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High Court empowers anti-Zionists at Judaism’s holiest site - opinion

While Israeli soldiers fight for their lives, the High Court grants the Reform movement's extremists a foothold at the Western Wall, undermining Israel.

|ByAMICHAI ELIYAHU
A FAMILY prays at the section of the Kotel designated for non-Orthodox worship.
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Hinenu at 10 million: 100 lives that tell Israel’s real story

As Israel reaches 10 million citizens amid war, one photographer captures 100 lives that reveal a quieter, more human story.

|BySHANNA FULD
US secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the Munich Security Conference (MSC). During his speech, Rubio announced that the Old World Order was dead, the writer says, adding that now, Israel must find its place in what comes next.

The old world order is dead: Israel must prepare for what comes next - opinion

As global rivalry intensifies and the post–Cold War order fades, Israel must navigate a dangerous and tricky new era shaped by antisemitism and regional threats.

|ByLEV STESIN
Sandy Leigh

Sandy Leigh’s journey from San Antonio to Jerusalem

From San Antonio to Jerusalem, Sandy Leigh embraces family, fascinators, and a joyful new chapter at 84.

|ByESTHER POSNER

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.

Iran’s operations in Venezuela and the looming threat to US security - opinion

The CIA faces a growing challenge as Iran’s deepening presence in Venezuela threatens US interests.

DECEMBER 23, 2025ByERFAN FARD
CIA Director John Ratcliffe receives updates in the Situation Room of the White House, in Washington, June 21, 2025.

Europe is sleepwalking into the Muslim Brotherhood’s long game - opinion

The Muslim Brotherhood’s long-term strategy exploits democracy itself, and Europe is still refusing to confront the threat.

DECEMBER 18, 2025ByERAN M. TEBOUL, EDMUND FITTON-BROWN
Chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars Youssef al-Qaradawi (R) speaks during a news conference in Doha June 23, 2014.

Selling F-35s to Qatar is a risk the US does not need to take - opinion

From past coups to battlefield betrayals, history warns that selling F-35s to Qatar could have grave consequences for the Middle East.

DECEMBER 18, 2025ByMOSHE PHILLIPS
A US marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jet taxis on the tarmac past US Marine Corps F-35 fighter jets parked at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday. Selling F-35s to Qatar would be a bad idea, the writer says.

Manufacturing extremism in the West: the Muslim Brotherhood’s long game - opinion

From Europe to America, the Muslim Brotherhood exploits legal freedoms to construct influence networks.

DECEMBER 18, 2025BySALEM ALKETBI
Hiba Rahim, interim executive director of CAIR-Florida, speaks during a press conference in response to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations as a “foreign terror organization,” earlier this month.

Republicans just handed Democrats their most powerful healthcare weapon - opinion

Healthcare costs will spike after Republicans block Affordable Care Act subsidies, threatening GOP seats in swing districts.

DECEMBER 17, 2025ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
US President Donald Trump is seen smiling in Baltimore, Maryland, late last week. The Republicans have left the Democrats a Hanukkah gift while harming millions of Americans, the writer says.