With dialogue and good faith, a clear and distinct process can finally emerge for making constitutional law Minister Bezalel Smotrich has in the past made a number of statements that were mistaken and inflammatory. Here at the Times of Israel, I was among those condemning his outburst in response to …

Baharav-Miara questions the motives and timing of the announcement, which has been linked to Ben Gvir’s criticism of Amichai Eshed’s response to anti-government protesters Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara instructed on Friday morning that the removal of Tel Aviv District Commander Amichai Eshed from his position be frozen immediately, questioning the …

LEGAL AFFAIRS: Shraga’s concerns about the laws being weighed in the Knesset are why he and his movement are protesting. “You’re making a mistake, Eliad,” a passerby heckled. Dr. Eliad Shraga shrugged off the taunt. As the founder and chairman of the Movement for Quality Government in Israel, he has …

We haven’t returned to Israel to construct a pure democracy but to rebuild our people and restructure ourselves as a large family of Jews. Families are built upon compassion. A well-known American author asserted: “Argue for your limitations and they become yours.” We trap ourselves in narrow self-defined profiles, convincing …

The mother of disability rights made me, a rabbi, see how traditional Judaism can be dehumanizing, in the guise of pity. About 13 years ago, Judy Heumann, the mother of the disability rights movement, publicly gave me a “speaking to” at a synagogue board meeting. I mean she really let me have it, with …

‘Boy Meets World’ star aiming for Los Angeles area district with campaign focusing on good governance, says he wants to restore faith in government JTA — Ben Savage, the Jewish actor best known for the 1990s coming of age series “Boy Meets World,” is running to replace Adam Schiff, the …

Raphael Lemkin, a stateless Jewish refugee who died penniless, gave mankind’s greatest crime its name. You won’t find him mentioned in the place where he had his greatest achievement…or inscribed on any roll of honor, not even a plaque on the wall. Yet this lonely refugee crusader who was nominated …

Defense secretary meets with Netanyahu and Gallant at airport, as anti-government protesters block major highways Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin near Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday, where the Pentagon chief asked that Jerusalem take steps to de-escalate West Bank violence amid spiraling tensions. Netanyahu …

Net interest income increased 38% to NIS 13.5 billion as the Bank of Israel hiked borrowing costs from a low of 0.4% in April to 3.25% in November 2022 Bank Hapoalim, one of Israel’s largest lenders posted a record net profit in 2022 as rising interest rates and higher inflation …

Amichai Eshed’s transfer to head training division carried out with commissioner’s approval; shortly thereafter, Eshed is called to oversee response to terror attack in the city National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Thursday announced the removal of the police’s Tel Aviv District Commander Amichai Eshed from his position, re-assigning …