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Israel needs strategic buffer zones with hostile territories - opinion

For long-term security, Israel needs strategic depth in the form of buffer zones within enemy or potential adversary territories.

|ByERIC R. MANDEL
An illustrative image of an Israeli flag on top of a map of the Levant region of the Middle East.
US Army Soldiers conduct low-light, live fire training with M240B machine guns in the US Central Command area of responsibility.

US boots on the ground in Iran could lead to widespread regional conflict, experts say

US forces operating on Iranian soil could trigger an unstoppable chain reaction across global shipping lanes, energy markets, and political fault lines.

|ByGIORGIA VALENTE / THE MEDIA LINE
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, May 28, 2025

Egypt, US, and Iran discuss regional de-escalation as Mideast violence continues to flare up

Egypt pushed fresh de-escalation efforts on Sunday, with Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty holding calls with US envoy Steve Witkoff, Iran’s Abbas Araghchi, and other regional officials.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER
A person holds a poster of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a demonstration of Houthi supporters in solidarity with Iran, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Sanaa, Yemen, April 3, 2026.

US-Iran ceasefire talks reach standstill, say mediators - report

Iran told mediators it is unwilling to meet US officials in Islamabad to discuss a ceasefire, as regional intermediaries such as Egypt and Turkey search for alternate solutions to end the conflict.

|ByARIELLA ROITMAN

Eight Muslim nations condemn Israel's 'dangerous' new death penalty law

Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates emphasized the "urgent need to refrain from measures" that risk further inflaming tensions on the ground.

APRIL 2, 2026ByREUTERS, KESHET NEEV
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir celebrates the passing of the Death Penalty for Terrorists bill in the Knesset, March 30, 2026

Passover reimagined: How Jews reinterpret freedom at the Seder table

Passover celebrates liberty, tradition, and the evolving ways we mark the Seder night.

APRIL 2, 2026ByBARRY DAVIS
Rabbi Daniel Burstyn conducting a Seder on Kibbutz Lotan.

Coming home: Traveling from Maine to Israel during the Iran war

A modern exodus unfolds as a rabbi navigates flights, borders, and devotion to reach Israel.

APRIL 2, 2026ByAKIVA HERZFELD
Akiva Herzfeld crosses over from taba into Israel.

Rewriting the ‘Pharaoh Constant’: A sci-fi reimagining of the Exodus - opinion

Future historians would deride this as the “Pharaoh Constant” – a civilization of unbroken empire, universal slavery, and global misery.

APRIL 2, 2026ByBRIAN BLUM
The Staff's ultrasonic emitter, broadcast at 800 hertz, drove every frog in the delta inland.

From ancient Egypt to Amalek: Understanding today’s threats through the Passover story - opinion

This Passover, Jews sit at the Seder table amid sirens, reflecting on freedom, oppression, and existential threats in today’s world.

APRIL 2, 2026ByJEFFREY KAHN
Passover Seder plate with alternative fillings.

Seder night: A crumpled white shirt reveals Passover’s deeper meaning

Rav Amital’s lesson shows that even a rushed Seder can be meaningful and spiritually powerful.

APRIL 1, 2026ByMOSHE TARAGIN
‘Our revered Rosh Yeshiva Rav Yehuda Amital (pictured 2007) gathered us and shared his experiences from the labor camps during World War II.’

The Seder’s message: Why we diminish our joy for others’ pain on Passover

The spilling of wine at the Seder lessens joy to recognize that freedom came with suffering and calls for empathy toward all.

APRIL 1, 2026ByRABBI MICHAEL M. COHEN
'Although it is a great joy for us that god took us out of Egypt and redeemed us, it is still painful for us that through this others were destroyed.'

Passover Seder night: The deeper meaning of matzah and the urgency of the Exodus

“When a mitzvah comes to your hand, do not let it ‘become leavened.’”

APRIL 1, 2026ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
A MAN wraps fresh matza during Passover in Ashdod in 2016

The power of personal freedom: Finding meaning and joy in a Passover during war - opinion

We can approach this moment with the recognition that Hashem instilled within us this ability to recognize good even in moments of evil.

APRIL 1, 2026ByDAVID STAV
That spiritual right to freedom will not always live hand in hand with physical or political liberty.

Israel and Egypt: Frosty neighbors' ties tested by Iran war, but remain stable

Operation Roaring Lion has Egypt and Israel on the same side. But what will happen when the war with Iran ends?

APRIL 1, 2026ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
Then-US President Jimmy Carter (C) congratulates Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat and prime minister Menachem Begin in three-way handshake on March 26, 1979 at the White House, after signing the historic US-sponsored peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.