Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community feels misunderstood. Here’s why
Over the last few years, the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community has become the subject of every front page, television…
How a Shabbat protest revealed Israel’s growing religious-secular divide
A regular Saturday morning in Jerusalem offers a kind of peace and quiet unlike anywhere else in the…
Secular man attacked by ultra-Orthadox protesters in Jerusalem
A man was attacked on Friday by a group of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters while passing their demonstration in…
Group of Jewish-Israelis keep shabbat for the first time
I recently had the opportunity to spend Shabbat in Jerusalem with 100 Israelis, most of whom were observing…
Iran’s uprising and collapse of foreign rescue fantasy
January 2026 will be remembered not only for the scale of the uprising in Iran, but for the…