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After hearing a speech from one of Smotrich’s MKs

The other night I was invited to hear a presentation by MK Ohad Tal of Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionist Party. The audience was comprised of...

yesterday 7

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J.j Gross

Lebanese Passports, Iranian Paymasters: Why Hezbollah’s Fighters Are Mercenaries

A sharper legal argument for Israel, Lebanon and the international campaign to dismantle Tehran’s proxy army. The standard defense of Hezbollah is...

yesterday 5

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Benjamen gussen

The Fallout

The Fallout

The missiles may fall over Israel, but the fallout no longer remains confined to the Middle East. Since October 7, the war against Israel has...

yesterday 2

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Sam Cohen

The Neural Network of the Strait of Hormuz

The human body knows how to mend itself, yet it doesn’t always mean it’ll be back to how it was. The Strait of Hormuz is no different. When...

yesterday 4

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Wael ibrahim

Mali’s Collapse Is North Africa’s Next Security Crisis

Mali’s Collapse Is North Africa’s Next Security Crisis

The coordinated offensive that struck Bamako and Kati on April 25, 2026, killing Malian Defense Minister Sadio Camara and effectively ending the...

yesterday 20

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Amine Ayoub

Influence, Diplomacy & the Campaign Against Israel

As first reported in the Wall Street Journal, Qatar was alleged to have offered to “take care of” Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the International...

yesterday 10

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Shane Shmuel

Bennett and Lapid Want Netanyahu Out. But Can They Govern Israel?

Bennett and Lapid Want Netanyahu Out. But Can They Govern Israel?

The Bennett–Lapid partnership announced last week in Herzliya answers one question with admirable clarity: who wants Netanyahu out. It answers a far...

yesterday 8

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Yaakov Chaliotis

Why the Current Spate of Attacks Against Jews?

Recent reported attacks on Jewish individuals, including one in London, have renewed concerns about antisemitism in liberal democracies such as the...

yesterday 20

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Steve Wenick

Those Left Behind

Those Left Behind

Last week, we went to Har Herzl, Israel’s national military cemetery, to pay our respect to those who have fallen so that we may live here. Each...

yesterday 20

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Romi Sussman

Naming a Shape-Shifting Disease

I first encountered the work of Caryn Block and Yael Silverstein last summer, when I read their paper “Making the Invisible Visible: Exploring...

yesterday 20

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Morielle Lotan

Did Antisemitism save the American Revolution?

Did Antisemitism save the American Revolution?

For many, it is an absurd question. Actually, for “experts,” it is a question not even worth discussing. Yet, it is a true story that the Jewish...

yesterday 20

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Jerry Klinger

Nobody is digging graves in the parks this time

Before the Six-Day War, Israelis dug mass graves in Tel Aviv’s public parks. That detail doesn’t make it into our consciousness often enough. But...

yesterday 10

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Nathan joel

Two Jews were stabbed – where is our government?

Two Jews were stabbed – where is our government?

This morning, two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London. The two – one in his seventies and the other in his thirties – have been...

yesterday 20

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Simon Kupfer

Specifications and Insurance: The Symptoms of the Shidduch Crisis

Specifications and Insurance: The Symptoms of the Shidduch Crisis I want to talk to write about something that truly hurts us all—the “Shidduch...

yesterday 20

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Eliezer Simcha Weiss

Don’t Forget to Say Thank You

Tucked away in Parshat Emor’s discussion of the biblical festivals, between the mitzvot relating to Pesah and those concerning Shavuot, are two less...

yesterday 20

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Mordechai Silverstein

To Rick Caruso: Stand With Us

To Rick Caruso: Stand With Us

The Jewish community has stood by you for years. We have supported your businesses, from The Grove to Palisades Village, and we stood with you during...

yesterday 9

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Shervin eli natan

This is Israel’s second War of Independence — A war of renewal

This is Israel’s second War of Independence — A war of renewal

Some wars announce themselves at once. Others reveal their true meaning only after the smoke has spread from one front to another, after the funerals...

