Opinion Trump Will Be the Arbitrator Between Israel's Petty Rivals
At the summit, what should be Netanyahu’s strategy regarding settlement lover Naftali Bennett? Either way, Trump gets to control Israeli politics.
Opinion A Shadowy Edict of Israeli Occupation
A corollary of Military Edict No. 1933 is that army commanders obey settlers' instructions to prevent Palestinians from reaching their lands.
Haaretz Editorial
Editorial David Friedman Is Unfit to Serve as U.S. Envoy to Israel
There's little standing in David Friedman's way to the ambassadorship, but it is to be hoped that just as Trump reevaluated the relocation of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, he'll also freeze this miserable appointment.
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Opinion The Green Line Is Not Sacred
Settlers are trying to conceal the differences between them and us Israelis to eradicate the 1967 border and have Israel annex all the occupied territories.
Opinion What Has Netanyahu Really Got to Offer Trump, the Deal-Making President?
The prime minister’s smiles and back-slapping with the president will disguise his deep sense of unease: that the dramatic shifts in American foreign policy leave Israel acutely vulnerable.
Opinion Why Jewish Conservatives Aren’t Worried by a Trump-Netanyahu Lovefest
A close U.S.-Israel relationship is a return to normative Republican beliefs after 8 years of the Democratic cold shoulder. Even #NeverTrump Republicans will be cheering the president on.
Opinion Every Dark Regime Has Its Informers
In Israel, Shai Shammay Glick, a devout right-wing activist, for years has complained to every journalist and politician about every humanist or left-wing cultural event. He just got a gallery in Jerusalem shut down. And he has accomplices.
Opinion Mr. President, Take the Money You Give Israel and Run
Follow your own slogan. Stop funding us, maintaining us, arming us, pampering us. Give the money to America.
Letters to the Editor
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Israel News
Does Israel Discriminate Against non-Orthodox Converts When Approving Immigration?
Officially, Israel's Law of Return recognizes all Jews of choice, regardless of their affiliation. But recent cases involving converts who immigrated begs the question: Is the law upheld in practice?
Middle East News
Physicist Stephen Hawking Fundraises for Palestinian Students
'I support the rights of scientists everywhere to freedom of movement, publication and collaboration,' says the scientist.
