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It’s obvious. Together with the gathering of all the armaments, and going by past experience — the previous bombing of Iran, and the abduction of...
When discussing Christian nationalism, many conservative Christians react with evangelical fragility—an instinctive, emotionally fragile response...
This is Part One of a two-part series on book banning. What would Henrietta Szold, the mother of Hadassah, have to say about books being banned? What...
Image:Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during Modi’s 2017 visit to Israel, marking a milestone in a...
For years, congregants, colleagues and friends would lambaste me for my affiliation with the Democratic party. As if wearing that pin of a donkey on...
The uproar surrounding US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee’s recent comments is not merely a diplomatic embarrassment; it is a revealing indicator...
Purim Through My Eyes: Why This Jewish Story Matters to Me as a Muslim I was not born Jewish. I was born Muslim, in Pakistan, into a political family...
While much of our attention is understandably focused on anti-Israel and far left pro-terrorist organizations advocating in Canada and marginalizing...
President Trump says Iran has approximately 10 days to reach a deal with the US or face an “unfortunate” outcome, as Washington intensifies...
In every corner of our global society, a sobering reality is emerging: Antisemitism is no longer a distant or isolated prejudice. It is a pervasive...
You can’t debate 2026 Tucker with 1996 nostalgia. The Awkward Waltz There are awkward interviews. And then there are interviews where you begin to...
On my walk to the Agudath of Highland Park/Edison a few days after the recent blizzard in New Jersey, the kind the Northeast hasn’t seen since the...
In a powerful display of spiritual and political solidarity, a massive 30-meter Ukrainian flag was unfurled on Feb. 22 at the foot of the Western Wall...
Jeremiah (born after 650 BCE in Anathoth, Judah; died c. 570 BCE in Egypt) was a Hebrew prophet whose ministry spanned one of the most turbulent...
For years, cybersecurity buying followed a simple pattern of finding a gap and adding a tool. The result? Stacks filled with overlapping products,...
I came to Israel with an open heart. As a Belgian citizen of Syrian origin, I traveled to Tel Aviv at the end of December out of solidarity and in...
Much has been written and discussed about the recent debate between Tucker Carlson and Ambassador Mike Huckabee. This writer wants to “put in my two...
Suppose you were in a neighborhood shopping area with your young children at 1100 in the morning and a young man on a motorcycle stops, pulls out a...
Volodymyr Yermolenko, ukrainian philosopher, journalist editor in chief of UkraineWorld.org, published Ukraine in Histories and Stories, from...
On February 24, 2026 — the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine — Israel announced a practical and timely step of...
The past week has been a wake-up call for those of us who care deeply about Jewish Peoplehood, the future of Israel-Diaspora relations, and Jewish...
The other week we went to a concert at the Jerusalem Theater, produced and introduced by Astrith Baltsan, a well-known Israeli pianist and lecturer....
After many years of engaging in bilateral diplomacy with successive US administrations and Congress, as well as public diplomacy with the American...
A society can produce an Exodus without Egypt — not through borders and overt force, but by quietly altering the conditions under which someone can...
I can think of no better intro for my first Times of Israel Blog post than this: at the Avishai Cohen show at Blue Note Tokyo, everyone...
As we move through the month of Adar—the season of Mishenichnas Adar Marbin BeSimcha (When Adar enters, we increase in joy)—we first need to...
Much has been said in the past few days, a rehash of what has been said, round after round, for years, about the Kotel, the Western Wall, and...
As I sit here in Europe, poring over reports from the rugged frontiers of South Asia, I can’t help but feel a familiar surge of outrage. For...
So now, according to Kamala Harris and the DNC, Biden’s support of Israel after October 7, 2023, contributed to her defeat. These claims are not...
I have just concluded a trip across several major European cities. What I witnessed disturbed me deeply. In home after home, the television was tuned...
Recently Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the ADL discussed the troubling rise of antisemitism in America on Dan Senor’s Call Me back podcast. Mr....
Personal trust, expanding defense cooperation, and shared geopolitical purpose define a partnership entering a pivotal new phase; framed by the...
The Qur’an 17:110 states: ”Call upon Allah, or call upon The Merciful; whichsoever you call upon, to Allah belong the most beautiful Names,” and...
A local community activist in Los Angeles who funds their own pro-Israel campus work recently told me, “We don’t need more whistleblowers. We need...
The Board of Hypocrisy Part 1 When global powers speak about new peace structures and international boards, the language sounds responsible and...
The Cherubs, or כרובים, that were placed on the Aron Kodesh, poses certain questions. The main question was that we were not to have any form of...
In Search of Morality. Welcome to the world of what can only be termed anti-Israel, anti-Zionist and Antisemitic derangement. There is nothing moral...
A few weeks ago, I got sick and decided to do all the tests — RSV, flu, COVID — nothing special… just enough to flatten me for days. I had my...
Several years ago, the thought of the president of Argentina coming to stand in Jerusalem and saying he would move his country’s embassy there would...
The UAE Can Help Protect the Next Generation from Extremism The future of the Middle East will not be decided only by military strength or political...
If civilizations can be ranked, so can people. In the previous column, we examined how historical sequence hardened into civilizational replacement....
The struggle over the Kotel has never really been about stones. It has always been about us — about who belongs, whose Judaism counts, and whether...
The debate is over. Iran’s nuclear and missile programs are not a future threat—they are a present strategic reality. The real question,...
Volodymyr Yermolenko, ukrainian philosopher, journalist editor in chief of UkraineWorld.org, published Ukraine in Histories and Stories, from...
On February 12th, we landed in Israel, and although many others have noted this over the last few weeks, we felt a significant sense of relief—mixed...
Lest anyone think I am uncharitable as a Canadian, I want to wish Team USA a sincere and hearty Mazel Tov from Canada on their Olympic gold medal...
A state visit ‘with several drawers’ is not a simple protocol sequence. It is a powerful tool: a movement that is intended to be used as a message...
Meritocracy is a governance and social system in which authority, roles, and rewards are allocated based on individual skills, effort, and...
Jewish advocates are treating a recent decision as a repudiation of Jewish civil rights in America. See, e.g., The Anti-Zionism Exception: A court...
Victoria Amelina (1986–2023), Ukrainian writer who left her literary career to document war crimes and was killed in a missile strike in Kramatorsk...