Zionism
Trying on an IDF Uniform
While my friends interned on Capitol Hill, I learned to shoot an M-16 and ate kosher Spam in the Israeli army
Israel at the Ends of the Earth
Why do island nations like Palau and Nauru vote with Israel at the U.N.? Israeli aid has something to do with it.
Israel’s Bold New Queen
The latest Miss Israel, Ethiopian-born Yityish Aynaw, says it’s about time a black woman wore the crown
When Feminists Were Zionists
A new generation of women is being misled into assuming an ideological tension between feminism and Zionism
John Kerry Roasts Turkey
On his first trip abroad, the new secretary of state criticized Erdogan’s comments about Israel. It’s about time.
Do We Need a Pro-Israel Lobby?
Six prominent thinkers and activists make their case—and their answers may surprise you
Secrets From Israel’s Archives
How did Menachem Begin’s Cabinet handle the truth about the Sabra and Shatila massacre? Here are the transcripts.
Prisoner X Was From My Shtetl
Melbourne’s Jews confront the mysterious death of one of their own, Ben Zygier, in an Israeli prison
The Rabbi Who Hated Lies
David Hartman, my late study partner, wanted to be a great rabbi. He ended up in a war for Judaism’s future.
A Far-Right Israeli Electorate?
Contrary to conventional wisdom, Israelis haven’t become radicals. They’ve just abandoned a delusion.
Zionism’s New Boss
Under rookie politician Naftali Bennett, religious Zionism is finally becoming Israel’s political mainstream
The Search for a Black Zion
Adrift at home, a woman sets out to find the Promised Land—in Jamaica, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Israel
Nabokov’s Jewish Family
A friendship with an ambassador reveals the great writer’s surprising relationship with Israel