yesterday 9

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Gil Samsonov

Following Tom

The Leader had the honor of interviewing Tom Wegner a few years ago during the beginning of our series Israel at War – he’s the Nameless One’s...

yesterday 10

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Justine Johnston Hemmestad

Trump Asked Herzog for Pardon, Nasrin Sotoudeh Arrested in Iran Democracy Fight

Image: Nasrin Sotoudeh, Iranian human rights lawyer and activist. Photo: Hosseinronaghi / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) From Israel to...

yesterday 10

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Rafi Glick

Dear Media, Please Define ‘Tunnel’

Dear Media, Please Define ‘Tunnel’

When is a tunnel not a tunnel? Yesterday, The Jerusalem Post reported that the IDF had destroyed what it called Hezbollah’s largest “tunnel” in...

yesterday 8

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Guy ginton

#EndJewHatred Day

EndJewHatred Day, which is today, April 29th, is far more than a mere day, but it is also not meant to stand alone. Honestly, one day of...

yesterday 8

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Isabelle hall-burns

The economic strangulation of Iran

The economic strangulation of Iran

It is possible that Washington is seeking less an additional military victory than a victory by economic strangulation. In other words, stop bombing,...

yesterday 20

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Gilles Touboul

How Do You Recognize a Point of No Return

How did some Jews know to leave early when the future was still unclear, and what signs are we missing today? People do not miss danger because they...

yesterday 20

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Tsahi shemesh

Security First: How War Is Reshaping Economic and Foreign Policy

Security First: How War Is Reshaping Economic and Foreign Policy

In today’s international system, one reality is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: security has returned to the center of global...

yesterday 20

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Mohamed abdi idiris

We’re All Human When It Comes to Chicken Fingers

We’re All Human When It Comes to Chicken Fingers

A light but instructive moment unfolded at synagogue this past Shabbat during kiddush. In addition to the standard kiddush for the congregation, a...

yesterday 20

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Andy Blumenthal

Israel’s Dual Existential Threat: Renewing State Legitimacy Under Pressure

External danger is real; only renewed legitimacy can ensure the state can respond. Israel today faces existential threats. What is new—and more...

yesterday 20

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Haim V. Levy

The US And Iran Have Reached An Impasse

Iran was decisively defeated by the United States and Israel in the 40-day war that broke out on February 28. Yet the Iranian regime has not only...

yesterday 20

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Sheldon Kirshner

Blockades — quiet yet powerful

The world holds its breath, wondering what will happen. Sometimes, the most powerful weapon is the quietest. War ships stand in the still waters....

yesterday 20

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Yoseph Janowski

Lost for Words

The word Aveida, is used seldomly in the Torah, to describe what is to be done if someone comes across something that is lost. Perhaps most famously...

yesterday 20

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Shalom Orzach

Iran Then and Now: A Changed Reality

Iran Then and Now: A Changed Reality

From Refuge to Hostility: Iran, Jews, and a Changing Narrative In 1942, as World War II tore across continents and dismantled entire lives, nearly a...

yesterday 9

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Hossein amjadi

Is NATO relevant in the 21st century?

NATO is an organization that was built under the shadow of the beginning of the Cold War threat. In 1949, 12 countries on both sides of the Atlantic...

yesterday 8

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Or Amini

Unrecognizable Britain: A Country Strained by Extremism

There is a reason we call our little island, “Great Britain.” It is a nation saturated with thousands of years of history, innovation and culture....

yesterday 20

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Miles Damone Mackay

When the Joke Falls Flat, and Power Steps In

There is something almost painfully human about a joke that does not land well. Recently, Jimmy Kimmel told a joke about Melania Trump that fell flat....

yesterday 20

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Bruce D. Forman

Netanyahu lost the Iran argument—until he didn’t

Netanyahu lost the Iran argument—until he didn’t

There is much talk about how Israel promoted the idea of regime change in Iran to the Trump administration. It’s been particularly primed by a New...

