ARI TATARKA

The Altalena’s return reminds Israelis that no political dispute should ever outweigh the bonds that hold the country together.

Haredi leadership is throwing everything at the wall: a Basic Law, road-blocking protests organized by the party, voting boycotts in the Knesset – anything to convince their base they can deliver

Israel’s bloated cabinet wastes taxpayer money, weakens governance, and exists largely to satisfy coalition politics.

Israelis care deeply about their Diaspora brethren. The issue is not one of sentiment. It is structural. The relationship is unreciprocated because it is asymmetrical.

As the most visibly Jewish community in Israel, haredim face a reality mirrored on the streets of Brooklyn and London: those who look the “most Jewish” are often the most targeted.

Lumping them together obscures a mile-wide difference in their fundamental natures: one is a politician, and the other is a demagogue. 

The war showed the strength of Israeli society and the growing weakness of its political institutions.

Can a stretch of land ruled by a private gang truly be called sovereign state territory?

For a significant segment of the Right, there remains something more important than tribal loyalty – the common good of the country.

I knew that hating him would do nothing but hurt us both.