Israel & Zionism
The desert fortress has become a powerful symbol of Jewish resistance. A new book examines the evidence to see how much of the story, including the famous mass suicide, is true.
The story of Ayelet Shaked.
Peace is just a chance to reload.
Reform might function as a political identifier there, not a religious one.
The uproar over “Word Crimes” continues.
Israel’s shark population is flourishing, and the country is becoming an improbable hub for shark research.
And the recent dispute over who owns that draft.
The expert on constitutional and international law tells us why the specter of “legal” warfare against Israel may not be as grievous as some worry.
In fact, he gave Golda Meir vital encouragement.
Israel as “part of the continuum of Judaism in the Muslim world.”
That sentiment, held by British officials in Mandate Palestine, was the origin of the idea that the city should instead be internationalized.
The leading ultra-Orthodox intellectual joins us to explain the key conflicts surrounding the place of his community within Israeli society.
We hear a lot about “the Occupation” these days. There’s no need to say which. But where does the term come from, and how much is it worth?
In 1948, the nascent state enjoyed political support from almost the entire global left. A new book by a member of today’s left takes a close look at how and why that changed.
