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Israelis divided on joining US pre-emptive strike on Iran, ending US military aid - IDI poll

Israelis are divided on Iran, US military aid, and Netanyahu’s role in Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace, according to a new Israel Democracy Institute survey.

Damage in the aftermath of an Iranian ballistic missile hitting a building in Bat Yam, June 29, 2025; illustrative.
ISRAELI FAR-RIGHT TikToker Roy Star harasses left-wing activist, January 20, 2026.

Israeli far Right TikToker harasses, pepper sprays activists, invades West Bank home

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at a press conference on the day of an EU-Israel Association Council with European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2025.

Shifting EU politics, Israel's stance analyzed at Jerusalem conference - analysis

People attend an anti-Israeli protest after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, June 20, 2025

My Word: Persian protests and Western perversity - opinion


Israel's intellectually dishonest Left must return to sanity - opinion

To my leftist brethren, I say: Please stop being intellectually dishonest. Stop talking about an “end to democracy” when you are the ones trying to overturn the results of the last election.

 DEMONSTRATORS LIGHT a bonfire during an anti-judicial reform protest in Tel Aviv.

Left-wing antisemitism is a growing threat - opinion

For too long, antisemitism from some elements of the political Left in Europe has been excused as “just criticism of Israel” or not worthy of attention. It must be fought and rejected.

 DEMONSTRATORS IN Berlin hold a poster with a drawing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that reads ‘The King of Apartheid,’ while protesting against Netanyahu’s visit to Germany earlier this year.

Israel needs to reach a judicial reform compromise - editorial

The participants were not all cut of the same cloth: They came from the Right and the Left and included those in favor of the reform and those opposed.

 Pro-judicial reform protesters cover up the "Democracy Square" sign in Tel Aviv. July 23, 2023

Herzog speech boycotted: Left-wing politicians snub J Street again - opinion

No matter how hard J Street tries, no matter how many times J Street defends or praises Bowman, Omar, or Ocasio-Cortez, their wing of the Democratic Party simply hates Israel.

 US REP. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez glances from behind (left) at Rep. Ilhan Omar, after Omar was ousted by the Republican-led House of Representatives from serving on the Foreign Affairs Committee, earlier this year.

Settler rioters as sweet boys? Not! - opinion

To the left and the right everyone is making a mess in Israeli politics. Ironically, IDF soldiers, who are much younger than the Knesset members in charge, are forced to act as the nation's adults.

 NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir addresses a parliamentary faction meeting of his Otzma Yehudit Party in the Knesset last week. It is horrifying, watching the national security minister undermine security, says the writer.

Antisemitism is neither uniquely from the Right or Left - opinion

Not only must we call out antisemitism when we see it in others, but when we see it emanating from our political party, as well.

 US SPECIAL Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt speaks at a news conference during a meeting of envoys and coordinators on countering antisemitism, in Berlin, earlier this year.

Buttressing the middle: Israelis must unite to box out 'zealots'

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: In an ugly skirmish for dominance, the Zionist parties on the Right and Left aligned with the fringes.

 A PROTEST OUTSIDE Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Jerusalem home.

Rothman escorted out of World Zionist Congress after anti-reform protests

The World Zionist Congress has been rocked by arguments between the right and left surrounding the judicial reform.

 MK Simcha Rothman attends a committee meeting at the Knesset, January 17, 2023.

The battle for Jewish hearts and minds returns to the printed page

This spring has seen the launch of two Jewish journals — Masorti, a reboot of the former Conservative Judaism, and Fragments, a product of the left-leaning Jewish human rights group T’ruah.

 Over the years, I’ve rationalized my newspaper hoarding (Illustrative).

Judicial reform protests will end with blood on the street, organizer warns

Protest organizer Eran Schwartz spoke about the concern of deliberate, organized attacks being carried out against judicial reform protesters.

 Judicial reform supporters wave Likud flags and hold signs reading "The leftist minority will not determine Israel" and "Leftist traitors" at a protest on Saturday night, March 18, 2023.