The Silent Death of the Israeli Left
The ideals are gone, but kindergartens are full.
April 28, 2020
The Silent Death of the Israeli Left
The ideals are gone, but kindergartens are full.
From Israel’s creation in 1948 until Menachem Begin’s 1977 electoral victory, the Jewish state was governed by the Labor party in its various incarnations, and its leaders thought it would ever be thus. For several decades thereafter, it remained one of two dominant parties. The most recent election, however, heralded Labor’s final collapse into irrelevance. Matti Friedman reflects:
April 28, 2020
On the Day of Remembrance, Don’t Forget That Hamas Uses the Bodies of the Dead as Bargaining Chips
Remember Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul.
Half a Century Ago, Elie Kedourie Understood That Neither Zionism Nor Western Imperialism Was the Cause of the Middle East’s Problems
A great historian who saw through the conventional wisdom.
If Religion Has Become Peripheral in the West, It’s Not Solely Because of Science
Stumbling into the great ditch.
Remembering a One-of-a-Kind Life Devoted to Jewish Education
Marvin Schick, in memoriam.