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?

Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Wanted: a new framework for US-EU relations
Deeper cooperation in both the military and economic spheres is essential.
Religion and State
Religion and State
Israel is dodging the ultra-Orthodox question
While outrage has surrounded the timing of the proposed Basic Law: Torah Study, Israeli society should also ask itself about the law’s ideological motives
Democracy
Democracy
Israeli settlers, ultra-Orthodox will pay for trampling over Israel
If they don’t rethink a new course, they will find themselves facing a majority that will stop supporting their continued prosperity, and perhaps their very existence.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
The Saudi Plan of Shimon Peres
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of our prominent statesmen, the former Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs writes about how he thinks Shimon Peres would have forged a normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia.
Israel-Diaspora Relations
Israel-Diaspora Relations
How to Avoid a War over the Law of Return
Allowing the grandchildren of Jews to come to Israel is problematic, but preventing them is even more problematic. The solution: opening the gates of conversion.
Democracy
Democracy
To prevent another Tisha B’Av, we must learn something from the past
If the parties internalize and converge, on this Tisha B’Av, we will be able to feel that we have learned something from the past and will not repeat the mistakes of our ancestors
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
The National Intelligence Estimate under a predatory right-wing government
Along with government pressure to stifle criticism and intimidate civil servants, the dilemma facing the drafters of the National Intelligence Estimate intensifies.