The Jewish History of the Neighborhood at the Center of Recent Violence in Israel
Jews have lived in Sheikh Jarrah since 1875.
May 10, 2021
Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett Are Trying to Cobble Together a Coalition Unlike Any in Israel’s History
From Meretz on the left to Yamina on the right.
After Benjamin Netanyahu failed to assemble a governing coalition by the deadline last Tuesday, President Reuven Rivlin passed the mandate to Yair Lapid, the leader of the Knesset’s second largest party. Lapid, a politician of the center-left, has now joined forces with Naftali Bennet, of the right-wing Yamina, to put together a seven- or eight-party coalition ranging from the far-left Meretz to the secular right Yisrael Beytenu. As of Sunday night, the two seem to have gained the support of the conservative Islamic party Ra’am. But, explains Haviv Rettig Gur, it’s still not clear if they will succeed:
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Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett Are Trying to Cobble Together a Coalition Unlike Any in Israel’s History
From Meretz on the left to Yamina on the right.
In the Name of Equity, a College Decides That It Has No Room for a Jewish Student Group
Antiracism requires replacing religion with “wellness.”
The Great Jewish Thinker Who Combined Law and Mysticism
“By creating symbolic structures on earth that parallel supernal ones, human beings draw God’s presence down into the world.”
The Jewish Connection to Jerusalem Is Ancient and Indigenous
The mirage of an international Jerusalem.