There are two ways one could see the issue of foreign workers in Israel: as a dire threat to the Jewish character of the state, or as an inevitable phenomenon of the worldwide movement of economic migrants that needs to be regulated. The two concepts...

Call it the new game in town. Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, have begun openly talking about amending international laws of war – written when uniformed armies were still facing each other on open battlefields – to make...

Hearts in Jerusalem skipped a beat Friday as it seemed the world had done a deal that gave legitimacy to Iran’s nuclear program, thus tying Israel’s hands. The proposed deal, reports of which referenced only a draft accord not yet approved by all...

So is there a deal or isn’t there a deal? So far it looks as if Iran has rejected the deal to export the lion’s share of its enriched uranium to Russia and France. This should elicit a sigh of relief in Jerusalem. As evidenced by remarks yesterday and...

Very interesting comments by Martin Indyk on the peace process, casting light on the Israeli narrative that President Mahmoud Abbas refused Ehud Olmert’s very generous peace offer before he stepped down from office. Marti Indyk at Conference.