Victory in Urban Warfare Requires Moral Clarity—and Managing Perceptions
So long as reporters refuse to understand the laws of war, the IDF is at a disadvantage.
April 1, 2025
How Israel’s Supreme Court Undermined Efforts to Conscript Haredim
The connection between two of the country’s most controversial issues isn’t what most people assume.
The current war, which has placed an unprecedented burden on soldiers and reservists—not to mention the ever-growing number of the killed and wounded in action—has understandably raised frustrations among Israelis with the exemptions from military service granted to Haredim. Intricately tied up with the problem of haredi conscription is that other most controversial of issues: judicial reform. The two subjects were bound closely during the fights of the spring and summer of 2023, and returned with a vengeance in recent weeks as the Knesset deliberated over both the budget and the judicial-appointments law. Aylana Meisel and Yehoshua Pfeffer delve into the connection between them. (Video, 55 minutes. Audio available on podcast platforms.)
April 1, 2025
The Latest BBC Scandal Is a Symptom of a Much Wider Problem
Hostility toward Israel, and toward Jews.
How Israel’s Supreme Court Undermined Efforts to Conscript Haredim
The connection between two of the country’s most controversial issues isn’t what most people assume.
With or Without the Sabbath, Everyone Needs Some Rest
A concept as old as the Bible.
When It Comes to Apostasy, America Is Somewhere in the Middle
Around the world, most people who lose their old faith don’t replace it with a new one.