The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/yossi-klein-halevi/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:04:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Yossi Klein Halevi | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/yossi-klein-halevi/ 32 32 Humanness: from mensch to warrior - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/humanness-from-mensch-to-warrior/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:46:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3880374 Donniel Hartman dissects the Jewish tradition's ambivalent view of human nature, mitzvah as training for decency, and the IDF Code of Ethics now under pressure after Oct 7.

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]]> The Post Oct 7 Jew – with Sarah Hurwitz - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/the-post-oct-7-jew-with-sara-hurwitz/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:32:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3876552 How do the Jewish people reclaim our story when our very right to self-defense is under assault? Yossi Klein Halevi sits down with the author and former White House speechwriter.

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]]> Israel’s Elections: Judaism on the Ballot - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/israels-elections-judaism-on-the-ballot/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:02:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3872865 How does a Jewish state navigate its future when the most fiercely contested issue at the ballot box is the definition of Judaism itself?

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]]> Iran and my summer vacation - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/iran-and-my-summer-vacation/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:31:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3868729 What happens to a nation's psyche when the basic need to breathe is blocked by the geopolitical reality of an endless war?

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]]> Israel Election: the change we hope for - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/israel-election-the-change-we-hope-for/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:02:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3864371 Is it possible to rebuild a shared national vision when a society remains deeply traumatized and divided over its own moral obligations?

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]]> Israel’s Election Season: The opening shot - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/israels-election-season-the-opening-shot/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:32:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3860068 What do 4 political earthquakes in a single week – as the Knesset is on the brink of dissolving – reveal about the election that will define Israel’s future?

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]]> The Haredi Insurrection - Sponsored Content https://toi.li/tZFHxq Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:54:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3855802 Is Israel’s social contract breaking under the weight of the ultra-Orthodox draft exemption?

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]]> Israeli-American relations at a crossroads - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/israeli-american-relations-at-a-crossroads/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:09:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3851647 What do American Jews owe Israel when their own political and moral worlds feel under threat?

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]]> The sum-of-all-fears election - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/the-sum-of-all-fears-election/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:43:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3847219 Why is Israel’s next election being driven more by fear than hope?

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]]> As the missiles fly, then stop - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/as-the-missiles-fly-then-stop/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:25:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3842809 If Israel has successfully degraded the capabilities of Hamas and Hezbollah, why do so many Israelis feel less safe today than they did a year ago?

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]]> When the Israel Day Parade is more than a parade - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/when-the-israel-day-parade-is-more-than-a-parade/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:23:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3838276 Can American Jews define themselves through love of both Israel and America?

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]]> Bennett 2026 - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/bennett-2026-2/ Sun, 03 May 2026 16:37:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3815593 Is former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett a right-wing ideologue or Israel's great national healer?

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]]> Hope for Israel’s 78th Birthday - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/hope-for-israels-78th-birthday/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:39:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3810374 Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi mark Israel's 78th Independence Day with a meditation on eulogies, blessings, and the distance between the two.

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]]> Israel’s 10 Days of Awe: From Yom HaShoah to Yom HaAtzmaut - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/israels-10-days-of-awe-from-yom-hashoah-to-yom-haatzmaut/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:18:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3805573 How do we observe national days of mourning when the nightmares of the past feel like the realities of the present?

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]]> The battle over the word ‘Zionism’ - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/the-battle-over-the-word-zionism/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:55:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3800496 When a word carries history, burden, and identity all at once, can the Jewish people afford to let it go?

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