Opinion

Israelis may share a wish for a shana tova, but their visions for the country’s future could not be more different.

In May 1948, a battered remnant of a people declared a state on a sliver of land no one else wanted. Five regular armies crossed its borders within hours. Twenty more governments wished it were gone.

The figure that should truly alarm Israel is that the 2025 collapse is occurring not at the margins of the education system, but at its core. What should be done?

In a year marked by antisemitism and uncertainty, the Jewish community has shown the strength that comes from standing together as one people.

Ethiopia enters a new year of economic growth and major development projects while seeking to strengthen its strategic partnership with Israel.

France is leading a push to restrict settlement goods, but the initiative faces serious questions over its legal force and compatibility with EU law.

And after a thousand years of expulsions, restrictions, and bloodshed, the answer from Europe cannot once again be to tell Jews where they are allowed to live.

The debate over Britain’s Israel policy continues, with critics accusing London of overlooking Hamas’s massacre and focusing disproportionately on Israel.

Post-1979, the Khomeinist Left emerged as a violent, ideologically rigid force blending religious zealotry with leftist ideology. They were the direct executors of state repression.

Western views of monarchy often overlook Iran’s unique history, where kingship has long been tied to national unity and cultural identity.