A union head pushing to privatize the government-owned company he works for? Should labor be clamoring for their shops to be bought by capitalists who grease the sprockets of their profit-making machines with the blood of the workers?

Is Benny Gantz the new Yitzhak Rabin?

Does Tel Aviv suck the oxygen away from other Israeli cities that could be great?

A leftist, civil rights activist says that no Prime Minister in Israel’s history has ever done as much as Benjamin Netanyahu has to improve the practical circumstances of Palestinian Israelis. Is this really so controversial?

In Israel, could it be that not having a government is better than having one?

Rabbis are sending folks to do DNA tests to see if they’re Jewish. Really? I mean, really?

What are humanities for, in a Jewish state?

Benny Gantz promised voters he’d never serve with Benjamin Netanyahu, if the Prime Minister is indicted. To keep from having to go to the polls again, should Gantz break his promise?

If we could invite anyone to our Sukkah, who would we have?

An ambitious and controversial plan would build massive desalination plants in Israel and the West Bank, and gigantic solar arrays in Jordan, and swap water for electricity, all improve our lots and promote peace. But opponents say the project reeks of “normalization.”