They Said Ultra-Orthodox Military Service Was Non-Negotiable—Until the Election Ended

Donate Now Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Telegram DONATE BECOME A MONTHLY SUPPORTER For two years, Israelis were told that the ultra-Orthodox military draft was the defining moral issue facing the country. It overshadowed Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria, judicial reform, Jewish sovereignty and the question of whether Israel would return to the failed security policies of October […]

Israel Elections Update #2: Netanyahu Beat Them, Again

Donate Now Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Telegram DONATE BECOME A MONTHLY SUPPORTER The final Israeli election results are still being counted, but one conclusion is already becoming clear: after years of investigations, relentless negative media coverage and accusations surrounding October 7, the political Left still failed to defeat Benjamin Netanyahu among Jewish Israeli voters. This was […]

Israel Election Update #1: Netanyahu Is Still Very Much Alive

Donate Now Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Telegram DONATE BECOME A MONTHLY SUPPORTER Reporting from Likud headquarters on Israeli election night, Avi Abelow explains why nobody should believe the headlines declaring Benjamin Netanyahu defeated. Israel’s mainstream television channels—Kan 11, Channel 12 and Channel 13—released exit polls projecting a dramatic setback for Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc. His political opponents […]

The Ultra-Orthodox Draft Rage

Donate Now Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Telegram DONATE BECOME A MONTHLY SUPPORTER The Ultra-Orthodox Draft Crisis: Some of the Context the Media Isn’t Telling You Should ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) young men serve in the IDF? Yes. I believe military service in Israel is literally a milchemet mitzvah, both a moral and Torah obligation. So why am I criticizing the public conversation […]