Opinion

Iran's critical choice: Capitulate, negotiate with the US, or start Middle East - opinion

Iran's current foreign policy options mirror Japan's options in World War Two.

 An Iranian man walks past a wall of the former U.S. Embassy, with an anti-America mural on it, in Tehran, Iran August 16, 2022.

An existential threat: New York cannot have a mayor who fans the flames of antisemitism - opinion

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani against backdrop of pro-Palestinian protest in New York. (illustration)

The phrase ‘Free Palestine’ is freeing no one, but it is killing some of us - opinion

 PRO-PALESTINIAN DEMONSTRATORS hold a rally at Columbia University in New York City on the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack, last month.

Global sanctions against Israel ministers show dangerous hypocrisy - editorial

(L-R) Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

The Knesset attack on reform Judaism weakens us all - opinion

The Reform Movement just secured first place in World Zionist Congress elections, yet Israeli politicians are calling them 'not real Jews.'

 REFORM AND Conservative rabbis and Women of the Wall members hold Torah scrolls at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, 2016. ‘We will continue to fight for a just, inclusive Israel that embraces all streams of Judaism,’ the writer promises.

A year after my murdered daughter Shani’s burial, I was attacked for honoring her memory - opinon

Let the world see what Hamas did to my child. Let the world see what Islamist terrorists do to Jews.

 SHANI LOUK. ‘I have tried to carry her memory as a torch of light through the unbearable darkness,’ her father, the writer, says.

Jewish children shouldn't need armed guards to go to school - opinion

With 2.2 billion people worldwide holding antisemitic beliefs, violent attacks on Jews from Paris to Boulder represent a global crisis that demands collective action.

 BOULDER THEATER is seen beyond a taped police barrier, near the scene of an attack that injured 12 people at an event raising awareness for the Israeli hostages still in Gaza captivity.

Time to end America's toxic relationship with Qatar - opinion

Qatar supports Hamas, houses Taliban leaders, and funds antisemitism on American campuses, so why is it still America's 'indispensable' Middle East partner?

 PALESTINE VS KUWAIT at the soccer World Cup qualifiers at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar, last year. Qatar supports Salafists, many with American blood on their hands, including the Taliban, Hamas, al-Qaeda, and ISIS, the writer says.

An open letter to Israelis living abroad - opinion

After over 600 days of war, where are the diaspora volunteers who rushed home in past conflicts? This time, the silence from abroad is deafening.

PEOPLE WEAR masks satirizing President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and striped clothes suggesting jail and hinting at Holocaust-era concentration camps, in a protest against Israel, in Madrid last month. The writer calls on Israeli expats to ‘Come help, come do, come give.’

Bon Voyage, Greta: A flotilla of performative moral grandstanding - opinion

Performance activism is described as “activism done to increase one’s social capital rather than the devotion to one’s cause.” 

 GRETA THUNBERG talks to journalists upon arrival at Arlanda Airport, Sweden. She is unashamed to wear a keffiyeh, fully identifying with those holding Israeli hostages in underground death tunnels for over 600 days, the writer concludes.

From Brit Milah to blood tests: notes from a split-screen life - opinion

This is what Jewish life looks like. It’s loud and layered. It’s WhatsApp and weddings. It’s birth announcements alongside battle briefings. It’s holding pain and joy in the same hand.

 NEW IMMIGRANTS are welcomed at Ben-Gurion airport, last year. Since October 7, 2023, over 43,000 people have made aliyah, the writer reports.

As gay tourism dries up, Israel must offer a fresh outlook on Pride Week - opinion

Tourists – especially gay travelers, who seek safety, openness, and ease – simply don’t feel secure coming to Israel.

 A sign reading "Everybody deserves freedom" seen next to a poster of two hostages, in Tel Aviv, June 11, 2025

Muddling through the 'Madleen': How Israel got the better of Greta Thunberg - opinion

It looks like Israel, for the most part, handled the incident well; and especially in tough times like these, any PR victory must be celebrated, including getting the better of Greta Thunberg.

 Swedish activist Greta Thunberg talks to journalists as she arrives at Arlanda airport outside Stockholm, Sweden, June 10, 2025.

Israel's crime epidemic and domestic issues demand attention, even during wartime - editorial

Rising crime, internal security failures, and a government distracted by photo ops paint a troubling picture of Israel's future.

 Police at the scene of a shooting in Tira. August 22, 2023