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Not the New Jew We Wanted?

Did 56 years of occupying the West Bank change the nature of the Jewish religion fundamentally (and not for the better)?

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Riff-Raff Rift

Everyone’s worried about “The rift splitting the nation.” Is it real? And, if so, what’s it all about?

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Has Bibi Lost It?

Is it time to administer Trump’s old “Person-Woman-Man-Camera-TV” test to Benjamin Netanyahu?

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Ne’emanut Now

Mijal explains her notion of “Ne’emanut” and how maybe there’s more to morality than being principled

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The Best Laid Plans

President Herzog’s compromise plan for judicial reform failed straight out of the gate. But why?

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Secular Uprising?

Haaretz’s Anshel Pfeffer argues that the energy behind the protests comes mostly from secular folks who are fed up with religious folks. In the end, does it always comes down to religion?

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Insubordi-Nation

There’s a growing number of elite reservists who are refusing to serve in the IDF because of the judicial reform. Is staying home from an army a fair response?

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Flagging Spirits (or, Vexing Vexillology)

Israeli flags are weirdly prominent in the protests against the judicial reform. What’s with the flags?

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