This is the second in a series of posts outlining some of the core issues related to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Reform Movement’s positions on these issues. Click here to read the introduction to the series, and click here for posts on borders, r

For decades, the Reform Movement has been an active proponent of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At times like this, though, this can be challenging to envision, as extremism and violence roil the region and bring the possibility of a

A debate over the role of human rights NGOs that dominated Israeli headlines at the end of last year has only intensified, with new actions both inside and outside of the government taking aim at a number of organizations. Late in December, a bill that would

After decades of prayer, protest and negotiation, the Israeli government announced a historic compromise on egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall on Sunday. Leaders of our Movement in both North America and Israel have hailed the agreement as an important

“Without a live and kicking opposition, our democracy is worth little. I am here today because I believe that the free market of ideas is a holy principle.”

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said these words last Sunday, December 13 in New York at a conference

This month’s UN Climate Change Conference in Paris resulted in a historic agreement reflecting the commitment of almost every country on Earth to take steps to slow the progression of climate change and mitigate its effects.

According to a report adopted by the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday, Iran had been working on developing a nuclear weapon up until at least six years ago.

In the spirit of Hanukkah, a festival that celebrates the rights of Jews to worship freely, Women of the Wall are continuing their work to expand that right today in Israel. In particular, they are taking on Israel’s annual candle-lighting ceremonies that will

In mid-2014, following one parent’s anguished public remarks about her daughter’s intimidation and isolation on a campus roiled by political ferment over Israel, conversations among the rabbis and lay leaders of the Social Action Committee (SAC) at