A failed attempt to expand Orthodox control of the Western Wall.

More than American Jewry has maintained Israel, Israel has maintained American Jewry.

It knows what it opposes, but can rarely articulate what it supports.

Democracy is doing just fine in the Jewish state.

The rule of law isn’t the same as the rule of lawyers.

Aryeh Deri in the crosshairs.

A screen on which the ideological fantasies of the West are projected.

If opponents of reform ceased their “panic-stricken keening,” they could articulate serious arguments.

Pre-election rhetoric doesn’t equal post-election policy.

Making sense of the override clause.

Preserving, not overthrowing, the status quo.

There’s no plan to impose religious strictures on the secular public.

Peace became the left’s byword, and peace had become synonymous with terrorism.

A ḥaredi journalist sees hope for a more unified Israel.