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WATCH: Pahlavi announces six demands for int'l community, Iranian diaspora to support protesters

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi outlined six key demands to rally global support for Iranian activists and protesters, urging a coordinated international effort to weaken the regime.

Anti-Iranian regime protesters in Paris, France, hold banners, including of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi over a background with the Pahlavi royal crest, reading "FREE IRAN," January 18, 2026.
A PROTESTER holds a placard using the IDF acronym of Israel Defense Forces instead as ‘Infant Death Force’ in London last month. Today’s ideological manipulation echoes the rhetoric that paved the way for the Holocaust, the writer asserts.

Democracy’s blind spot: Extremism that no longer fears exposure - opinion

US President Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Trump’s new world order is hitting the Middle East at full speed - opinion

Ilana Dayan addresses the Emergency Conference of Israeli Journalists in Tel Aviv on December 9, 2025.

Those who seek truth do not silence the press - opinion


Israel’s friends have had enough with its irresponsible government - opinion

The shameful decisions of the Israeli government are crippling the country and turning its allies against it.

 THE WRITER announces the laying of the cornerstone for the School of Management at Western Galilee College in 2012.

And now we cry: An Israeli book club's emotional struggles during war - opinion

We diligently read our books and discuss them, but the air in our lungs is different now. How can we dissect books without thinking of the crises ravaging Israel?

 An illustrative image of a person holding balloons as the Sun sets.

Checks and balances: Power, democracy, economic stability on the line in Israel - opinion

How does a modern democracy safeguard its future? The answer lies not in concentrating power but in rigorously maintaining the delicate architecture of checks and balances.

 The High Court of Justice in Jerusalem

No political persecution: Explaining a legal and constitutional crisis in Bosnia - opinion

What Bosnia needs now is not imposition but principled support from her allies, institutions, and observers.

 The flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ex-justice minister: Israel's internal battle not on Left vs Right, but democratic values

Dan Meridor decries the state of present-day Israel but expresses hope for the future. ‘This is the project of a lifetime.’

 Dan Meridor.

Rule of law or rule by one? The PM’s instructions aren’t above the law - opinion

The implication is singular: the Shin Bet director is no longer subject to the rule of law, but solely to the prime minister, because the prime minister is the law.

SHIN BET head Ronen Bar attends a ceremony last October at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, marking the first anniversary of the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. Bar’s affidavit to the High Court reveals facts that should alarm anyone who aspires to live in a democratic state, says th

We must rebuild trust in Israel, as faith in democracy begins with honesty - opinion

We don’t need to agree on everything. But we do need to believe – again – that we’re all in this together.

 Habima Square in Tel Aviv packed with protesters calling loud and clear to save the Israeli democracy and to release the hostages.

'The Defeat of Evil': A warning for constant vigilance against a resurgent evil within - review

The Defeat of Evil ends with this somber warning: “Even in victory, we must remember: No triumph is ever complete or permanent. Safeguarding our values demands constant vigilance.”

 Israelis are seen protesting judicial reform, in Tel Aviv.

Israel must stop apologizing for its existence - opinion

From its inception, Israel’s existence was treated as a provocation. A home for the Jews? In the Middle East? Say it isn't so.

A PROTESTER wears a ‘Free Palestine’ mask during a pro-Palestinian demonstration, in Manchester, England, in October, marking the first anniversary of the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. To those who chant ‘Free Palestine,’ Israel must respond: Freedom is not the right to erase another nation

The Israeli gov't ‘gatekeepers’ have stolen the ‘afikoman’ from its citizens - opinion

We citizens have placed our trust in those running a “Seder,” that is, our state. It is a Jewish and democratic state, in that order, according to the law.

Crowds gathered this evening at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv to commemorate Passover Seder together and to show support for the families of the hostages.