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Iron or Golden: What Donald Trump got wrong on who really owns the dome - opinion

Trump’s Davos remark sparked confusion: Does the Dome belong to Israel or the US?

|ByUZI RUBIN
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel, October 9, 2023.
An artificial diamond for quantum sensory technology is displayed in June 2025 at the quantum technology fair World of Quantum.

Israel bets on quantum technology as the computing arms race heats up

Exactly where Israel will come out in the quantum race is still up in the air, but the Jewish state is right in the battle.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt walks outside of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 21, 2025

Trump's media machine-gun: How Karoline Leavitt is rewriting the White House rules

The new front line of American politics is young, female, and digital-first - and it is led by the youngest press secretary in the history of the White House.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
Children in an American classroom reciting the Pledge of Allegiance”

We need to get Qatar out of American classrooms

An investigation reveals how Qatar’s education arm funded US schools, influenced curricula, and evaded foreign-agent oversight.

|ByDAVID BERNSTEIN

The Jewish immigrant who shaped America’s most famous coin - opinion

Discover Victor Brenner, the Jewish artist who designed the Lincoln penny and left a hidden mark on Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital.

JANUARY 3, 2026ByBARBARA SOFER
Coins.

Western leaders must back Iranian protesters, push to oust battered Islamic regime - opinion

“Regime change” may be a frightening phrase in Western capitals, but in Iran, it is exactly what is needed to make the Middle East – and the world – safer.

JANUARY 2, 2026ByYAAKOV KATZ
Iranians walk past closed shops at Tehran Grand Bazaar amid currency plunge protests.

The Islamification of Western democracies: The great, dangerous silent takeover - opinion

Europe and America face a quiet yet powerful transformation, reshaping societies through demographics and ideology.

DECEMBER 31, 2025ByELIYAHU HADDAD
A man holds Irish and Palestinian flags as people protest calling for governments around the world to stop arming Israel during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Dublin, Ireland, June 15, 2024

Trump’s tariffs hit Americans with record costs and global trade disruption - opinion

Trump’s tariffs are driving up prices, forcing Americans to pay more for everyday goods and imports.

DECEMBER 31, 2025BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
An illustrative image depicting US import tariffs.

Is AI giving biased, antisemitic info? Here's how you can fight it - opinion

Artificial Intelligence doesn’t understand truth, and when bias goes unchallenged, antisemitism is quietly repeated by AI systems the world trusts.

DECEMBER 31, 2025ByDIDI SHAMMAS-GNATEK
Artificial intelligence

Israel’s Somaliland recognition shows the real purpose of the Abraham Accords - opinion

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland reflects the Abraham Accords’ focus on survival, stability, and strategic cooperation, not sentiment.

DECEMBER 30, 2025BySHMUEL LEGESSE
Shmuel Legesse at his wedding at The Sephardic Temple of Cedarhurst in Cedarhurst, NY, June 8, 2014.

Europe is drifting away from Israel, toward Iran’s worldview - opinion

As demographics and politics shift, Europe and the US are quietly rethinking their alliances, and Israel is paying the price.

DECEMBER 29, 2025ByMICAH HALPERN
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025

Grapevine, December 26, 2025: In his father’s footsteps

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 26, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, alongside David Fattal, chats with Assaf and Nadav Fattal.

Gulf turns to Israel for security as Washington pivots inwards - opinion

The Gulf states must decide who protects their security interests as the US steps back.

DECEMBER 24, 2025BySALEM ALKETBI
Representatives of the UAE, US, Israel, Bahrain Morocco and Egypt at the Steering Committee of the Negev Forum, June 27, 2022.

Dangerous bargain looms over Trump, Netanyahu Gaza talks - opinion

As Trump seeks phase two of the Gaza peace deal, Israel may be pressed to move forward without Hamas disarmament, while Iran seeks to rearm.

DECEMBER 23, 2025ByERIC R. MANDEL
US President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, April 7, 2025.