We think of Israel as the country that manages to survive despite existential threats from outside and within. What should we expect? An examination of Israel’s earlier crises may be instructive.

We carry the heavy burden of difficult and frustrating events, but we lean into surviving with a hope that does not know despair

If ethno-nationalism is bad for Jews as a minority in the Diaspora, then ethno-nationalism practiced by Jews as the majority, holding state power, is also bad

A deep dive into the dynamics of the case for judicial reform

Is Israel’s split into pro- and anti-Bibi camps a healthy manifestation of exuberant pluralism—or the symptom of a dangerous and potentially unbridgeable polarization?

The governance of the West Bank cannot be both Jewish and democratic

Israel no longer needs American philanthropy, but American Jews need Israel for more

Latinos could once again have an impact on Israel’s future, this time as Israel’s strongest ally. But there’s work to be done.

The Passover song ‘Dayenu’ is not just a tune about the Exodus. It’s a blueprint for the story of Israel

On its 75th anniversary, Israel is contending with the price of liberty