Opinion

Buzzwords and false allegations are Western human rights inversion - opinion

To fixate on flawed accusations against Israel while ignoring genuine, massive atrocities elsewhere is to repeat ominous historical precedents.

|ByALAN BAKER
Israeli soldiers seen on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, January 15, 2026.
Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 4, 2025

Turkey is Trump’s Eisenhower moment: Will he set a precedent in Syria? - opinion

Trump now has the opportunity to set a different precedent – one that distinguishes accommodation from endorsement, and allies who constrain instability from strongmen who monetize it.

|ByARIEL HARKHAM
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, in London, Britain, January 18, 2026.

Iran’s mullahs prove how antisemitism is a despot’s best friend - opinion

Americans and Israelis shouldn’t need haters to remind us how closely our two countries are interconnected – with aligned values, overlapping liberal-democratic ideologies, and intertwined fates.

|ByGIL TROY
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2026.

End of a special relationship: Israel no longer wants to be America’s political football - opinion

Israel can and should move forward on its own – still a close friend of the United States, but an independent friend, not a friend in need.

|ByLEV STESIN

Israel's ceasefire built to fail as Lebanon refuses to confront Hezbollah - opinion

The ceasefire is unsustainable. Lebanon’s government and armed forces are unwilling and unable to confront Hezbollah, making enforcement impossible.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByERIC R. MANDEL
PEOPLE GATHER to attend the funeral of top Hezbollah military official Haytham Ali Tabatabai and others killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs last week. Hezbollah remains the dominant force in Lebanon, says the writer.

A defense of Israel's ultra-Orthodox - and a plea to their leadership - opinion

Haredim should organize large prayer gatherings not for their own needs but for the well-being of all our soldiers and all Israelis.

NOVEMBER 29, 2025ByNATHAN LOPES CARDOZO
HAREDIM SCUFFLE with police outside Jerusalem’s IDF Recruitment Center, Nov. 12.

The IDF’s legal corps has lost its way, and soldiers are paying the price - opinion

Ultimately, the IDF must change the equation that frames battlefield decisions as either “correct” or “potential war crimes.”

NOVEMBER 29, 2025ByOMER BEN HAMU
FORMER IDF advocate-general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is released from the Neveh Tirza women’s prison in Ramle to house arrest earlier this month. The message from the MAG Corps is that every soldier is a potential war criminal, the writer charges.

Israel's killing of Hezbollah's Tabatabai won't slow Iran's march toward next war - opinion

Israel after October 7 is no longer governed by the old culture of “containment.” However, it is also not prepared to “break the rules” over Hezbollah’s renewed force buildup.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByYARON BUSKILA
PEOPLE ATTEND the funeral on Monday of top Hezbollah military official Haytham Ali Tabatabai and others killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Hezbollah never left the battlefield, states the writer.

What Marjorie Taylor Greene's exit tells us on Donald Trump's grip of Republicans - opinion

As she exited, Taylor Greene had a dire warning for her Republican colleagues. She foresees a blue wave (Democratic Party victories) in next year’s House of Representatives election.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
US REP. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks on Capitol Hill last week. She went from being one of President Donald Trump’s most worshipful allies to him branding her a traitor, says the writer.

Blocking anti-Israel forces in Gaza: Why Indonesia’s ‘peacekeepers’ must stay home - opinion

The bottom line is clear. Indonesia is the wrong country to provide troops in Gaza.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByMOSHE PHILLIPS
INDONESIAN VICE PRESIDENT Gibran Rakabuming Raka attends a G20 summit in Johannesburg this past week. Indonesia doesn’t recognize Israel, and consistently votes against Israel at the UN, the writer states.

Fixing Israel’s broken PR strategy: What Zionism can learn from Sun Tzu - opinion

Israel cannot afford to continue losing the information war while winning on the ground.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByNATALIE MASRI
A man holds 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu (illustrative)

Despite Gaza ceasefire, war against Israel on college campuses rages on - opinion

The ceasefire may have silenced the rockets, but on American campuses, and beyond the US – and now, even in Toronto – the war continues.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByANNA MILLER
STUDENTS ATTEND a pro-Palestinian protest outside Columbia University in New York City on the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel last month.

‘Zionism is Racism’: Still haunting the Middle East, 50 years later - opinion

Fifty years later, the genie has not returned to the bottle. And unless the international community confronts the enduring fallout of that moment now, it may never do so.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByALAN BAKER
THEN-PRIME MINISTER Ehud Olmert meets with then-UN secretary-general Kofi Annan in Jerusalem in 2006. Even Annan acknowledged that the ‘Zionism is Racism’ resolution left a stain on the UN, says the writer.

‘Hineni': Thanksgiving’s answer to Jewish tradition's sacred question - opinion

May we remember that gratitude is not the result of a perfect life, but the practice that fills every life with meaning, purpose, and hope.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByYAEL ECKSTEIN
AN IDF reserve soldier reports for a military drill along the border with Lebanon and Syria this week. Perhaps the ultimate ‘hineni’ are the soldiers who have put their lives on the line to save our precious Holy Land, says the writer.