Jewish state

Living the vision: To be a free people in our land, even now - opinion

This Independence Day, we are called to make a choice – not necessarily between political views but rather between voices that narrow Judaism and those that expand it.

 INDEPENDENCE DAY is celebrated in the center of Jerusalem last year. In moments like these, the Declaration of Independence must once again serve as our moral, cultural, and Zionist compass, says the writer.
 RELIGIOUS SERVICES MINISTER Michael Malkieli speaks at a swearing-in ceremony for new chief rabbis, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, last year.

For Israel’s Jewish future, we must retain the power of the people - opinion

 Newly appointed Israeli minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Saar attends a replacing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024.

Israel’s foreign policy has lost its moral compass - opinion

 IRAN'S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, last week.

From Haman to Khamenei: The Jewish people remember their enemies - opinion


Trump’s pro-Israel appointments: Dream team or a tightrope for Jerusalem? - editorial

The appointments have been hailed by Israel advocates, especially those on the Right, as comprising “a dream team” for both the United States and the Jewish state.

 US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump and his secretary of state nominee Marco Rubio appear during a campaign event in North Carolina, ahead of last week’s US elections.

10 Christian Zionists: Mike Huckabee - No. 2

Meet the US presidential candidate who visited Israel over 100 times.

 Mike Huckabee

Education in times of crisis: Preparing Israel's youth for a future of uncertainty - editorial

Over 20,000 Israeli students, uprooted by conflict, face a disrupted school year. As they adapt, Israel's education system must instill resilience and a strong sense of Jewish identity.

 Israeli children in a religious primary school attend their first day of school on September 1, 2023.

A tale of three Jewish-American politicians and their mistakes regarding Israel - opinion

Predictably, as political players, leaders have chosen to put party considerations before the welfare of the Jewish homeland.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets with family members and supporters who gathered to demand the release of the hostages held in Gaza, last week, in Tel Aviv.

What came first – Palestinian terrorism or Israeli ‘occupation?’ - opinion

Our closest Arab neighbors repeatedly state that terrorism will end only when the “occupation” ends. Despite this claim, they continue to deny Israel’s basic right to exist.

Washington, DC – November 04, 2023: A view of the massive Gaza Protest March at Freedom Plaza and the White House calling for a cease fire and an end to US aid to Israel and in ending the occupation.

A rabbinical message: Islam must recognize Israel - opinion

The Jewish state should be recognized as the manifestation of the divine promise to return the nation of Israel to its land, as mentioned multiple times in Islamic sources.

 RABBI OURY CHERKI: The State of Israel should not be regarded as a foreign entity imposing itself on the Muslim world.

Our self-serving leader is taking us down a dark path - comment

At no time could I have imagined a leader who would let down his people as unashamedly and for such a prolonged period as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has done these past few years.

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 13, 2024.

Israelis and Diaspora Jews must work to understand one another - opinion

We must recognize there are fundamental differences in our experiences that might impact our ability to appreciate the nuances of our identities and how we approach the world.

 Israelis holding Israeli flags as they make their way to the funeral of Israeli soldier Sergeant major Ilay David Garfinkel, near Moshav Sitria, on March 24, 2024.

To Jewish women everywhere, it is time to pray - opinion

This is a spiritual war against those who seek to destroy Israel, not because of its borders, but because of what it stands for as the world’s only Jewish state.

A FAMILY gathers around the Shabbat candles

Is this the end of the Zionist dream? - comment

Bruce Springsteen, in one of his more insightful lyrics, once wrote: “Is a dream a lie if it don’t come true? Or is it something worse?”

Personal belongings including a child's pram are seen on the road next to a car days after a mass infiltration by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, near Kibbutz Kfar Aza, in southern Israel, October 10, 2023

'75 Perspectives': Israel as a Jewish state - excerpt

Published by Academic Studies Press and set for an October 3 release, this collection is a singular nexus of thought.

 THEN-US ENVOY Dennis Ross meets with PLO leader Yasser Arafat in Nablus, 1988.