Israel

The Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin

Learning conflicting lessons from Rabin's life.

Yitzhak Rabin & The Ethic of Jewish Power

Lessons learned from the assassination

Israel’s Disengagement from Gaza

A geographic area's identity crisis ... with no easy solution.

Moderate Religious Zionism

Beyond the settler movement.

Peace Will Be Established

An excerpt from the 1979 peace treaty between Israel and Egypt

U.N. Security Council Resolution 242

The United Nations responds to Israel's territorial gains in the Six Day War.

Yom Kippur War Implications

The Yom Kippur War led to a fragile but lasting peace between Israel and Egypt.

A Pragmatic Approach

Ben Gurion's attitude toward the Arabs in the Land of Israel

Gush Emunim

Settling all the land.

Questioning Zionism

Since the beginning of modern Zionism, some Jews have stood in opposition to it.

The Challenges of Success

Secular Zionism since 1948

The Religious Significance of Israel

Rabbis Kook and Soloveitchik offered differing views on what the modern state means theologically.