Gedalia Guttentag is deputy editor at Mishpacha Magazine.
Gedalia Guttentag
By Gedalia Guttentag
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Opinion First reactions: What Netanyahu said (and didn’t say) about the U.S. and Israel — and what it all means
As the Israeli prime minister spoke to Congress on Wednesday, four of our columnists reacted in real time
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Opinion Palestinian terror should not be rewarded with a state
The hope of Oslo died years ago. Why is the United States still pushing a two-state solution?
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Opinion The unrest in Israel is not over the judicial overhaul — it’s an identity crisis
Is Israel 'democratic' first and 'Jewish' second? Or vice versa?
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Opinion Israeli democracy isn’t in danger. Minority rule is
For decades, Israel's Court has ruled too far to the left of Israel's electors. That's now changing
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Opinion Israel can’t help Ukraine — and it’s America’s fault
Suddenly, everyone is helping the Ukrainians. The ferocity of the Russian assault on an outgunned neighbor has stiffened spines from Washington to London and sent post-Cold War taboos tumbling across Europe. Pacifist Germany is dispatching weaponry and has promised to spend 2% of GDP on defense going forward. The EU is suddenly in the arms…
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Opinion Hamas rocketed my hometown — and the White House is responsible
As I write, the sirens have stopped wailing, the Iron Dome has finished its dull thumping, and people have left the bomb shelters. Gaza’s rocketeers have switched their sights from my hometown Beit Shemesh, but the sky over Tel Aviv is now lit up with a murderous pyrotechnic display. Across Israel, tens of thousands of…
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