Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) talks about the uniqueness of the US-Israel relationship, the Democratic Party and the Iran deal: "It is my hope that we can push back on Iran"
According to the New York Times, Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon admires radical Italian philosopher Julius Evola. An examination of Bannon's statements shows the opposite
The world still believes that the "Two State Solution" is the way to resolve the Israel-Palestine Conflict. But when the Palestinians invoke this idea, they mean something very different, which has nothing to do with peace
Rep. Mark Meadows, chair of the House Freedom Caucus, talks about his support for Israel, the need for the House Freedom Caucus, and on why sticking to principles over party is important.
Why is the Settlement Law necessary? Is it legal to expropriate private property? What will The Hague say? The answers to these questions and more are presented below
Exclusive interview with former Arkansas Governor, Mike Huckabee, on his support for Trump, the future of the Iran deal and whether the embassy will be moved to Jeursalem
According to the Iranian media, Donald Trump is "the most dangerous person in the world." If he's elected and leads to crippling sanctions against Iran, they may heat up Israel's northern border via their long arm - Hezbollah
Ronen Bergman smears Israeli democracy and the leader it elected; the IDF's one redeeming quality, in his view, is its opposition to Bibi; in truth, this is not about Bibi vs. the IDF, but Bibi vs. Obama, whose fingerprints are all over this episode.
לאחר שחדרו לשורותיה פעילי שמאל קיצוני, ולאחר שחבריה התבטאו נגד המנון המדינה או השירות בצה"ל, לימין זה היה ברור: מפלגת העבודה איבדה רלוונטיות. נאומו הדרמטי של הרצוג אתמול אישר את הדברים
The State of Israel is amazing. Aliyah is higher than it's been in a decade, Israelis are content with their lives, unemployment is microscopic, and new economic data show that Israel's employed citizens earn better livings than most of their counterparts around the world. L'chaim!
In an interview with Makor Rishon, former Israeli Supreme Court President Aharon Barak told new versions of stories in which he featured; the problem is, the are contrary to known facts and evidence. The Judicial Revolution is now rewriting its own history
Ha'aretz Publisher is deliberately slanting an already anti-Israel newspaper for his English-speaking audience, in directions even his Hebrew paper will not go – or his Israeli audience tolerate.
החלטת בג"ץ לבטל את מתווה הגז שגיבשה הממשלה גורמת לנזק עצום לכלכלה, לביטחון ולדמוקרטיה הישראלית. הקו האדום נחצה, והאחריות לריסונו של בג"ץ מוטלת כעת על כנסת ישראל
During Obama's presidency, more people were killed in war than under Bush, who conducted two long wars overseas. The internal logic of the use of force proves itself once again
He was Herzl's right-hand man, opening the doors of Europe's great powers to Zionism. A tribute to Reverend William Hechler, devoted Christian and lover of the Jewish People.
The death of a single Jewish officer, far away from home, touched a nerve among Israelis, awakening the feeling of brotherhood at Mount Herzl cemetery.
אחרי קמפיין אגרסיבי כנגד מתווה הגז, ממשלת ישראל עושה היום היסטוריה. החתימה על המתווה תזרים כסף לקופת המדינה, ותחזק את מעמדה של ישראל. אפשר לחגוג. מאמר מערכת
Israeli Arab leader Nael Zoabi is fed up with the violent rhetoric of "his" MKs. An interview with one of the prominent voices calling for coexistence.
Smartphones and YouTube clips are breaking the Palestinian lock on the narrative. Eric Greenstein, Mida's resident Middle East expert, tells the story.
The map series of "Disappearing Palestine" has finally found its way into the mainstream news at MSNBC. Dr. Ran Baratz explains all that's wrong with it.
Yagil Henkin, a Mida contributor, warns us to stop seeing his murdered brother and his wife as "terror" victims, as terror is merely a tool of the murderer.
The EU slams Israel for illegal Jewish construction over the Green Line - but has no problem massively funding similarly illegal Palestinian construction.
Likud political strategist Aron Shaviv talks about V15, the ups and downs of the Likud campaign, and right-wing politics in Central and Eastern Europe.
Mida congratulates Binyamin Netanyahu on winning the 2015 elections. Here's how he can make the country freer, safer and with more accountable government.
A small but vocal segment of the libertarian branch of the Republican Party is ridden with Israel hatred. Israel supporters must take note and address this.
Rav Goren is the symbol of the futile effort to force halakha and the state into a single unit. The Langer case held out a better option - which was missed.
Justice accepts no preconditions - and neither did Alberto Nisman. A professional and personal look at a man who paid with his life to find out the truth.
Wondering why Israeli public initiatives take forever or never happen at all? Ask the unelected and unaccountable District Regional Planning Committee.
Many Israeli Bedouin would like to study in Israel, but can't due to high tuition and lack of a cultural fit. They end up in Islamist hot spots instead.
Bogie Yaalon, former IDF Chief of Staff and present Defense Minister, helped shape the IDF's backwards and strange doctrine of avoiding military decision.
Too many bureaucrats and all-powerful unions. These are just some of the problems Israel's education system suffers from, as Dr. Tzvi Tzameret explains.
The Kurds are fighting the barbarous and well-armed ISIS to protect themselves and other minorities. They need military aid, not kind words and sympathy.
Israel's Attorney General and the Israeli Government are formally committed to fighting Hamas. So why are they preventing victims from getting compensation?
In his inaugural blog post, Mida's English editor Avi Woolf takes on one of the great myths of history - the "intolerable conditions" of Industrial Revolution workers.
Israeli Christians took to the streets to protest European policy which attacks democratic Israel but ignores wholesale slaughter of Christians in the region.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is a master at manipulating and appeasing political factions in the country. The Iranian citizen is nothing more than a pawn in this complex game of chess.
How does a long-time kibbutz member and one-time communist become a free-market advocate? Find out in this fascinating interview with Yehuda Harel, regular contributor to Mida.
A major semi-official Saudi newspaper has been making pro-Israel noises, indicating a Saudi desire for greater - if silent - ties with Israel. Will anyone in Israel listen?
Business owners provide the essential goods, services and jobs we all need and want, yet the Israeli government treats them as a tax cash cow to be exploited and abused.
“Historic Palestine”? A heretical invention. The right to al-Aqsa? Nothing less than a distortion of Allah’s word. An unconventional view of Zionism and Islam, courtesy of Jordanian Sheikh Ahmad al-Adwan.
Before WWI, Europe had been largely at peace for forty years, and faith in liberalism and progress was fairly universal. The slaughter in the trenches and subsequent political upheavals changed all that - for the worse.