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

Wanted: a new framework for US-EU relations

Deeper cooperation in both the military and economic spheres is essential.
Geopolitics
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
Religion and State
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.
Democracy
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.
Geopolitics
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.
Israel-Diaspora Relations
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
Democracy
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.
Geopolitics
Israel-China Relations

Yes, Bibi should go to Beijing. In fact, he must

China has taken major strides into the Mideast arena, and the Prime Minister needs to go and make Israel’s case
Israel-China Relations
Jewish Communities Worldwide

What does the far-right’s success in Germany imply for European Jews?

In Europe, Jews often serve as the canary in the coal mine, the first to recognize threats that affect all German citizens.
Jewish Communities Worldwide