Rather than looking at the harsh daily reality of his own country, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used up his 15 minutes at the UN to blast Israel, and vow to not surrender to sanctions.
With 2026 approaching, the “cold peace” risks fraying further, a scenario neither the US nor Israel can afford to ignore.
Hamas leaders who survived still learned the hard way that there is no longer a safe place – not in Damascus, not in Beirut, and not in Doha. From now on, they will live in constant fear.
Charlie Kirk’s views were more complicated than either his harshest critics or his most zealous admirers acknowledged.
May the new year 5786 bring us truly inspirational stories and real good news, and protect us from an AI world that’s sloppy.
The government cannot define the endgame, and the people cannot imagine closure without the hostages. That is why the world steps in; frustrated by the vacuum, it wants to define Israel’s future.
Benjamin Netanyahu must give us, and the world, something new, and a glimmer of hope that this war will end, our sons and daughters will come home, and we can begin to heal.
Some of you only fault Israel for this situation, and some of you only blame Hamas. But one thing is clear — it isn’t the children of Gaza’s fault.
Until the order is hostages, security, reform, then politics, recognition – only then can we actually begin a real conversation.
Our task is to reclaim our story, renew our alliances, and return to the foundational values that made the State of Israel possible
To UN delegates who say recognition is about “reviving hope,” the answer is simple: tie hope to behavior.
