Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJuly 09, 2026The Knesset House Committee on Thursday approved advancing the Basic Law: Torah Study bill to its second and third votes, with a final vote expected to be held in the Knesset next week, after the bill was softened to a single clause enshrining Torah study as a "fundamental value," which legal advisers said leaves the meaning of the bill unclear. In the NewsCheap Solution or Science Fiction? Israel's Laser Race Against IranWhat Do Israelis Actually Talk About in 2026?When Discussing Hummus and History, Don't Erase My Mizrahi Family'Israel Can't Just Pour Billions Into PR and Expect Its U.S. Image to Improve'Relying Less on Fighter Jets? Israel Weighs Massive Cruise Missile PurchaseRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World CupDemocrats Rejected U.S. Aid to Israel, and AIPAC Couldn't Stop Them'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli Election