Democracy

In double trouble: Iran’s oil crisis – opinion

Given that the Islamic Republic’s lifeblood – oil – is being squeezed, it should learn from history that collapse always begins with a warning sign such as this one

A Satellite image shows a likely oil spill covering dozens of square kilometers near Iran’s Kharg Island, earlier this month.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich delivers a speech earlier this year.

What is Zionism, and who is a Zionist? - opinion

EUROPEAN UNION High Rep. for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to the media, in March 2026.

If Europe wants to help with Iran, it can target its proxies - opinion

People gather in front of the Presidential Palace during a protest against judicial reforms in Warsaw, Poland, November 24, 2017.

Chanting 'busha' and 'hańba': What can Israelis learn from the Polish judicial overhaul? - opinion


A kippah, and Israel’s heart and soul - opinion

A police force that detains a citizen and destroys his personal property because of a symbol on his kippah is precisely the kind of abuse that strong democratic safeguards exist to prevent.

A KIPPAH with both an Israeli and Palestinian flag on it.

The tear that exposes Israel’s democratic crisis - opinion

Israeli man arrested and kippah torn by the police, illustrates the colonization of minds and reflects the decline of the idea of coexistence in Israel-Palestine.

DR. ALEX Sinclair's kippah, after police cut off the Palestinian flag.

Herzog deserves our support in trying to achieve plea bargain, end Netanyahu trial saga - editorial

Herzog deserves the country’s full support in finding a negotiated end to the Netanyahu trial after six years. Finding such an end is not a betrayal of justice.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, October 28, 2025.

Freedom under fire: Independence Day and the shared song of Israel-Iran resilience - opinion

This Independence Day will be infused with the knowledge that Israel has the power to withstand those who seek to destroy it

AN ISRAELI flag seen next to a sign pointing toward a protected space outside Mahaneh Yehuda Market in Jerusalem.

A bitter reflection on Independence Day as Israel celebrates its 78th anniversary - opinion

If one cares about Israel’s existence as a liberal democratic state, a change must take place in the approaching general election.

TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev holds a press conference ahead of Israel’s 78th Independence Day ceremony last week.

Sanctioning Dodik won't bring a Muslim apocalypse, just accountability for his crimes - opinion

To portray sanctions as an attack on communal balance rather than a response to individual conduct is to obscure responsibility and dissolve the distinction between law and identity.

BOSNIAN SERB leader Milorad Dodik delivers a speech in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in February 2025.

Middle Israel: Orbán’s defeat, Hungary's political shift, and lessons for Israel - opinion

Hungary's defeat of Orbán’s authoritarianism offers a powerful lesson for Israel. Can Israel learn from Hungary’s democratic shift and face its own political challenges?

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a media briefing in Budapest, Hungary, December 21, 2022.

Am I a Zionist? Why Zionism must remain broader than politics - opinion

Zionism has never been a single, monolithic idea. From the beginning, it has encompassed multiple strands.

An illustrative image of an Israeli flag in the shape of a bird.

Who decides the greater good in wartime? Israel Is fighting that battle now - opinion

The struggle between institutions, politicians, media and public opinion is shaping Israel’s war effort as much as events on the battlefield.

An illustrative image of a statue of Lady Justice.

Two threats to democracies: Iran’s missiles and the West’s relativism - opinion

The present war presents a dual mission: to remove the existential military threat posed by the Iranian axis and to remove the cultural-moral threat that blurs the distinction between good and bad.

Jewish settlers next to the remains of a ballistic missile fired from Iran in recent war, at a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, June 29, 2025.