Sovereignty

Jerusalem requires sovereignity: UNRWA dismantling gives Israel power over the land - editorial

UNRWA’s defenders abroad often describe it as a humanitarian body caught in a political storm. Israel’s view is sharper: the agency became part of the problem.

ISRAELI FORCES demolish the former UNRWA offices in Jerusalem following legislation passed by the Knesset, January 20, 2026.
An illustration of the flags of the United Nations and Israel.

Sovereignty first: Why Israel is right to abandon the UN’s ‘Bureaucratic Jihad’ - opinion

Family members and friends attend the funeral of Muhammed Hussein Tarabin, who was shot by a police officer several days ago, in the village of Tarabin, in the Negev, January 5, 2026

The Negev is Israel’s sovereignty test, and the clock is ticking - opinion

Somalis react after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, in Mogadishu, Somalia, December 27, 2025

Israel’s recognition highlights Somaliland’s entrapment in the world’s colonial past - analysis


What is Smotrich's frightening, suicidal plan for Israel's future? - opinion

The signs are a clear warning to those who would stand in the way of annexation or attempt to enforce the law in opposition to the messianic, settler vision.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu greets Finance Minister and Minister in the Defense Ministry Bezalel Smotrich in the Knesset, last week.

Donald Trump tells visitors at Miami golf resort: 'I gave you Golan Heights'

The Golan Heights were captured by the State of Israel from Syria in the Six Day War in 1967.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump hold up the signed document acknowledging Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, on March 25, 2019

Israeli will and leadership needed as events spin out of control - comment

If we do not find that common ground quickly, this crisis might spiral out of control and the tragedy might only worsen.

 A silhouetted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel's tough lessons from a year of Ukraine-Russia War - opinion

Undeniably, much of what has occurred in Eastern Europe testifies to uncomfortable truths about enduring global realities. 

 UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky presents an award to a Ukrainian serviceman at a military hospital in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on Monday.

Hanukkah: One last taste of sovereignty

We know what sovereignty tastes like. For centuries, Hanukkah kept that taste alive. We never forgot how Jews were meant to live. Hanukkah would not let us forget. 

 BRONZE OIL lamp uncovered in excavations at the City of David, Jerusalem.

Iran says US trying to violate sovereignty over unrest, warns of response

Kanaani accused the leaders of the United States and some European countries of abusing a tragic incident in support of the "rioters."

 Iranian Americans, including two people dressed up as Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi, rally outside the White House in support of anti-regime protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, in Washington, US, September 24, 2022.

Reclaiming Israel’s national pride at Joseph’s Tomb

We have a state, we have Jewish sovereignty and we have a Jewish army. All we need now is to regain the will to use them.

 JOSEPH’S TOMB compound, Nablus.

Will Biden's visit challenge Israel’s sovereignty over Jerusalem? - opinion

The symbolic nature of this visit has been created to pave the way for the US administration to challenge Israel’s sovereignty over Jerusalem.

 THEN-US PRESIDENT Barack Obama meets with Palestinians at a youth center in Ramallah, 2013. ‘Not even Obama’ visited east Jerusalem on his presidential trip, says the writer.

Israelis and Palestinians must acknowledge each other's identity - opinion

 Israelis stand with an Israeli flag opposite to Palestinians with Palestinian flag next to Damascus gate to Jerusalem's Old City, on Jerusalem Day, May 29, 2022.

Israel shouldn't ban the Palestinian flag - editorial

A strong, confident country is not spooked or unnerved by someone else’s flag. Israel’s sovereignty is not at risk because of some Palestinian flags.

A man holds a Palestinian flag near young Jewish men holding Israeli flags in Jerusalem's Old City during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 29, 2022.