War

What's behind the latest fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan? - explainer

Pakistan's defense minister said Afghanistan committed acts of "open war," as tensions have heated up since Kabul launched air strikes on Taliban terror targets last weekend.

Taliban soldiers carry a rocket launcher in a vehicle, following exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, near Torkham border in Afghanistan, February 27, 2026.
Presidential historian, Gil Troy, sits with Jacob Laznik to discuss Iran, diplomacy, and how we can learn from history.

Can we use history to predict Trump's next move on Iran?

People walk past stores as the value of the Iranian Rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2025.

Iranians brace for the worst as Islamic Republic prepares for war with US - analysis

 (illustrative) A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran.

Iran’s drones and missiles are a wake-up call for Israel and allies, former IAF head says


Israel’s goal is to weaken the regime in Iran, not change it - opinion

Israel seeks to neutralize Iran’s threat incrementally and gain operational dominance like it has in Lebanon.

Graphic of an IDF emblem and an Iranian flag.

My Word: The painful probe into October 7 - opinion

After the October 7 massacre, Israel demands answers. But who should investigate the failures, and can any commission restore trust and prevent the next attack?

 Homes are destroyed, following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel November 2, 2023

Through aircraft carriers, Trump speaks the language of power in high-stakes Iran talks - opinion

Trump is gambling that the Iranians will conclude that they are better off making a deal than testing American resolve, and Israel, naturally, has reason to watch all of this with concern.

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.

The wars of the future are already here - opinion

Wars of the 21rst century are not only between states, but also between defense industries

Drone swarm over a field

The world order was always an illusion, and it is now collapsing - opinion

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and a sequence of moves by President Donald Trump during the last year have further shaken the image of a stable world order. 

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky meet on the sidelines of a NATO summit in The Hague in June. More and more signs indicate that the old order is weakening, says the writer.

Regulator to fine El Al up to NIS 121m for price gouging

The investigation found that fares rose by an average of 16%, with some routes recording sharper increases of 6% to 31%.

El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner takes off from Los Angeles international Airport on November 11, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.

Iran’s blackout exposed the next battlefield: Connectivity - opinion

As Iran’s blackout showed, the first casualty of conflict is often connectivity. The real question is who stays online when everything else goes dark.

Military communication must be resilient and secure

When tension with Iran feels like a weather forecast, depression isn’t surprising

From an evolutionary perspective, the human brain was not designed to live under extreme stress for long periods of time – and when it does, it pays a price.

The cost is disconnection and emotional constriction

Beit Arazim: Helping rebuild Israel, one wounded soldier at a time

How Beit Arazim is rebuilding Israel’s leadership from the ground up.

BEIT ARAZIM: Lecture and workshop

'World Enemy No. 1': Hitler, Stalin, and the crime of being Jewish - review

Hundreds of Jewish Communists who had escaped to the USSR were handed over by the Soviets to the Nazis at the border crossing of Brest-Litovsk.

IN THE Stalin era’s early days, the Kremlin established a new administrative territory in the Soviet Far East – the Jewish Autonomous Region. The region’s capital was the city of Birobidzhan. This 274-photograph album includes images from the city’s early years, from the late 1920s.