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?

Swords of Iron
Swords of Iron
A More Accurate Accounting of the War in Gaza
We must ask ourselves why it is that so many around the world prefer the fabrications of Hamas to the facts to be found on the ground.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Forget two states, let’s try a two-democracy solution
Instead of shutting up, pretending the Palestinian problem will disappear, why not propose “two democracies for two peoples”?
Swords of Iron
Swords of Iron
Israel does not have a culture of accountability
Five months into this war, how are high-ranking officers still safe in their jobs while shamelessly reprimanding those below them?
Israel-Diaspora Relations
Israel-Diaspora Relations
Rabbis not supporting the war against Hamas are acting irresponsibly
October 7 confirmed that calling for ceasefires prematurely, as many of these “religious leaders” also did in 2009, 2012, 2014, and 2021, is peace-posturing and not peace-seeking.
Swords of Iron
Swords of Iron
Change needs to come to Israel’s post October 7 state
Practically, what Netanyahu wants to do is also keep the public focused on the SIM cards and distract people from what really led to October 7.
Middle East
Middle East
Ben-Gvir is food for the Palestinians
The Israeli government’s diplomatic rigidity prompts the world to consider enforcing a solution from the outside.
Swords of Iron
Swords of Iron
This is how the hostages’ plight has been politicized
How is it conceivable that the lives of these individuals have become an issue over which there is no consensus and no outcry? How is there more than one side to the “hostage question”?