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The events unfolding for Israel in our time are not random. Chazal teach that the deeds of earlier generations leave their mark upon later ones, and...
On March 2, 2026, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha issued a statement that cut directly to the strategic core of the Iranian question. His...
Today is Purim, the holiday that commemorates events in the ancient Persian Empire between 486-465 BCE, during the reign of King Ahasuerus—often...
Prior to the bloody attacks of October 7, the political consensus prevailing in Israel and Western capitals regarding the Islamic Republic’s...
There are no coincidences in this world. Everything that happens went exactly as planned and, in many cases, the themes and storylines rhyme over...
Last week, Zack Polanski stood in front of a crowd of several hundred British sixth-form students and declared to much applause, ‘End the genocide...
The first time the Jewish people changed the world, they did it without an army, without a state, without territory. They did it with a book. The...
In Jewish tradition, we are taught that every soul is intentional. Every life carries divine purpose. And yet, for birthmothers in the Jewish...
Claude Carlier (born January 11, 1944) is a French historian specializing in contemporary history and the history of aviation and aerospace. He holds...
The unravelling of Iran’s military infrastructure did not begin with the first explosions over Tehran. The groundwork, by most intelligence...
As tensions escalate between Iran, Israel, and the United States, several major Palestinian factions have once again made clear where they stand....
When President Trump addressed the American public at the outset of the current war with Iran, he did something striking: he didn’t mention Israel....
How Unverified Claims About Gulf Defense Capabilities Undermine Journalism and Regional Stability In the fog of war, the press bears an extraordinary...
In 1991, The Perfect Storm formed off the coast of New England — the merger of a hurricane and a Nor’easter. Each one dangerous on its own....
To be Israeli in times of war is to live in two timelines at once. There is the present, sirens, headlines, our children leaving to serve, political...
Why do we fast on Taanit Esther? There is a debate about what we are commemorating. While the name would seem to imply that it recalls the three-day...
On Monday, Steve Witkoff went on Fox News and said that during negotiations last week, Iranian officials didn’t just admit they had enough enriched...
Teaching the weekly Torah portion, parshat hashavua, I am always struck by the observation that in every parsha, there is a lesson that seems to have...
My journey to Israel began with curiosity. During my PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Naples Federico II in Italy, my PhD...
The timing of the synagogue reading of Parashat Zachor, the command to remember what Amalek did to us, could not have felt more immediate or more...
There is a doctrinal comedy unfolding across the Arab world this week that would be amusing if it were not so grotesque in its hypocrisy. As Iranian...
US President Donald Trump had said he would use the momentum of the agreed upon the 2025 Gaza cease fire deal to expand the Abraham Accords, the...
Purim 2026/5786 is emphatically unusual in the memory of several generations. It is literally Purim, with a repeated history of getting rid of...
The situation in Israel is not normal these days. Sirens sound without warning, and within minutes people must reach a safe shelter. Emergency alerts...
Something is being forgotten, or consciously repressed about Iran’s deeds under the leadership of ayatollah Khamenei. Especially amongst those many...
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An Open Letter to Senator Andy Kim Your March 1st MSNBC op-ed deserves a direct response — not because your concerns about congressional war powers...
It seemed almost inevitable. The Ayatollahs continued to denigrate Israel and the USA, calling us the ‘Little Satan’ and the ‘Big Satan’...
This piece was co-authored by Alain Destexhe For over half a century, Doctors without Borders – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) stood as a model...
Over the past few years, when discussion turned to Iran and whether they would or would not use a nuclear weapon if they had one, we often heard a...
Where have all the moralizing voices gone? Where are the European leaders when it comes to defending the Iranian population, held in an iron grip by...
The most dangerous political movements rarely begin with mobs. They begin with professors. In 1930s Germany, scholars provided intellectual...
The world will soon be asking whether the attack on Iran worked. Every damage assessment, every cable news countdown clock, every retired general with...
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is panicking. Behind the gilded doors of his multi-billion-dollar New Administrative Capital, Egypt’s president is working the...
Many of my Ukrainian readers and viewers today ask what guided me when I warned that if the Russian-Ukrainian war could not be stopped within four...
The Collapse of Standards I spent the last day scanning the global echoes. What disappoints me is not disagreement. It is the collapse of standards....
The Home Front Command sends alerts. It tells us how many seconds we have to reach shelter. It reminds us to keep water nearby. It has infographics....
There is a rabbinical statement made in the Talmud that says, “Anyone who says what he learned in the name of the one he heard it, brings redemption...
Imagine living in a country whose ancestors endured the most horrific persecutions in human history. A people scattered across continents, hunted,...
Many fans ask: How are players eligible for Team Israel if they weren’t born in Israel or don’t currently hold Israeli passports? On Team Israel...
The prospect of a peace agreement between Syria and Israel represents a profound transformation in the structure of regional relations after years of...
As Iran’s confrontation with Israel and the United States intensifies, the world is watching with bated breath. Missiles have crossed borders....
When I became Bar Mitzvah, the big day finally arrived. Not the aliyah.Not the speeches.Certainly not the fountain pen. Anyone who knows me knows...
Not to excuse Italian Fascism, but my experience in Italy and my knowledge of Italian history certainly make me even more despondent about the current...
At the open of the sixth chapter of the Megillah, king Ahashverosh is unable to sleep: “בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא נָדְדָה...
Immediately following President Trump’s wise and courageous Operation Epic Fury attack on terrorist state Iran, objections from his usual critics...
Pastor Rui Santos, of Emanuel Baptist Church in Ipiranga (São Paulo), decided to transform the traditional Sunday School class into a unique...
When our moment has finally arrived, will we know it? Read superficially, the Purim story follows a familiar arc. The wicked Haman plots to...
When Israel comes under fire, international airlines suspend flights to Tel Aviv within hours—driven by rising risk, insurance costs, and airspace...
When Commentary Loses Its Compass: My Disappointment with the Hodge Twins I started watching the Hodge Twins years ago, long before they were...
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