Israel’s leaders are heartsick about Ukraine and still nervously worried about Putin, and it shows in their muddled response to the war. Should we be doing something more and different for Ukraine?

Animals and plants are people, too, right?

Is there something about the way we see the world that drives Israel’s leftists away from the country?

Starting next year, Israel is cancelling make-or-break matriculation exams in the humanities. Is this dumbing down or rising up?

Are ultra-Orthodox soldiers less judicious and humane than all the others?

Each day brings new, anguished protests over rising prices. Does the government have an answer?

Do Israeli high schools teach too much about the Holocaust, and in the wrong way?

Reports that the police used Pegasus to spy on journalists, politicians, bureaucrats and protestors sent us through all of Kubler-Ross’s stages: Shock, Outrage, Fear, Depression, Gallows humor, More depression, Cynical tweeting and, finally, pricing old Nokia flip-phones on Ebay

Should our collective memory be fixed through political collective bargaining?

Should politicians displaying “moral turpitude” be banned from holding office for life? Are there crimes for which penance can never be paid?