The Blogs: Not flying the flag this Independence Day | Daniel Orenstein
This Independence Day I’m not going to fly the flag. I’m not going to gush over Israel as…
The Blogs: Israel Keeps Golan as Syria Joins Abraham Accords | Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez
With Israel and Lebanon working towards a longstanding peaceful settlement and neutralizing Hezbollah’s terrorist machinery, the moment has…
The Blogs: Time to stand up to the Court – to restore Israel’s democracy | Aryeh Green
A few years ago, I urged MK Yuli Edelstein to do something that, in retrospect, Israel’s political leadership…
The Blogs: Great Israel Begins Before the Border Moves | Yochanan Schimmelpfennig
Great Israel Begins Before the Border Moves Figure. Great Israel begins before the border moves: from biblical-maximalist and…
The Blogs: The Upcoming Script Flip on Israel’s Lebanon War | Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez
Iranian state television declared today that the Iranian-mined Strait of Hormuz was closed once again. Minutes later, maritime…
The Blogs: When Enemies Sit in Parliament: Israel’s Democratic Dilemma | Maoz Druskin
One of the hypocrisies in Israeli political discourse is that many Israelis look outward and criticize other countries…
The Blogs: The First Rule of Defending Israel: Reject the Premise | Ron Jacobson
Since October 7, I’ve found that the hardest part of defending Israel isn’t the facts. It’s the questions…
The Blogs: State Without a Horizon | Yochanan Schimmelpfennig
State Without a HorizonOriginal artwork by Yochanan Schimmelpfennig. המרכבה נוסעת, והכיסא ריק Ha-merkavah nosa’at, veha-kise rik. The chariot…
The Blogs: Iran Crowned Israel Guardian of the Middle East | Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez
Iran did not break the Middle East. It revealed who can defend it. For years, Arab capitals tried…
The Blogs: Does Israel Have an Ethical Dome? | Yochanan Schimmelpfennig
Satirical illustration for “Does Israel Have an Ethical Dome?” The image contrasts Israel’s military shield with the more…
The Blogs: Not Liking Israel’s Government Should Not Diminish Your Belief In A Jewish State | Ethan Kushner
On Passover, Jews around the world gather to retell the story of liberation. The story of a people…