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  • Israeli soldiers and ultra-Orthodox Jews in the northern West Bank, 2007(Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)
    Israeli soldiers and ultra-Orthodox Jews in the northern West Bank, 2007(Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)
    Israel & The Middle East section icon
    Raw Deal

    To understand widespread Israeli alienation from the beauty of Jewish tradition, look to Ben-Gurion’s political bargain with the Orthodox

    byStuart Schoffman
  • Rafael Halperin.(Courtesy of the Pfefer Archive, Notre Dame University)
    Rafael Halperin.(Courtesy of the Pfefer Archive, Notre Dame University)
    Sports section icon
    Mr. Israel

    Rafael Halperin—who died last month—was an ordained rabbi, an ambitious businessman, and a middling politician. He was also a professional wrestler.

    byEddy Portnoy
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