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US-Israel war with Iran reshapes global alliances, benefits Russia - opinion

If there are any winners during the war with Iran, one may be Vladimir Putin, the man Trump has frequently called his “good friend.”

US President Trump meets with Russian President Putin in Alaska, August 15, 2025
Man shooting with gun. (Illustrative)

French man convicted of killing Israeli woman in 2011 shot dead in Paris

An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during Iranian Defence Week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 25, 2025.

The stakes of Iran diplomacy: enrichment, ballistic missiles, and Hormuz - opinion

Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.

As war reshapes the region, Kurds returns to center stage - opinion


Israel must confront the growing economic toll of depression - opinion

Depression is costing Israel is costing the country between an estimated NIS 12 billion and NIS 16 billion per year.

The antidepressant drug Prozac, also known as fluoxetine, is seen on a table in Leicester, central England February 26, 2008 in this posed photograph.

From Kyiv to the Golan: The Ukraine-Russia war’s unseen impact on Israel - opinion

The Ukraine war is reshaping Israel’s security, diplomacy, and society, empowering Iran, changing alliances, and redefining the challenges ahead.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting in Moscow this week. Russia is so consumed by the war with Ukraine that it struggles to maintain its military presence in Syria and turns a blind eye to Iranian activity, says the writer.

How does CAR-T cancer treatment work? - explainer

A rigorous medical journey ends in a breakthrough, in the form of CAR-T therapy, achieving a rare, hard-won cancer-free result.

CAR-T causes less collateral damage to healthy cells than standard chemo.

UNRWA is beyond repair, so it's time to move on - opinion

Evidence mounts of UNRWA’s terror ties; the agency must be closed. It is the first step to rebuilding Palestinian society.

POLICE ARE on the scene as they carry out a raid at UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem on Monday. UNRWA is rotten to its core, the writer argues.

Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia

From energy and agriculture to security and tourism, Israel’s ties with the Central Asian 'Stans' are ever-expanding.

Then-President Shimon Peres (L) and then-president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev raise a toast at the reception at the President’s Residence in Astana during Peres’s visit to Kazakhstan in 2009.

My Word: Playing the dangerous boycott game - opinion

From the UN to Eurovision to Guinness, global arenas are turning against Israel, revealing a deeper campaign to delegitimize the Jewish state.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators call for an Irish boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if there is Israeli participation, outside RTE Irish public television studios in Dublin, last month.

American unity with Israel is more than just politics - opinion

How the US-Israel bond drives regional peace and long-term American interests in the Middle East.

The writer speaks at a rally for then–presidential candidate Donald Trump in Glendale, Arizona, last year. He says few foreign-policy issues enjoy the bipartisan support of the US-Israel relationship.

What I saw on the Park East Synagogue night, and why Jews must show up - opinion

After a protest at Park East, one message is clear: when Jews show up together, fear fades, strength rises.

The writer stands across from Park East Synagogue in Manhattan.

From the NSA to Israeli defense tech, Mike Rogers isn’t slowing down

DEFENSE AFFAIRS: Former NSA director Mike Rogers discusses why Israel’s security challenges are redefining the next era of defense technology.

SPEAKING TO Defense & Tech, Admiral (ret.) Mike Rogers noted that the adaptability and creativity of Israeli entrepreneurs mirrored the urgency of their national security environment. Here, Rogers speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 at Moscone Convention Center, in 2019.

Pope Leo scraps Francis’s Vatican fundraising panel amid budget shift

Pope Leo has dissolved the Vatican's fundraising panel, created in Francis’s final months, and ordered a review of future efforts.

 Pope Leo XIV holds a Jubilee audience on the occasion of the Jubilee of Sport, at St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican June 14, 2025.