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From Spearhead to Spectator: Why Hezbollah Sat Out Iran's War With Israel

Iran spent decades building Hezbollah as its first line of defense. The group's once-massive capabilities were meant to deter Israel or the United...

yesterday 20

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David Daoud

While Israel and Iran Shot Missiles, Palestinians and Israelis Talked Peace in Paris

They say that timing is everything, for better or for worse. Israel's current government, for example, was blessed with extraordinarily good...

previous day 40

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Yonatan Zeigen

I'm Ashamed of What Israel Has Become - but I Won't Stop Fighting

I'm ashamed to be an Israeli. I was always proud of being one. Not all the time, not of every incident or operation, certainly not of the...

previous day 10

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Uri Misgav

Israel's 20-month War Against Hamas Proves That the IDF Needs a Major Overhaul

The biblical passage "the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread" goes a long way toward explaining Israel's strategic...

previous day 50

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Yitzhak Brik

The Jewish State Is Building a Ghetto

If Mordechai Anielewicz were alive today, he'd have died. The leader of the Jewish Combat Organization during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising would have...

previous day 10

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Gideon Levy

It's Clear Where the IDF Chief's Conscience Lies. It's Time He Put a Stop to This Madness

Those leaked (never mind by whom) performances of bravery in the security cabinet are not going to do Eyal Zamir any good – those venomous...

wednesday 50

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Rogel Alpher

Israel Won the War It Fought. But Iran Emerged Victorious in the One That Mattered

For years, Iran has been enriching uranium and threatening the region with nuclear weapons, resulting in all-out war last month. But what has been...

wednesday 10

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Moty Kanias

What German Chancellor Merz Meant When He Said Israel Is Doing the 'Dirty Work' for Us All

After Israel launched its attack on Iran, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Israel is doing "the dirty work ... for all of us." Israel's...

wednesday 10

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Odeh Bisharat

Israel's Real Enemies Are the Violent Jewish Militias Tormenting the Palestinians

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Ehud Olmert

Will Trump's Gaza Demands Overshadow Netanyahu's Iran Victory Lap in Washington?

When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes to Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, there will be much at stake – and no...

08.07.2025 70

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Rachel Brandenburg

All Hostages, Israeli and Palestinian, Must Be Released From Captivity

The most urgent emergency measure required now, besides ending the massacres in Gaza, is the rescue of all the captives, Israelis and Palestinians,...

07.07.2025 70

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Gideon Levy

Fake News, Real Missiles: Israel's Telegram Crisis Is a National Security Threat

The war between Israel and Iran highlighted the rising prominence of Telegram channels, particularly those offering "real-time news" updates, in...

07.07.2025 3

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Edan Ring

West Bank Violence: Do Palestinians Have a Right to Self-defense – or Only Israelis?

It happened again on June 25, a Wednesday. Dozens of settler terrorists invaded the Palestinian village of Kafr Malik near Ramallah, torched...

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Ahmad Tibi