Retracted
A well-regarded literary journal retracts an essay by an Israeli on account of, well, what exactly? Is it a literary crime to be an Israeli in 2024?
Read MoreThis month’s Atlantic cover story argues that the “Golden Age” for American Jews has come to a close and, with it, maybe the “Golden Age” for America and the “Golden Age” for Jews. Is the US putting the “mean” back into “reversion to the mean”?
Read MoreIs it time for soul-searching and spiritual reckoning over the death and destruction in Gaza?
Read MoreFor the first time ever, Jerusalem elected a straight-up majority of ultra-Orthodox men to its city council. What’s it all mean?
Read MoreFew positions have more job security than mayor of a major city in Israel. But why is that?
Read MoreThey say that, in a democracy, even the most humble among us can be elected to public office. Now we know it’s true!
Read MorePerhaps now is the moment to extend the draft to the ultra-Orthodox, because a crisis is a terrible thing to waste
Read MoreBillboards all over the country and full-page ads in the papers call for new elections now. Is this a good idea?
Read MoreItamar Ben-Gvir has become, in a certain circle, anyway, the “It-Boy” of Israel’s terrible political moment. But why?
Read MoreHamas finally sets out their demands in exchange for releasing the 136 living-and-dead Israeli hostages dragged to Gaza from their homes. Is there anywhere to go from here?
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