Shmuel Rosner is an Israeli columnist, editor, and researcher. He is the editor of the research and data-journalism website themadad.com, and is the political editor of the Jewish Journal.
By coming to Israel as a last act she was making a point, passing a torch to her successor—reminding Germany’s next generation of leaders that the burden of handling these relations is now theirs to carry with a similar sense of responsibility and poise.
I was sad to hear about Kamala Harris and the student incident. Not because I’m worried about the support for Israel, but because I’m worried about the state of America.
Bennett is a fresh face, he is a promise of a different future, he is a possible remedy for some of the ills that inflicted Israel in the last couple of years. But the truth is that 100 days is a very short time.
The instinctive tendency of many of us, when we witness such audacious move, is to root for the fearless prisoners. But the adults among us were quick to return to their senses.
The meaning of Shabbat in a Jewish State is an issue Israel deals with on a constant basis. Should stores be opened, should we have public transportation, should Shabbat be just a day of rest or maybe a day of rest with an extra meaning.
Why the riots happened when Arab Israelis seem to be progressing towards better integration and a more comfortable state of coexistence? No one can say for sure, but a fast-spreading culture of violent crime is certainly a contributing factor.
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