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

Trump and Biden’s influence on Israel

Amid Netanyahu’s trial, US-Israel relations shift with Trump’s right-wing appointees, raising questions about American influence the impact on regional strategy and hostages.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

Crazy Campaign Plus Catastrophic Candidates Equals Surprisingly Normal Results

Sometimes, in the insane world of American politics, a three-ring circus produces the most predictable and boring results.
Geopolitics
Haredim

How are Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protesting IDF Service if They’re Too Busy Studying Torah?

While demanding that the government function better, shouldn’t the government also reallocate some money funding ultra-Orthodox draft-dodgers to better protect our soldiers?
Haredim
Middle East

What Israel Proved With Its Most Recent Attack on Iran

Israel’s strike dealt a dual blow, undermining both Iran’s defenses and the reputation of Russian-made military equipment.
Middle East
Geopolitics

A Brutal US Presidential Campaign: Israelis Should Avoid Replicating it

“Democracy begins in conversation,” the progressive philosopher John Dewey taught. Let’s hope it doesn’t die of discord.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

A New Era for Evangelicals and Israel, a Bridge to Progressives?

At a time when polarization dominates American discourse, these emerging evangelical voices can help create a space for dialogue—one where Israel is neither demonized nor blindly defended but understood in all its complexity.
Geopolitics
Antisemitism

Dear Students, This is How to Resist The Academic Intifada

In letters adapted from a new book, US academic Gil Troy explains why celebrating Zionism is the best way to counter the anti-Israel movement on campuses
Antisemitism
Geopolitics

A New Era for Evangelicals and Israel, a Bridge to Progressives?

As younger evangelicals distance themselves from rigid partisanship, there’s a notable change in how they approach politics and faith.
Geopolitics
Antisemitism

The Freedom To Be Sharansky

Historians rarely write in collaboration with those who make history. A few years ago, I was fortunate to do just that.
Antisemitism