Opinion Articles

Will the IDF strike in Doha kickstart a hostage deal?

Did the strikes in Qatar move the country closer toward ending the war and bringing the hostages home, or did it push both goals further away?
Will the IDF strike in Doha kickstart a hostage deal?
President Donald Trump, along with the emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, is in the background on a computer screen. Photo by Shutterstock
Geopolitics

How Israel should respond to the Houthis: Make them fear us more than we fear them

Too many Americans keep asking “Why is Israel still fighting?” It’s as if Israel’s right to self-defense after October 7 had a two-month expiration date.
Geopolitics
Identity

Islamism and The Left’s Moral Black Hole

The brilliant minds of the West have failed to distinguish between Islam and Islamism—between Muslims as individuals and the ideological machinery of groups like the Muslim Brotherhood.
Identity
Democracy

The media was also responsible for October 7

Journalists are not supposed to simply regurgitate what they are told – whether it is claims like “Hamas is deterred” or “Sinwar doesn’t want war.”
Democracy
Haredim

IDF needs to act on recruiting haredim

Only a conscription law that includes minimal exemptions and with teeth will enable the continued defense and prosperity of the state.
Haredim
Antisemitism

The Vatican’s disturbing display: Distorting Jesus’ legacy for political gain

Vatican rightly removed Nativity scene featuring baby Jesus on Palestinian keffiyeh, which distorts Jesus’ Jewish identity and politicizes sacred Christian symbols; display fueled division and detracted from universal message of peace.
Antisemitism
Democracy

KAN are not the enemy: Ministers acting against Israel’s democratic character

These initiatives illustrate how some ministers have forgotten what is supposed to happen in a democracy – ideas are not meant to be controlled.
Democracy
Democracy

The wrong priorities: The absurdity of today’s Israel is on full display

Israel’s future depends on the ability of our leadership in all branches of government to promote broad consensus on fair rules.
Democracy
Democracy

Netanyahu’s trial – To mediation

The trial cannot be conducted, and the trial cannot be stopped. As a solution, which is also a good idea its own right, it can be proposed that testimony be suspended for a fixed period of time, which will be used to conduct criminal mediation in the Netanyahu case.
Democracy
Geopolitics

Hamas out, Arab criminal gangs in?

Netanyahu has a history of empowering unsavory elements both inside Israel and in Gaza – a clever strategy that’s doomed to backfire.
Geopolitics