King Antiochus IV Epiphanes must be turning in his grave as Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Israel to discuss regional security, energy, and technological advancement.
Oil futures in 2025 have oscillated within a relatively narrow range, with the high coming in January before the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries began production increases.
Both men occasionally expressed discomfort and nervousness, but both had moments when they clearly spoke from the bottom of their hearts.
Hebrew aptitude, however, is essential for advancing in Israeli society, from graduating high school to attending college or university to pursuing many careers.
The choice is between the preservation of a world where Jewish life is possible and a descent into a new dark age.
Faced with jihadi adversaries who discover such incomparable power in the “religious sacrifice” of terror-violence, Israel and other vulnerable nation-states must learn how to respond.
This is the moment for leaders in the Arab and Muslim worlds to stop the insanity: Stop excusing antisemitism, stop laundering it through euphemisms, and start confronting it.
In degrading terrorists and criminals, Itamar Ben-Gvir is trashing Jewish religious values and cheapening everybody’s life.
Without faith leaders who take responsibility to stop the harm done in religion’s name and actively champion human rights, there will be no moral foundation for peace to endure.
Regrettably, as long as Western societies continue to placate, mollify, and coddle such pressures, this trajectory will only intensify.
Bit by bit, a Turkish front is forming, more dangerous than Israel’s seven arenas since Oct. 7. Erdogan’s ideology and ambition require Israel to refocus on a higher strategic risk.
