Unity

Netanyahu's unity gov't call must become action, PM needs to begin laying foundations - editorial

Israel faces enormous security, economic, and societal challenges that demand a broad Zionist consensus rather than narrow political majorities.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir attend the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026.
Yair Lapid at faction press conference in the Knesset, Monday June 2026.

Opposition leaders blast Benjamin Netanyahu unity government proposal as pre-election scam

Participant Foreign Ministers pose for a family photo during a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Arab League states in Kuwait, Jan. 30, 2022.

The mirage of an 'Islamic NATO': The Muslim world’s military unity is a political myth - opinion

Tom Cohen conducts the youth program of The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West in Tel Aviv, May 2026.

Arab-Jewish youth orchestra builds a unifying ‘East-West’ sound together


Calling for partnership: Arab and Jewish youth march together in Israel's South

Organizers emphasized that the march was the culmination of continuous collaborative efforts between civil organizations and schools throughout the year to promote common life in the region.

 Hundreds of Arab and Jewish youth in southern Israel took part in a march for unity and solidarity in May 2024.

Can Jews ever stop arguing? - opinion

By our respecting each other and joining together in one giant blaze of glory, we can shine a beacon of unity into the heavens that can dispel any plague, any war, any crisis.

 HAREDIM SCUFFLE with police at the Kotel, in protest of Women of the Wall’s Rosh Hodesh prayer service, March 4.

Reflecting on Independence day celebrations during mourning in light of the war

This will be a very different Independence Day

 OUR STORY: In Israeli waters on the ‘Exodus,’ July 18, 1947.

The truth about living in Israel at this time - opinion

'The truth is my heart breaks for each and every one of you who is not here, who doesn’t get to witness firsthand what Israel has become during this unbelievably difficult time,' the author says.

 MOST INCREDIBLE honor: Reservist crosses a Jerusalem street.

Unity from division: The lesson of God splitting the Red Sea and the Jews

When we learn the lesson of the Sea of Reeds to feel unity in our hearts, with all our differences, we can be more of the mind to “see” each other, be more forgiving, and able to focus on the good.

 ‘CROSSING THE RED SEA’ by Yoram Raanan.

Into the belly of the beast: The legacy of Oct. 7 hero Elchanan Kalmanson

Elchanan Kalmanson died a hero, and will forever be remembered as a person who put the safety of others over his own needs.

 ELCHANAN KALMANSON surrounded by his wife and children.

Reestablishing Israeli military invincibility and common destiny - opinion

Only an identity that is the synthesis of all its parts will keep Israel safe and ready to fulfill its true destiny of being a light unto the nations.

 IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi walks with senior officers near Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on March 20.

Jewish unity is the silver lining of the Israel-Hamas War - opinion

Unifying the Jewish people, fighting for a brighter future, and saving humanity (by fighting terror) may still be the silver lining coming out of Hamas’s insanity.

 A person stands in front of pictures during a demonstration to demand the liberation of hostages who are being held in the Gaza Strip after they were seized by Hamas gunmen on October 7, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 21, 2023.

Israelis must learn the value of diversity - opinion

Despite orthogonal religious and ethnic backgrounds, we as a nation must learn the value of diversity and to respect disparate lifestyles.

 PROTESTERS CALL for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza at a demonstration at Azrieli Mall in Tel Aviv.

Shelving contentious law on local rabbis signals unity discourse is not all talk - analysis

The reason Likud MKs gave for opposing the bill: not wanting to raise issues now that would split the country.

 MK ARYE DERI leads a parliamentary faction meeting of his Shas party, in the Knesset, last month.