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

The real ‘conceptzia’ is endless occupation

The most profound and fundamental cause of the failures we are reckoning with today is the “concept” of maintaining the occupation as if we can contain its harmful implications.
Geopolitics
Swords of Iron

Women’s rights leaders must break their silence

The stories of the crimes perpetrated against women in southern Israel on October 7–savage murder, rape and humiliation by Hamas in Israel more than one month ago is slowly being brought to light in the world’s mainstream media. But the silence by UN Women and other international women’s rights groups is deafening.
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Swords of Iron

Palestinians can stop the war by overthrowing Hamas

If you wanted to build yourselves up rather than destroy us, you could have made Gaza the Mediterranean Riviera
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Swords of Iron

A war for the Jews’ right to live

Israel’s perceived strength deters antisemitism and perceived weakness emboldens it
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Swords of Iron

The IDF Reservists Fighting in Gaza Will Fight Netanyahu After the War

On Aug. 14, 2006, a United Nations-brokered ceasefire went into effect and ended the Second Lebanon War and 34 days of fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization.
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Antisemitism

Harvard is Risking Moral Bankruptcy and Opposes Human Rights

Harvard is richly endowed with assets exceeding $50 billion. Nevertheless, it is in serious risk of bankruptcy. A moral bankruptcy. Will it wake up?
Antisemitism
Identity

Israel-Hamas war isn’t just about security, it’s about Jewish peoplehood

This war has shown us that no matter where a Jew lives, their identity and feeling of safety is connected to the State of Israel. That brings with it a responsibility that Israel cannot ignore.
Identity
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October 7 was awful, but this is not a second Holocaust

While six million Jews were led to the slaughter without the ability to defend themselves, Israel is still a regional power  in pain but very much alive and vibrant.
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Middle East

Why won’t the world provide the help Gazans need?

The international community is paying close attention to events in Gaza. UN resolutions, mass demonstrations, innumerable speeches and statements from politicians of all stripes. Yet one response is curiously absent. There have been almost no offers to take in refugees from Gaza.
Middle East