My Word: When Europe fiddles and burns - opinion
France’s riots are more than protests. They reflect a growing assault on national identity, civic values, and the security of Europe’s Jews.
Opinion
France in flames: As Paris lectures Israel, riots leave its Jews fearing for their safety - opinion
Middle Israel: Why Naftali Bennett should be Israel's next prime minister - opinion
Trump, the peacemaker, can make peace in Israel - opinion
The fragility of being alive after terror: Somewhere between gratitude and despair - opinion
I now have an immense gratitude for life (thank you, God) and for having been given another chance. But in parallel, I also have a deep sense of despair for the future that didn’t exist before.
Editor's Notes: Israel's election exposes deep political divisions after Gantz withdrawal - comment
Here is my request, the only one I’ll make before the polls open. Give yourself permission to notice one thing that complicates your choice.
Violence, theft during olive harvest must be publicly, explicitly condemned - editorial
Giving religious sanction to taking another person’s livelihood carries consequences for the farmer, for those encouraged to take his crop, and for the society that allows it.
What happens when ideology becomes more important than the people? - opinion
An educational trip to the West Bank takes an unexpected turn, raising questions about ideology, truth, and the cost of being the messenger.
The West Bank must not hold Israel’s European security ties hostage - opinion
Under a 2004 technical arrangement, Israeli origin certificates identify production sites, distinguishing settlement goods from exports made in Israel without either side conceding sovereignty.
Baku was Hitler’s target. Now it is Erdogan’s - opinion
True peace in our region can only be guaranteed by a grand alliance between Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Kurdistan, and a united Azerbaijan.
Who made Gaza hospitals and homes targets? - opinion
Hamas chose this war on October 7, then built its strategy around erasing the line the law of war exists to draw.
Election polls get it wrong: The human biases behind the numbers - opinion
Polls offer precise percentages and projected seats, but the people behind the numbers are unpredictable.
I met Gadi Eisenkot. He did not perform leadership. He practiced it - opinion
Israel will be renewed not by the loudest people in the room, but by those who enter ready to work. Gadi Eisenkot and Yaffa Tabaja may represent that renewal.
The world needs Netanyahu’s kind of leadership
Conviction must be matched by judgment and responsibility. At this dangerous moment, Netanyahu offers the experience and determination to make that combination count
