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National Unity

Two new Torah scrolls have been dedicated to the memory of Israeli civilians and soldiers killed in the Oct 7 Hamas terrorist attacks and ongoing war, in addition to the hostages being held in Gaza, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, Nov. 21, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Thoughts and observations as the war continues

In the midst of the darkness, we, as a people, are emanating light.

Rabbi Avi Weiss

November 24, 2023

IDF soldiers receive protective equipment from One People, a civilian group that formed shortly after Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Photo courtesy of One People.

Knitting Israel back together

The extraordinary unity Israel has seen in recent weeks can be sustained.

November 1, 2023

Then-Defense Minister Benny Gantz (left) and then-Prime Minister Yair Lapid during a vote at the Knesset in Jerusalem, Dec. 13, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu invites opposition leaders into ‘broad emergency government’

Earlier on Saturday, Yesh Atid's Yair Lapid called for such a political constellation.

October 7, 2023

Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid attends the Marker Conference for Education in Tel Aviv, Aug. 20, 2023. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Lapid calls for national unity government

Such a move will send a message to the Jewish state's enemies that Israel stands united, the opposition leader said.

October 7, 2023

Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the AJC Global Forum, June 11, 2023. Photo by Yair Meyuhas/AJC.

To learn and teach about unity

It seems that nothing is more vital at this time than highlighting what unites us as a nation.

September 4, 2023

"Faithful and not a [reserve service] refuser," the sign reads at a rally in Tel Aviv in support of the government's judicial reform program, July 23, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Israel’s unity is our secret weapon

We must not allow our political differences to hand our enemies the advantage.

Karma Feinstein Cohen

August 15, 2023

National Unity Party Chairman Benny Gantz (center) attends a prayer session held by anti-reform activists at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, July 23, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Likud minister says door open for Gantz to join coalition

Former Gantz adviser Ronen Tzur calls for opposition parties to join the government.

July 30, 2023

Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem as Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 17, 2023. Photo by Erik Marmor/Flash90.

On eve of Tisha B’Av, Israel’s president speaks of both animosity and unity

“We must imagine our common lives here together, in 40, 50 and 100 years, and how each action will impact our children and grandchildren, and the bridges between us,” wrote Isaac Herzog.

July 26, 2023

Israeli founding father and first prime minister David Ben-Gurion declares independence beneath a large portrait of Theodor Herzl, founder of modern Zionism, at the Tel Aviv Museum, today Independence Hall, on May 14, 1948. Photo by Zoltan Kluger/GPO.

Israel rethinks its identity

If we succumb once more to division, the nation will fall to pieces.

Michael Laitman

May 18, 2023