Profile | Is Aharon Barak Still Israel’s Most Maverick Judge?
In this heretofore unreleased profile, Jeffrey Rosen discusses Barak’s legacy, detractors and the judge’s opinion on the role of the judiciary and the future of Israeli democracy.
Explainer | Will Turnover at the ICJ Impact the Genocide Trial?
On February 6, four of the ICJ’s fifteen judges left the court, and four new judges joined.
On the Record | Which Israeli Politicians are Being Accused of Incitement of Genocide at the ICJ?
South Africa's claim brought to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accused Israel of genocidal actions against Gaza. Read the quotes by notable Israeli politicians offered as evidence of incitement of genocide.
Court Issues New Ruling Over Chabad World Headquarters
The legal battles are inflected by religious differences about whether Schneerson was the—or a—Jewish messiah.
The Short Leap from Anti-science to Antisemitism with Peter Hotez and Jennifer Bardi
Dr. Peter J. Hotez join us for a conversation about antiscience and antisemitism, the connections between the “health freedom” movement and the far right, the dangers vaccine scientists face, and what can be done to stop the spread of these conspiracy theories.
From the Newsletter | Is Context Everything?
When I started doing interviews for the winter issue’s “Moment Debate” on the question “Should students be disciplined for chanting, ‘From the river to the...
Ben-Gvir Boldly Puts Bibi—and Biden—in a Bind
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1. Ben Gvir Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
On Sunday, The Wall...
Israel Dispatch | The Hostage Dilemma: Is There Really No Price Bibi Will Pay?
The families of the estimated 136 hostages remaining in Gaza are getting mixed signals from Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Ask the Rabbis | Does Jewish Wisdom Offer Help in Coping with Depression?
The prophet Elijah is in a deep depression.
What Three Words Describe Your Judaism?
During Hanukkah, we asked participants on /r/Jewish, a discussion forum on the social media platform Reddit, to describe their Jewish observance in three words and, if they wanted, to expand on what it means to them.
The Conversation
Thanks for the wonderful piece Dan Freedman wrote about his father Alfred Freedman’s role in depathologizing homosexuality in 1973 when he was president of the American Psychiatric Association (“Keepers of the Diagnostic Keys,” November/December 2023).