Scholar and writer Michah Joseph Berdichevski is best known for his Hebrew writings, which included his lengthy debate with Ahad Ha’am about the nature of Hebrew literature, as well as his extensive recording of Jewish folklore.
Our latest Israel on Board video explains how the electoral system in Israel works. The video highlights the voting process, explains proportional representation and the electoral threshold, and describes why there are so many different parties.
The Israeli election on April 9 is just the first part of the process to decide who will lead the country. Our newest Israel on Board video explains what happens next and how the country’s government is formed.
Three powerful Muslim countries agreed to a still-vague mutual defense pact both to constrain Iran and to increase their strategic flexibility amid regional changes and U.S. concerns.
Facing a tough election in less than three months, Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to prioritize Israeli public opinion over pleasing ally Donald Trump in rejecting the latest implementation plan for the Gaza ceasefire.
President Sadat evolved and presented the bulk of Egypt’s views at Camp David, greatly limiting his advisers’ participation. He particularly kept them from demanding Palestinian rights from Israel, which would have ended the talks without an agreement. Sadat anointed President Carter as the more willing, tougher negotiator with the Israelis. Sadat left Camp David with the U.S. at deep odds with the Israelis and Egypt as close as ever to Carter and the Americans.
On the second day at Camp David, the United States and Israel candidly reviewed the 1967 refugees and the relationship of the West Bank to Israel.
23 de enero de 1938 Cartas y documentos de Chaim Weizmann, Volumen II, Serie B (diciembre de 1931 – abril de 1952), Volumen II, Serie B, Editor: Barnet Litvinoff. Introducción: Chaim Weizmann y el pueblo…
July 31, 2026 By Maya Rezak and Ken Stein Videos and Multimedia John H. Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H.R. McMaster and Bill Whalen, “Trump’s 14 Points: Epic Fury or Epic Fail,” Hoover Institution, June 18, 2026….
Originally posted July 25, 2026; introduction revised August 3, 2026. July 8, 2026 Source: https://rahmemanuel.substack.com/p/the-us-israel-relationship-where Introduction At Tel Aviv University in early July, Rahm Emanuel, the former mayor of Chicago, Congressman, President Barack Obama’s chief…
July 30, 2026 Source: https://x.com/BoardOfPeace/status/2083593633698394592 Introduction President Donald Trump and his Board of Peace announced “a historic breakthrough” July 30, 2026, on a roadmap for the full implementation of the 20-point ceasefire plan unveiled in…
Three months from the 26th Knesset election, polling shows the anti-Netanyahu bloc on the cusp of enough votes to form a coalition without the Arab parties.
July 21, 2026 Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-of-president-herzogs-speech-calling-for-unity-ahead-of-elections/ Introduction Invoking the memory of Jewish infighting as a critical factor in the destruction of the Jewish Temples in 586 B.C.E. and 70 C.E., Israeli President Isaac Herzog — on…
עליית הציונות הפוליטית במאה ה91 באירופה, בהשראת הקשר בין העם היהודי לארץ ישראל של 002,3 שנה ללא שבירה (שלומו אבנרי, ציונות כתנועת שחרור לאומי) היה במקביל להתפתחויות שליליות של הערבים הפלסטיניים במשק כמה מאות שנה…
בשנת 1938, חיים ויצמן, מנהיג ציוני מוביל, הדגיש בבירור מציאויות יהודיות מקבילות: אסון שניצב בפני יהודים באירופה ובניית מדינה מתקדמת בארץ ישראל. עשר שנים לאחר מכן נכתבה ההיסטוריה
11 בנובמבר 8391 מקור: מזכיר המדינה הבריטי למושבות ייעוץ נגד חלוקה, תיעוד בריטניה dmC. 3985/מסמך שאינו של האו”ם (11 בנובמבר 8391). https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-197568 עם פרוץ הסכסוך המתקרב באירופה, לחימה קהילתית המונית בפלסטין בין ערבים ליהודים, מלחמה…
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After his urging compromise on the proposed judicial overhaul, President Isaac Herzog, in the starkest of terms, says Israel is approaching the “abyss of a civil war” as opponents and proponents head toward a showdown. He characterizes the proposed overhaul as “wrong, oppressive, and undermines our democratic foundations.”
As a lifetime soldier-politician, Rabin acknowledges that the signing of the Declaration of Principles was profoundly difficult, and yet there is a yearning to end the cycle of violence and engage in reconciliation with the Palestinians. Drawing inspiration from Jewish tradition, he stresses the timeliness of pursuing peace and prays for a new era in the Middle East.
Begin welcomes Sadat’s bold initiative, seeking an end to the conflict with other Arab states through negotiated treaties. Begin invites other Arab leaders to negotiate as Sadat was doing.
CIE President Ken Stein speaks with the Atlanta Jewish Times in advance of the October 2026 election about differences between the U.S. and Israeli electoral systems.
11 de noviembre de 1938 Fuente: Consejo de la Secretaría de Estado para las Colonias del Reino Unido contra la partición Cmd de documentación del Reino Unido. 5893/Documento no perteneciente a la ONU (11 de…
Chaim Weizmann, a top Zionist leader, vividly pronounced parallel Jewish realities in 1938: disaster confronting Jews in Europe and advanced state building in Palestine. Ten years later history was written.
Updated July 10, 2026; originally posted October 2023. By Ken Stein Hamas’ Origins The 1988 Hamas Charter and remarks by its leaders and other publications express hatred of Zionism, Israel and Jews. It is thus unmistakable that Hamas…
