Commandment III: Jewish or Israeli
The fundamental tension at the core of Israeli society.
A large Israeli flag at the Western Wall Plaza, Judaism's holiest prayer site, during the annual Jerusalem Day, in Jerusalem's Old City, 14 May 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
It’s Wednesday, June 16, and the bearded man in the black suit signaled the waitress and ordered coffee with milk, perhaps adding a “please.” Time passed; no coffee arrived. When the…


