Could the Collapse of the Palestinian Authority Be on Its Way?
Hamas believes that the West Bank is ripe for the taking. It might be right.
November 19, 2021
Term Limits Won’t Solve Israel’s Political Problems
Jerusalem needs more stability, not less.
On Monday, a ministerial committee approved legislation, to be submitted to the Knesset as a whole, that would bar any individual from serving as prime minister for more than eight years. The bill is clearly written with the recent case of Benjamin Netanyahu—who served as head of the government from 1993 to 1996, and again from 2009 to 2021—in mind. There are those who simply want to keep him from making a comeback, and others, including some of his erstwhile supporters, who feel he wore out his welcome, and that his desire to stay in power led to the two recent years of multiple elections and political stalemate. To Ariel Kahana, the reform is short-sighted, and creates far more problems than it solves:
November 19, 2021
Term Limits Won’t Solve Israel’s Political Problems
Jerusalem needs more stability, not less.
Despite Recent Developments, the Syria-Iran Alliance Isn’t Going Anywhere
Arab kings and princes may come bearing gifts, but they cannot buy the loyalty that Tehran has earned.
An American Rabbi Reflects on the Perils of Abandoning Jewish Peoplehood
Remembering one of Reform Judaism’s most compelling thinkers.
A Recently Excavated Structure Is Evidence of the Events Hanukkah Commemorates
“The stories of the Maccabees are coming to life before our eyes.”