Political Paralysis Could Leave Israel at the Mercy of Economic Crisis
A government signing checks won’t bring economic rehabilitation.
July 15, 2020
Political Paralysis Could Leave Israel at the Mercy of Economic Crisis
A government signing checks won’t bring economic rehabilitation.
With unemployment skyrocketing and the government contemplating renewed lockdowns in the face of a second wave of the coronavirus, Israeli Treasury officials have been working to craft a fiscal plan to pave the way to economic recovery. But the budget has been stalled by the rivalry between the current prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his primary coalition partner Benny Gantz, who is scheduled to replace him in November 2021. Haviv Rettig Gur explains the impasse, and why it matters:
July 15, 2020
Promoting Religious Freedom Abroad Shouldn’t Compromise the Fight against Radical Islam
Better to focus on the most serious culprits.
German Intellectuals Rush to Defend a Cameroonian Anti-Semite
The growing popularity of Holocaust minimization.
Prayer, for All Its Public Features, Is an Affair between Man and God
Some reflections on solitary prayer and mixed-sex seating.
Kibbutzniks Are Fighting to Preserve a 2,000-Year-Old Ritual Bath
Discover by a Muslim and a Christian.