It is the centennial of the Balfour Declaration, affirming the right of Jews to a “national home” in Palestine. It was controversial then, and remains so today.
Read More: Balfour’s Declaration, Jewish Celebration, and Palestinian Vexation: An Evaluation
There’s a brouhaha over a feminist Member of Knesset who suggested that kids might be better off if there were no marriages or nuclear families.
Read More: It’s the Patriarchy, Stupid!
Avi Gabbay, the new head of the Labor Party, presumptive leader of the left, and heir not-so-apparent to Israel’s premiership, has triangulated to the right.
Read More: The Gift of Gabbay
Professor Alon Tal discusses his new and acclaimed book, “The Land is Full: Addressing Overpopulation in Israel,” a plea for a sustainable future for Israel.
Read More: Being Fruitful and Multiplying? Please Stop
President Reuven Rivlin made a chilling speech to Knesset, in which he warned that Israeli democracy itself may be imperiled.
Read More: Ruvi Rivlin’s Presidential Address of Existential Distress
Do Israel’s ultra-Orthodox have an answer to the vexations of capitalism?
Read More: Don’t be Fooled by Capitalism!
Trump pulls the US out of UNESCO. Netanyahu pulls Israel out of UNESCO. Good riddance or bad judgment?
Read More: UNESCO = United Nations, Eat Sh*t & Choke On It?
Dr. Guy Laron discusses his new book, “The Six Day War: The Breaking of the Middle East.”
Read More: The Cold War’s Six Hot Days
The two battling Palestinian ruling parties – Hamas and Fatah – reconcile. What does it augur for Palestinians, Israelis and other living things?
Read More: A Separate Peace
Meet the Neighborhood Bogeyman: Iran
Dr. Raz Zimmt is the encyclopedia of policy analysis of Iran. Today’s episode interviews him about the new and changing alliances of the Middle East.
Read More: Meet the Neighborhood Bogeyman: Iran