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With inaction and political bickering and with no clear exit strategy, the government has abandoned its public

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-netanyahu-failure-a-lockdown-instead-of-a-plan/

The US president’s record of lies and unfounded insinuations renders him a fickle and unreliable ally for the Jewish state

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-trump-is-good-for-israel-illusion/

Mourning for the Jewish Supreme Court Justice is hard enough without taking offense at what may seem ’inappropriate’ gestures

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/singing-amazing-grace-for-ruth-bader-ginsburg-is-perfectly-fine/

The government wants to rebuild public trust in its virus fight. But it's done just the opposite with the chaotic and unsettling way it adopted stricter measures

https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-israel-makes-loose-lockdown-tighter-its-decisions-risk-alienating-the-people/

But wait! It wasn’t peas and grits. And it wasn’t that rabbi! It was Yom Kippur, though, and those details don’t matter, as long as preserving life is your priority

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-yom-kippur-the-rabbi-ate-peas-and-grits/

‘Social distance’ is the exact opposite of what we need as we ask forgiveness from God and one another

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/turning-the-page-to-5781-alone/

Justice Ginsburg knew that results often count more than procedure, especially when rigidity serves no purpose - and in that vein, took care of some specifically Jewish concerns

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/ruth-bader-ginsburg-the-ultimate-pragmatist/

A supernatural thriller, a courtroom drama, a tale of love and obsession, and an elegy for a dying culture, this Fiddler-on-the-Roof-meets-The-Exorcist has something for everyone

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/an-eternal-hero-eternally-reimagined-anskys-dybbuk-turns-100/

What ’Kings of Capitol Hill’ (and others) get wrong is how the lobby sticks to its principles even when they’re inconvenient for either side of our polarized political scene

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/thats-not-the-aipac-i-know/

My religious tradition reminds me of my powerlessness. It also has ways for me to try again – to not give in to despair

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/mayim-bialik-on-what-yom-kippur-and-the-book-of-jonah-mean-to-her-this-year/

The US envoy to Israel put Palestinian sovereignty on the table and raised the need for Palestinians to choose their own leaders

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/amb-friedman-hints-at-new-palestinian-us-paradigms/

The French satirical magazine continues to defend freedom of expression with courage, irreverence and little support from progressives

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/nobody-is-charlie-anymore/

How has QAnon infiltrated the social media of my bubble of educated, liberal, middle-aged Israelis?

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/propaganda-wars-cavalry-vs-blitzkrieg/

Even if freedom of expression is constitutionally ranked above communal prayer, tipping the scales between them undermines public confidence

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/protest-is-essential-during-lockdown-so-is-prayer/

The ban is likely due to Turkish displeasure over my support for the Kurdish cause. Meanwhile, Turkey itself assists, backs and hosts Hamas

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/banned-from-the-us-for-association-with-a-terrorist-organization/