America

From Flatbush to Israel: How ignorance fuels the haredi draft crisis - opinion

What a Brooklyn protest reveals about Israel’s internal struggle over equality, service, and a divided society.

 A group of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked traffic and the light rail  in Jerusalem demonstrating against a Haredi draft into the IDF. February 26, 2024.
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, as he departs Morristown Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, May 22, 2026.

Using delay tactics, Iran turns US negotiations into prolonged waiting game - opinion

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman arrives for meetings on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, November 19, 2025.

Trump cannot use the Abraham Accords to sell a bad Iran deal - opinion

US President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026.

China signals strength while Washington leaves Beijing without gains - opinion


In a divided world, Israel needs a new hasbara playbook - opinion

Traditional public diplomacy is under strain as polarization reshapes how Israel is understood abroad.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to international media on the Gaza war, in Jerusalem, August 10, 2025

The great disconnect: Why Israel is losing America while winning in Iran - opinion

Israel enjoys strong backing in US policy circles, but public and generational support is steadily eroding.

To bridge this dangerous growing divide - Israel must first strive to understand America - beyond the current White House and then to be understood by America, of today and tomorrow.

Europe’s ideological divide from the US and Israel is reshaping the Middle East - opinion

A widening divide with Europe is creating new power dynamics and peace strategies in the Middle East.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.

Beyond luck: The rise of skill-based gaming in the north American digital market

Explore 2026 skill-based gaming market dynamics and player behavior shifts in North America's evolving digital entertainment landscape.

Skill Gaming Market Analysis.

Education-based alternatives for antisemitic hate crime offenders - opinion

What sets the program apart is its specificity: each participant’s curriculum is tailored to their criminal actions, personal history, and mindset.

 Aftermath of vandalism at Mikveh Israel synagogue, including arson, a dumpster fire, and an attempted break-in of the office of Rabbi Yosef Zarnighian, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia

Will Israel continue the war with Iran, if the US preserves the ceasefire? - opinion

As Donald Trump weighs a ceasefire with Iran, will Benjamin Netanyahu fall in line or escalate?

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give thumbs-up at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

American Jewry is facing a shortage of rabbis – what can fix it? - opinion

What’s driving young Jews away from the rabbinate, and what comes next.

The campus of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 21, 2019.

Strait of Hormuz should not reopen on Tehran’s terms - opinion

Washington should define success not as traffic resumed, but as Tehran stripped of the practical ability to use the strait as a recurring instrument of leverage.

US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026

Iran must rollback its nuclear, missile program - opinion

Ceasefire with Iran isn't enough; lasting security requires Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions and missile development program.

 THEN-US PRESIDENT Barack Obama delivers a statement about the nuclear deal reached between Iran and six major world powers, as his vice president, Joe Biden, looks on, in the East Room of the White House, in July 2015.

Decapitated world: Exclusive interview on the 80th birthday of Israeli sculptor Yaacov Dorchin

At 80, Yaacov Dorchin opens a new Tel Aviv show of iron sculptures, blending angels, fish, memory, and war-time reflection.

‘Decapitated fish and Additional Sculptures,’ opened March 12 at Gordon Gallery on the artist’s 80th birthday.