Trump helped end the war. Israel made that deal possible
US Diplomacy could succeed only because it was backed by Israel’s courage, sacrifice, and a leadership that refuses to blink. Opinion. | Read More News from Israel
Category: Views
Circumcision and Autism: Defending a sacred Covenant against pseudoscience
Stopping in its tracks the misinformation that can harm families and undermine one of Judaism’s oldest and holiest rituals: Circumcision does not cause autism. | Read More News from Israel
Why the Trump Deal is not Gilad Shalit Redux
Our brush with intended destruction shook off not only our complacency, but also our intrinsic conviction of stability and sovereign existence. Opinion. | Read More News from Israel
Time overdue for the church to repudiate Eternal Witness
Eternal Witness was designed to force Jews into pariah status. Opinion. | Read More News from Israel
Israel’s public diplomacy has failed, and the world stopped listening
Opinion: To rebuild trust, Israel must shift from explaining policies to telling human stories,...
Happy days are here again?
The lion lays down with the lamb…and we shall study war no more?Wake me when it starts. Opinion. Wake me when it starts. | Read More News from Israel
Raw deal
With all the joy at the anticipated hostage release, these swaps are classic and nauseating examples of stage-one thinking, in which people do not think of consequences beyond the immediate. Opinion. | Read More News from...
Illusions of peace: Strategic ambiguity in the new agreement
It is a milestone, but not necessarily a breakthrough. It hides more than it reveals, but no matter what, Israel must treat the agreement as a phase, not an end. Opinion. | Read More News from Israel
Another Trump-brokered agreement: Building a new order in the South Caucasus
The Azerbaijan-Armenia agreement can lead to a shift from confrontation to regional integration, good for both countries. There are many problems left, but in contrast to Gaza, there is no implacable and murderous Islamic...
Israel celebrates hostage release, but the Gaza story is far from over
Israel will celebrate the return of the hostages, but must heed local realities; three key lessons...
Everyone won, everyone lost: The limits of Trump’s Israel-Hamas deal
Both Israel and Hamas can claim victory in the new deal, each achieving significant gains but...
A deal without teeth is a recipe for the next Gaza round
Opinion: Israel’s new deal with Hamas offers short-term relief and regional openings, but without...
Iran planned a simultaneous invasion of Israel for years- only one occurred
Luckily, Hezbollah did not join the Hamas invastion – for several reasons – becauseThe IDF had ignored clear threats and signs. Israel must ensure that the failure of October 7, 2023 is seared into future...
Trump, terror, and the turning point
Across the region, something unimaginable is happening: the Arab world is no longer standing with Hamas it’s standing back. Opinion. | Read More News from Israel
After the hostages come home, Israel must secure a safer future
Opinion: Israel wakes to rare hope as all hostages are set to be freed under Trump-brokered deal;...
After miraculous hostage deal-No excuse not to award Nobel Peace Prize to Trump
The Trump Administration put the public pressure where it belongs: On the butchers of Hamas. That does not mean the deal is perfect, but it is a victory for Israel. Opinion. | Read More News from Israel
The war will end, but antisemitism won’t
Opinion: From the Second Intifada to October 7 and the widening fronts of war, Jewish history in...
Lest we forget: Shattered forever – the world after October 7
How one day of horror shattered my political world view forever, today’s Trump agreement or not. Opinion. | Read More News from Israel
A bereaved mother writes: Two years
I get up each morning and daven, raise my children, work, and try to go forward. But a part of me remains at Simchat Torah 5784. | Read More News from Israel
What have we learned from this war?
We have learned much about the barbarism of our enemies, but we have also learned that contrary to the expectations of our enemies, Israel’s staying power is stronger and longer than theirs. Opinion. | Read More News from...
Europe must wake up – or the next October 7 will be on its soil
A Western pathology has shown its face: passion and admiration for the barbarians, hidden under the flag of pity. Little do they know that the barbarians will soon turn on them. Opinion. | Read More News from Israel
Time to shed our illusions and overcome our slave mentality
Hamas ignored Trump’s 72 hour ultimatum to free the hostages, but it took him only 72 seconds to get Israel to stop fighting. Sukkot is the perfect time to shed illusions, dump Trump’s 21-point “peace” plan, and grow out...
Freed hostage Tal Shoham’s thoughts on the possibility of peace
Shoham’s experiences tell a great deal about the kind of people who make up Hamas or identify with it. Opinion. | Read More News from Israel
What went wrong on October 7, 2023?
A new book says there were signs on the night of October 6th that something was wrong to the point that some of the higher-ups in the defense and intelligence establishment went to their offices late on the night of the 6th or...
