Opinion

Middle Israel: From Caesar to Netanyahu, Israel prepares to enter a post-charisma era - opinion

How long this transition will last is anyone’s guess, but for an Israel crushed by Benjamin Netanyahu’s overbearing charisma, the post-charismatic era’s emergence will not be one day too early.

For an Israel crushed by Benjamin Netanyahu’s overbearing charisma, the post-charismatic era’s emergence will not be one day too early,’ the writer argues. Here, Netanyahu addresses the United Nations General Assembly in September.
A Jew is arrested by German soldiers in April 1943 after the uprising of the Warsaw ghetto during WW2. When the Nazis set up the ghetto in 1940, it held more than 300 000 Jews. Two years later most of them has either died from starvation or disease or been carted off to an extermination camp.

Holocaust memory compels us to reject false genocide claims and face Gaza’s agony - opinion

Early Zionist pioneers sought not only to establish a Jewish homeland but to reshape Jewish life through physical labor, self-reliance, and collective responsibility.PremiumPremium

Keeping Jews Jewish is not enough - we must build them - opinion

The report found that in the half–year following October 7, the health funds and resilience centers provided mental care to less than 1% of Israel's population, while 38% reported significant symptoms

Beyond resilience: Israel's traumatized families need support, not just admiration - opinion


Hiking in the Holyland: A new year brings a change in the air

Rambam said the call of the shofar is there to awaken us from our slumber. This New Year, we can tune in to the rhythm our surroundings here in Israel offer so naturally.

Walking in the Judean Hills, it’s clear that the end of summer has descended upon the Land of Israel.

Playing politics with security: Jerusalem must review UK privileges amid sanctions - editorial

Britain and Israel have genuine strategic interests in common even when their governments disagree sharply, but diplomatic relations require reciprocity.

The Elizabeth Tower more commonly known as Big Ben is pictured during a near total solar eclipse, with more than 90 percent of the Sun blocked by the Moon across Britain, in central London on August 12, 2026.

A new generation has risen, one that ‘does not know Joseph’ - opinion

Twenty-five years after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Western youngsters, ignorant of the jihadist assault, have forgotten how dangerous Islamic extremism can be

Demonstrators wave Palestinian flags and chant against Israel’s and America’s war with Iran in front of the Israeli embassy in Portugal in May.

Promote Jewish diversity within unity – opinion

The High Holy Days are an opportunity to recalibrate approaches to Zionism, including the idea that it merely signifies a physical domain

An ultra-Orthodox man blows a shofar ahead of Rosh Hashanah in Mea She’arim in Jerusalem in August

Cutting support for Haredi families would weaken Israel’s demographic resilience, economy - opinion

Population decline can create a feedback loop. As populations shrink, the burden on younger generations grows, making it harder for young couples to raise families.

An ultra-Orthodox man blows a shofar ahead of Rosh Hashanah in Mea She’arim in Jerusalem in August

Is the UK’s new leadership serving Islam? - opinion

With a PM and foreign minister planning to implement hostile policies toward Israel, one wonders who this government truly caters to

UK Foreign Secretary Edward Miliband.

An invasion is underway in Canada, but not in the way you think – opinion

Infiltrated via cyberspace, economic networks, data hacks and leaks, criminal middlemen, and powerful political figures, is this country going to continue letting its guard down?

A Canadian flag flies along the waterfront of Lake Ontario, in Toronto, Canada, in August.

Is there a halachic basis to refuse to serve alongside a female paramedic? – opinion

A reading of the Talmud suggests that a soldier who won’t engage in life-saving activity on the merit of avoiding physical contact is but a ‘pious fool’

Police officers stand by as ultra-Orthodox men block a road during a protest against conscription into the IDF in Bnei Brak in August.

Israel's election mudslinging hits a new low with toxic October 7 treason theories - editorial

Sara Netanyahu, in an interview with the right-wing Channel 14 on Monday, intimated that Golan must have had advanced warning of the Hamas attack.

hDemocrats Party chair Yair Golan speaks to the press in Tel Aviv in July 2026.

Ukraine, a living laboratory for modern warfare, is shaping the global economy, security - opinion

The protracted conflict has shattered Europe’s longstanding assumption that economic interdependence could serve as a substitute for military deterrence.

Firefighters work at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 29, 2026.