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AI is reshaping humanity, and Israel has a divine opportunity to light the way - opinion

BY JEFFREY KAHN — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:52:28 GMT

The statistics present a warning as to where humanity is heading, as well as an opportunity for Israel to play the role of a “light among nations” as predicted in the Bible.

Ukraine and Israel are fighting different wars, but face the same dangerous reality - opinion

BY YEVGEN KORNIYCHUK — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:50:31 GMT

For Ukrainians, independence is no longer a historical concept or a date on the calendar. It is something our people defend every day – in the trenches, in our cities, in hospitals and schools...

My Word: Still bringing them home - opinion

BY LIAT COLLINS — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:43:40 GMT

The remains and personal effects of IDF Sgt. First Class Yehuda Katz had been located and would be buried in Israel – 44 years after he disappeared in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub.

Middle Israel: Netanyahu's Likud list for the Israeli election highlights PM's cowardice - opinion

BY AMOTZ ASA-EL — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:51:45 GMT

Following Likud’s primaries, the party’s new list faces criticism for reflecting Netanyahu’s leadership style and prioritizing political survival rather than the national interest.

Jewish violence in the West Bank is terrorism - and Israel must admit it - opinion

BY YAAKOV KATZ — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:50:44 GMT

But there is another simpler word for what is happening in parts of the West Bank, and we should not be afraid to use it. On the contrary, we have an obligation to use it. It is “terrorism.”

Liberman's unified strategy is key for state-oriented Zionist bloc's victory in elections - opinion

BY AVIGDOR LIBERMAN — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:35:46 GMT

To the attention of all my colleagues in the opposition: Only a firm decision by all of us to adhere to these principles and maintain a bloc-wide strategy will bring us a clear and decisive victory.

Editor's Notes: In era of Jewish uncertainty, Israel must rework its relationship with Diaspora

BY ZVIKA KLEIN — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:58:02 GMT

Israel’s leaders offer education, aliyah, and advocacy as answers to Diaspora challenges, but true partnership requires giving world Jewry a voice in decisions that affect them.

Diplomacy becomes essential national security tool to combat Turkey's growing strength- editorial

BY JPOST EDITORIAL — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:58:01 GMT

Recent strikes raise an uncomfortable question about the US-supervised “joint fusion mechanism” that Israel, Syria, and the United States agreed on and what it accomplished.

The Gaza GenoLIE libel is an excuse to target Jews and Zionists - opinion

BY CONRAD MYRLAND — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:35:17 GMT

As “genocide” accusations fuel hostility toward Israel, a Norwegian pro-Israel group says rhetoric is increasingly being weaponized against its supporters.

Ankara occupies Syria and then lectures Israel about sovereignty - opinion

BY SINAN CIDDI — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMT

A NATO member that refuses to designate Hamas, hosts its leadership does not get to lecture a state which has legitimate terrorism concerns.

The Israeli Right needs a merger, not another messiah - opinion

BY ADAM SCOTT BELLOS — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Israel’s Right does not lack voters. It does not lack ideas. It does not even lack leaders. What it lacks is the humility to put them on one ballot.

The US broke Iran's regime. Now it's time to let the Persian people finish the job - opinion

BY MIKE EVANS — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT

The US has to remain strong enough to make Iran's regime afraid, smart enough to know when to pull its troops back, and patient enough to let the Persian people finish what military pressure began.

The end of the ‘Goldene Medina’ - opinion

BY ZALMAN SHOVAL — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Antisemitism is the fundamental trigger of hostility to Israel and not vice versa, nor is the latter primarily a consequence of the political character of whichever Israeli government...

Error #404: ‘Leader not found’: No one has seen Mojtaba Khamenei, so who's running Iran? - opinion

BY SOGAND FAKHERI — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT

After months of silence, the Islamic Republic finally released footage of its elusive supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. The clip was less than 15 seconds long, undated, and location undisclosed...

