A new history, City on a Hilltop, looks at the huge range of political affiliations that have animated people to occupy land in and around Israel
Because there is no aggressive surge—in fact settlements have not grown in years
The Obama administration’s chief diplomat is the man with two brains
An IDF soldier shoots a wounded Palestinian terrorist in Hebron, and is detained and tried. His guilt or innocence will reveal how Israel—after five decades of military control—is dealing with its society becoming more intolerant, more dangerous, and more violent.
Why Israel will soon be the only state able to govern Judea and Samaria, and the only military force capable of securing its borders
How the culture of shared rides around Israeli settlements breeds a sense of community, and a delusion of safety
Michael Kohlhaas, a 19th-century novella by Heinrich von Kleist, reminds the Israeli and U.S. right that lust for vengeance is a terrible idea
Conventional wisdom says Israel must reach a peace deal quickly, before population trends and diplomatic isolation overtake the Jewish state. Demographics and geopolitics tell a different story.
Israelis have a hard time settling differences, let alone settlements
The odyssey of Jack Tytell: An intimate look at the accused Jewish killer