Column
Toxic partisanship, mockery of faith and singling out some communities for blame won’t fill the prescription for recovery from the coronavirus disaster.
The High Court of Justice effectively seized control of another branch of government, in flagrant violation of legislation that the court itself deems constitutional. Once the coronavirus crisis ends, a full-blown court-Knesset war will be unavoidable.
The virus is threatening the most observed ritual of the year for non-Orthodox Jews. But instead of giving up, it’s an opportunity to reconnect with loved ones and Judaism.
They have served unwittingly as a control group in the experiment to combat the pandemic.
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz opposes applying Israeli law to the Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, despite giving U.S. President Trump his word he would support the move. Israeli politicians don’t get very far by lying to U.S. presidents.
Iran’s people deserve sympathy for their coronavirus suffering. But the regime that oppresses them and is still working on a dangerous nuclear program deserves none.
You don’t need a pandemic to be reminded of the viral rot that sometimes infects the political culture of a nation.
Israel’s ability to protect itself and adapt its economy to the new post-global-village reality will in large part determine how it survives and prospers in the post-global-village world now taking shape.
His erstwhile supporters are damning Netanyahu’s new partner. However, his decision to sacrifice his political interests during a crisis makes him a hero, not a coward.
To speak of the party’s responsibility for the coronavirus while shedding light on its broader human-rights outrages isn’t “racism”; if anything, it’s an act of solidarity with the people of China.
The resolution to a long coalition standoff was messy. But Netanyahu’s continued hold on power was rendered inevitable by a democratic process, not attempts to undermine it.
Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, who hasn’t slowed down during an extended campaign season, remains in office for the next 18 months. Israel is much better off for it.