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Israelis Warn of Threats to their Democracy

 Israel’s democratic character has come under threat from its own government in recent years. A variety of Israelis,...

Neo-Nazis Look for New Home in Trump’s Republican Party

During his presidential campaign, Trump used clear anti-Semitic tropes and dog whistles. Both as a candidate and since...

D’var Torah: Khan al-Ahmar

Rabbi Suzanne Singer reflects on her trip with human rights activists to the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar,...

Trump’s Cruel Immigration Policies: A Rabbi Speaks Out

The President may be beyond learning the lessons that history and religion can teach us. But our country...

The Gaza Strip – The Third Way

Fifty years ago, there was a wall-to-wall consensus -- the only area for which there were no doubts...

The Two-Way Street: Challenging Ourselves and Challenging Others

The Two-Way Street, a monthly d'var Torah, brings Jewish tradition, insight and values to bear on the important...

The Hypocrisy of Regavim — The Settler Movement’s Cheerleader for Demolitions

The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth has just released a report that exposes the hypocrisy of the extremist pro-settler group Regavim.

A letter to my friends in the village of Kfar Adumim

Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Sallai Meridor pens a letter to his fellow residents in the...

What We Saw in Khan al-Ahmar

The safety and future of these communities hangs in the balance -- as do the prospects for a...