Daniel Gordis
The Times of Israel
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An open letter to Israel’s friends in North America
Diaspora Jews have both the right and the responsibility to speak out against a government that is undermining our society’s cohesion and its democratic ethos → Read More
"It's not that we'd have no government; we'd have no country"
Listen now (35 min) | Micha Goodman, one of Israel's most important public intellectuals and authors, on why the "Right" is really two opposed camps—genuine "conservative" and messianic—and a frightening doomsday scenario → Read More
“No one has the privilege to act or talk as if ‘the country is doomed’"
Listen now (7 min) | President Isaac Herzog is right—and it's time for a bit of humility on the part of those who don't speak the language of the country they're giving up on → Read More
An Israeli soldier probably killed Shireen Abu Akleh — what should happen to him now?
No Israeli I know wants that soldier prosecuted, and here's why. → Read More
Tight Election Shows Israel’s Left Is on the Rise
The dust hasn’t settled, yet it’s clear that Netanyahu’s gamble failed while Arab Israelis and moderates have a big opportunity. → Read More
Israeli Arabs and Jews Drive Past Another Turning Point
An opportunity to come together to protest the controversial nation-state law dissolves into ugly Palestinian chants. → Read More
Israel’s Talk on Free Speech Doesn’t Match Its Action
Recent detentions of those who disagree with Netanyahu’s government are unsettling for a democracy. → Read More
ANALYSIS: Can Abbas revive Israel’s Left?
A real opposition is critical to a functioning democracy worth its name – but Israel hasn’t had one in almost 18 years. → Read More
Yes, singing Hatikva still matters
It has become what Igor Stravinsky might have called an Israeli Rite of Spring. Year after year, now, an...... → Read More
Netanyahu and Abbas Clarify Israel’s Choices
The prime minister confirmed the obvious on Iran, while the Palestinian leader again spouted his deep hatred of Jews. → Read More
Israel's First 70 Years Have Surprised the World
Some challenges remain or have returned, like military threats in the region and tension with American Jews. → Read More
Poland's Holocaust Law Is All Too Familiar to Israelis
Students visiting concentration camps get a fresh reminder of what anti-Jewish sentiment looks like. → Read More
Israel Must Weigh Two Threats: Corruption or Iran?
The possibility of war may help Netanyahu keep his job even after police found reason to indict him. → Read More
Israel's Conscience and 35,000 Migrants
Deportation of North Africans has stirred a passionate conversation about the values a Jewish state must stand for. → Read More
Some of Israel's Top Fighters Now Push for Peace
The two-state solution isn't dead. It has some influential people on its side. → Read More
Israelis Don't Care How the UN Votes. Here's Why.
The Jewish state is secure enough to shrug off the world body's longstanding rhetorical hostility. → Read More
Trump Is Clear on Jerusalem, Even If His Motives Are Not
The two big questions for Israelis are: Why now? And what's next? → Read More
Must-Reads of 2017: Israel's Challenge to American Jews
Jonathan Safran Foer's novel looks at what may be the toughest foreign-relations issue facing the Jewish state right now. → Read More
Analysis: Netanyahu's Trumpian politics
"Unlike Trump, Netanyahu is a master politician. So what is he up to? Netanyahu has clearly noted that Trump’s tactics are working. Those who attack Trump seem not to survive." → Read More
As Trump Goes, So Goes Netanyahu
Why is a master political survivor like the Israeli prime minister mimicking the moves of the rookie U.S. president? → Read More