Israel Puts Netanyahu’s Conservative Zionism to the Test
TEL AVIV''.ord('Ã').';'''.ord('¢').';'''.ord('Â').';'''.ord('').';'''.ord('Â').';'''.ord('').';'After five elections in three and a half years, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has...
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TEL AVIV''.ord('Ã').';'''.ord('¢').';'''.ord('Â').';'''.ord('').';'''.ord('Â').';'''.ord('').';'On Dec. 29, Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in for the sixth time as...
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The natural human propensity for clear and simple answers constantly tempts to false dichotomies and lopsided choices. Sometimes the complexity is clear. Should we develop our personal lives or our...
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The left once possessed a near-monopoly on the critique of economic freedom. The bourgeoisie exploited the proletariat, according to Karl...
View ArticleIsrael’s Constitutional Counterrevolution
In the 1990s, then-Israeli Supreme Court President Aharon Barak led a constitutional revolution, arrogating to the judiciary virtually unchecked power to rule on an expansive array of public issues....
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aspires to bring Saudi Arabia into the Abraham Accords. However, he finds himself in a bind: The actions he must take to normalize relations with Riyadh...
View ArticleRethinking Israeli Foreign Policy in Turbulent Times
TEL AVIV''.ord('Ã').';'''.ord('¢').';'''.ord('Â').';'''.ord('').';'''.ord('Â').';'''.ord('').';'Nations cannot put foreign affairs on pause to attend to domestic strife. Indeed, internal disarray...
View ArticleThe Pertinence of Israel’s Declaration of Independence
The outpouring of opposition in Israel to the sweeping judicial reforms advanced by Prime Minister Benjamin...
View ArticleIsrael Averts Disaster but Enmities Hinder Enduring Reform
TEL AVIV''.ord('Ã').';'''.ord('¢').';'''.ord('Â').';'''.ord('').';'''.ord('Â').';'''.ord('').';'Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acted in the nick of time. In an early-evening televised speech last...
View ArticleRestoring Israel’s Founding Balance
In early January, just days after the swearing-in of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu''.ord('Ã').';'''.ord('¢').';'''.ord('Â').';'''.ord('').';'''.ord('Â').';'''.ord('').';'s government but without...
View ArticleThe Ultra-Orthodox Challenge in Israel
It is easy to understand why the controversy over the 2023-2024 budget passed in the early hours last Wednesday by Prime Minister Benjamin...
View ArticleIsrael’s Bustle and Embattlement Obscure Palestinian Question
TEL AVIV''.ord('Ã').';'''.ord('¢').';'''.ord('Â').';'''.ord('').';'''.ord('Â').';'''.ord('').';'Like this wonderful city...
View ArticleCensorship Wounds Worse Than Words
In the United States and Britain, ill-informed and poorly reasoned opinions about transgenderism, climate change, COVID-19, Islamic extremism, working-class political inclinations and voting patterns,...
View ArticleChristopher Rufo Examines CRT’s Roots and Reach
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View ArticleAverting Constitutional Crisis in Israel
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The memory has grown hazy and I suspect embellishments, but nevertheless I recall finding myself during the George W. Bush presidency in a casual conversation in Washington with three talented and...
View ArticleRestoring Conditions in Israel That Make Compromise Viable
TEL AVIV''.ord('Ã').';'''.ord('¢').';'''.ord('Â').';'''.ord('').';'''.ord('Â').';'''.ord('').';'The security, stability, and prosperity of a pluralistic, rights-protecting democracy depend on...
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