Israel’s Syria strategy risks turning Turkey into new Iran - opinion

BY MAJDI HALABI/THE MEDIA LINE — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:36:20 GMT

Israeli security doctrine measures threats by their effect on freedom of aerial movement rather than by their political or legal character.

Israel must investigate itself: IDF accountability strengthens the country - editorial

BY JPOST EDITORIAL — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:55:05 GMT

An army governed by law must be capable of determining when a mistake was understandable, when negligence occurred, and when a line was crossed.

Israel's trillion-dollar dream depends on fixing its capital and institutional problems - opinion

BY GABRIEL CUTLER — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:37:43 GMT

The reform agenda should focus on one objective: making Israel a place where companies can remain, scale, and compound.

Ben-Gvir’s gallows spectacle gives Israel’s enemies ammunition- comment

BY HERB KEINON — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:06:42 GMT

Ben-Gvir said the facility would include viewing booths, just like those in the US , for the families of terror victims.

The genocide lie (GenoLIE): An unconventional weapon of mass destruction - opinion

BY MICHAL COTLER-WUNSH — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Imagine if international responses to the October 7 massacre had been immediate and unequivocal. Instead, history will recall responses of silence, denial, justification, and attacks on Jews.

Trump must stop Netanyahu from burning down any chance of Israeli-Palestinian peace - opinion

BY GERSHON BASKIN — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT

A functioning state cannot allow private ideological movements to use violence to determine borders.

The next US-Israel agreement should expand joint innovation - opinion

BY JARON LOTAN — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:00:01 GMT

The 10-year memorandum of understanding between the United States and Israel, signed in 2016 and worth $38 billion, expires in 2028, and discussions about its successor are already underway.

Surrounded yet alone: The hidden loneliness behind Israel’s mental health crisis - opinion

BY RENEE GARFINKEL — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT

A large and important study of online mental health support, conducted by the University of Haifa and Ben-Gurion University, analyzed real-time helpline data following the October 7 massacre.

SNAFU on the Potomac: Trump, Iran, and the dysfunction in Washington - opinion

BY DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

The incumbents will swear they’ve been working diligently for you, but it is all the others who’ve made the mess. Most citizens will agree on the need for change but then send in the same old clowns.

How the Gaza genocide lie became a license to harass and kill Jews - opinion

BY ADAM MILSTEIN — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:43:07 GMT

From Los Angeles to Washington and Sydney, a troubling pattern of antisemitism and violence is emerging.

Stuck between antisemitism and anti-Zionism, sense wins out in Florida primaries - comment

BY ALEX WINSTON — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:24:53 GMT

Florida’s primaries produced plenty of the political chaos for which the state has become famous. Ultimately, antisemitism was rejected, and it was a good night for pro-Israel and Jewish candidates.

Transferring West Bank enforcement from IDF to police is a mistake without a plan - editorial

BY JPOST EDITORIAL — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:59:07 GMT

Katz has spoken about the transfer as though the fundamental decision has already been made, while the institutions expected to carry it out are still trying to determine whether it is workable.

Dear Prime Minister Netanyahu: Leave American Jews out of your campaign - opinion

BY DOV BLEICH — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Yesterday, I was shocked to see the poster your Likud Party launched, and that you personally promoted. For one impulsive second, my reaction was pure Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars.

Israelis and Jews under threat: When ‘globalize the Intifada’ goes global - opinion

BY SEBASTIEN LEVI — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT

This “anti-Zionism” is actually pure and plain antisemitism, not a political protest or a criticism of Israel’s policies or Israel’s government. None of those attacked are asked about their politics.

Kushner has opened the door: Now Israelis and Palestinians must walk through it - opinion

BY SAMER SINIJLAWI — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT

A historic meeting: Hamas leaders met directly with Jared Kushner, the US Special Envoy for Peace, and reaffirmed their commitment to disarm and demilitarize Gaza.

Can we all agree on zero tolerance for all political violence, even among our allies? - opinion

BY GIL TROY — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Israel outlaws all political violence – whether committed by Palestinians or Jews, right-wingers or left-wingers, in the territories or in major cities.