Commentary

Netanyahu has proved he gets along with Biden

Netanyahu has proved he gets along with Biden

Blinken's caution contradicts the wishes on the Left that the Americans will stop Netanyahu from what he’s doing. Netanyahu, for his part, is contributing his share to the calm atmosphere that is so important to the US administration.

When Europeans and Palestinians erase Jewish history together

The real lesson of Tu BiShvat

Eleven years after Mark Twain’s visit to "a hopeless land," the community of Petach Tikva was established, awakening the somnambulant national consciousness. If we believe in our ability to resurrect ourselves and are loyal to it, the land will blossom and give us back love in return.

Cabinet ministers face a new task: How to speak like Americans

It turns out Netanyahu never 'lost' the Democrats

Both in Israel and in the US, some have tried to create a false narrative that there is an unbridgeable gulf between Israel's prime minister and the 46th president. Blinken's visit, and the overall chemistry with the administration, prove otherwise.

Coming to terms with the lifting of the veil of ignorance

Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut, unlike Justice Minister Yariv Levin, believes that we still live behind the veil of ignorance; in other words, the judges rule from a place free from prior rulings and worldviews, and in particular free from the influence of political perspectives.