The Israel milestone we risk overshadowing

Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis · Feb 13, 2023 · 27m

With the political / constitutional / judicial tensions in Israel still running high, we will naturally continue to cover the proposed judicial reform as the issue unfolds.

But in recent weeks, it has struck me that one of the saddest dimensions of the timing of this crisis is that it could well overshadow what should be a full-throated celebration of a truly miraculous moment in Jewish history—the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Jewish state.

We won’t be able to pivot on a dime—focus exclusively on the crisis for the next month or two, and then suddenly change our mindset immediately…