic security challenges.

Disentangling antisemitism from political criticism of Israel - opinion

Clarifying and contextualizing the difference between these two contrasting terms may help “defog” the clouded view on the increasingly disingenuous, deceptive discourse on Israel.

A man waves an Israeli flag during a rally against antisemitism, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in May.