yesterday 8

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Martin Kramer

VCs are chasing AI Infrastructure while Vertical AI is quietly building Unicorns

VCs are chasing AI Infrastructure while Vertical AI is quietly building Unicorns

Over the past years, venture capital has developed a near-obsessive relationship with AI infrastructure. Capital is pouring into foundation models,...

yesterday 10

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Michael coen

The Battle for Truth: The Fight to Reclaim Facts

The Battle for Truth: The Fight to Reclaim Facts

The old adage “a lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth puts on its shoes” was conjured in a time before social media....

yesterday 7

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Mark ginsberg

Are American Jews Traitors?

Are American Jews Traitors?

Hagai Segal, a veteran journalist and former editor of Makor Rishon, recently ignited a firestorm with a sharply worded critique of American Jewry. In...

yesterday 20

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David Harbater

Building What We Don’t Have (Yet)

I would like to begin with a question. Why do so many Israeli Jews who identify as secular still fast on Yom Kippur, still feel a deep attachment to...

yesterday 30

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Steve Freedman

Freedom in the Age of AI

Freedom in the Age of AI

The New Shemot of Consciousness Yesterday, after programming, I started watching an online conference on AI. I listened to several presentations, and...

yesterday 20

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Yosef B. Moran

Science educators can’t be silent on Palestine – I can’t be silent about them.

The academic journal Cultural Studies of Science Education, published by leading academic publisher Springer Nature, recently published an article...

yesterday 30

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Joseph Mintz

The Trans-Siberian Kindertransport: From Austria to Russia, Japan, and America

Hiroshi Suzuki, the Japanese Ambassador to the UK, has shown his affection for British culture through his endearing bond with one of Britain’s most...

yesterday 30

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Amy Williams

The World Edges toward Apocalypse

This week, an old quote purported to be from theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, came to mind in the face of new drone technology being used by...

yesterday 40

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Sherwin Pomerantz

We Didn’t Fear the Shorter, Longer Way

There is a popular and powerful song sung in Religious Zionist circles – I myself have sung it many times with all my heart and soul – that...

yesterday 30

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Avidan Freedman

The worst pro-Israel influencer ever

My kids think I am too old for social media. They might be right. Since the war started on October 7th, I have been posting on Facebook about Israel,...

yesterday 30

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Aron Schoenfeld

My Classmate Thought Jews Asked for It. He is Not Alone.

My Classmate Thought Jews Asked for It. He is Not Alone.

“Isn’t the Holocaust when the Jews made everyone hate them and got themselves killed?” A schoolmate remarked this casually to me during a lunch...

yesterday 40

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Daniel zeman

From Lab to Life: Can Science Reverse Aging?

Source: depositphotos.com For us seniors, there is special interest in the process of aging.  This is why I read with great interest the amazing...

yesterday 40

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Shlomo Maital

What the Phrase “Create a Genocide” Shows Us

During an interview on Bloomberg’s The Mishal Husain Show last week, Wendy Sherman, who served as deputy secretary of state in the Joe Biden...

yesterday 40

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Josh Warhit

America Is Negotiating with Iran Like a Venture Capitalist

Why understanding startup financing explains more about these negotiations than foreign policy theory If there is one meme that sums up the mistake...

yesterday 30

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Ariel Beery

From Parts to Patterns: Jewish Psychology, Chinese Wisdom, and the Self

From Parts to Patterns: Jewish Psychology, Chinese Wisdom, and the Self

Across the history of psychology, one idea appears again and again: the human psyche is not singular. It is composed of parts. This insight appears...

yesterday 30

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Annette Poizner

Boston’s MFA Has a Problem—and It’s Not Art

Boston’s MFA Has a Problem—and It’s Not Art

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is no longer merely curating art. It is attempting to pass judgment on one of the most complex and volatile conflicts...

yesterday 40

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Eugene J. Levin