Opinion

Letters to the Editor: April 14

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Israel’s Supreme Court Needs Reform The title of “Israel’s Right-Wing Puts the Independent Judiciary in Crisis” (March 17) is both misleading and untrue, as are...

In Israel, The People Speak, But They are Not Always Heard

The last election in Israel resulted in the first solid government in five years. Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, rightwing but traditionally secular, aligned itself...

A Gift to Ben-Gvir?

In the 75 years of Israel’s existence, the Jewish state has developed a strong, multi-faceted military establishment, complete with an army, navy and air...

Keep the Free Inquiry Rule

In 2020, the U.S. Department of Education issued the Free Inquiry Rule, which requires public and private institutions of higher education that receive Education...

Parshat Shemini: What Makes a Chasid Kosher?

What’s kosher? Literally, “acceptable” or “fit.” In Leviticus 11, which we read this week, kosher means fit to eat. With so much time spent...

What’s Really Happening in Israel

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When Israeli judicial reform was proposed in January, the left protested, demanding that the legislative process stop so negotiations could take place. It was...

Proud of Israel, Proud to be Israeli

My wife, Judy, and I made aliyah in May 2017. Our time is divided between Tel Aviv and the U.S., although more of my...

Israel: The Jewish State and the State of the Jews

We are living in unprecedented times here in Israel, and we are witnessing history being made. Before moving to Israel, I devoted decades of...

An 1859 Fight Over How to Make Matzah Has Lessons About the Threat of...

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In the last few months, the world has been dazzled by an astonishing sequence of AI systems capable of performing all kinds of difficult...

Letters to the Editor: April 7

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Polish Responsibility In response to “Wikipedia’s ‘Supreme Court’ Tackles Alleged Conspiracy to Distort Articles on Holocaust (March 10): For the past several years, as a...