A government that lasts only one year should be a failure…unless that government achieved something highly beneficial and irreversible.

There is a lot of talk in Israel these days about letting female soldiers serve in combat units.

New data from the PEW Research Center confirm the persistence of trends that have been previously identified in Americans' attitudes toward Israel.

New data from the PEW Research Center confirm the persistence of trends that have been previously identified in Americans' attitudes toward Israel.

The main argument against the opposition is substantive: If you support the troops, why would you vote against the bill?

Her death is a tragedy. The story of her post-death is a farce.

From Israel’s coalition point of view, the situation is clear: we must keep it going, for as long as possible.

Identification is required for survival. Without identification there is no society. Without a sense of togetherness there is no society. 

At the end of May 1904, Winston Churchill switched sides. He was elected conservative, then crossed the line to become a liberal.

Maybe that’s the way the Temple Mount reminds us of its importance.

Israel is in a political crisis – again.

Twenty years have passed since Israel launched Defensive Shield — the military operation that turned the tide on the Second Intifada.

Ben-Gurion’s dream for the Negev, as a blooming desert, the one that Lapid wanted to emphasize as he gathered foreign leaders for a show of unity, is not yet fulfilled.

They are two Jews with extraordinary stories, and on one Sunday they jointly captured the attention of Israelis.

A recess for the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, is a recess for all of us.

Prime Minister of Israel, Naftali Bennett, is a risk taker.

This is a sad truth about the human condition in general, and the political arena is no exception: Ultimately, we are all alone.

Sometimes events are simply out of Israel’s control. We are probably getting closer to getting such a lesson on Iran.

You cannot understand Israel without recognizing that Israel is a country of children. A unique country in the Western world (if it really is a country of a Western world, which is another question), that is still a country of children.

Those who are not connected to the community also do not see the need for it.

What is the purpose of a legal system? What does it exist for?

So, is it polite to speak in the Knesset in Arabic, or Russian, or French, or Amharic, or any other language that not everyone understands?

Israel’s Chief Rabbi, David Lau, wears a rabbinical hat, not a cowboy hat.

Jewish society in Israel is not a society of “tribes.” Repeat: not a society of “tribes.”

Last week, an interview in which Trump bashed former Prime Minister Netanyahu was published in Israel and was quoted around the world.

Does one need to study Tanach? That’s a strange question.

At the Cave of the Patriarchs, President Isaac Herzog made a bold statement.

What does one do when a strategy fails to achieve its goals?

Israel is making a significant constitutional change for no reason other than confusion and frustration.

It is difficult to know what is going through the mind of a former prime minister who is expected to spend many more days as opposition leader, and perhaps as many as a defendant in a trial.