Shuki Friedman

While skeptics dismiss the declarations of Iran’s leaders as mere demagoguery for domestic consumption, history teaches that ideological adversaries mean exactly what they say.

Shas moves quickly to fill rabbinic vacancies, sidelining candidates who fit their cities.

At a time when the government has declared war on the legal establishment and the rule of law, this system must indeed act with resolve – but also with judgment and restraint. 

Israel’s move may prove, in the context of Somaliland, to be a turning point enabling its recognition by other countries, while realizing its right to self-determination.

When these long-term demographic trajectories combine with new data showing increased traditionalism among young Israelis, the direction is quite clear.

Increasingly, Israelis are forgoing the religious-secular binary. Instead, many are locating themselves along a continuum.

The next government, regardless of its composition, must do more than heal a beleaguered nation – it must renew it.

The catastrophic October 7 assault, launched unilaterally by Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar before the Iranian noose had fully tightened, may have spared Israel from a far greater calamity.

Yair Golan and Ehud Olmert's statements may have concrete consequences in the growing international legal campaign against Israel.

The danger of changing Israel’s character has increased. The country is still a vibrant democracy, but will it remain so?