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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to supporters during a campaign appearance at a market in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 22, 2026. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Ted Sasson

Netanyahu’s cryptocurrency gambit is really about the West Bank

The PM is signaling that, unlike his opponents, he will defy international pressure and keep building settlements, even at the risk of economic sanctions

How many accounts might be mistakenly blocked during Israel's elections? (AI-generated image)

Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler

What happens if WhatsApp goes dark on Election Day?

From the Central Elections Committee to party activists and families, Israel runs on WhatsApp. But the app could fail us all when it matters most

Menachem Elyah Paull

My Jewish papers, please

My parents did not believe in certificates. They believed in brisket

Naftali Bennett campaigns before the October 2026 election (Courtesy)

Naftali Bennett

A New Deal for Israel

Facing enemies abroad and deep divisions at home, it’s time to repair our society and care for families who work and serve the country

Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas (left) and former Yesh Atid MK Yoav Segalovitz in a handout photo released by the party on August 26, 2026. (Courtesy)

David Breakstone

Make Herzl proud. Vote Ra’am

This may be our last chance to secure a greater Israel

Adam Brody and Kristen Bell star in Season 3 of "Nobody Wants This," a romantic comedy about a rabbi and his Jewish-curious girlfriend. (Netflix)

Yael Buechler

Is it OK to watch ‘Nobody Wants This’ after Adam Brody said 'genocide'?

The Netflix rom-com about a rabbi and his non-Jewish girlfriend returns with new plotlines — and an off-screen uproar over Israel

Israelis demonstrate for peace in Tel Aviv, September 1978. (Danny Gotfried/IPPA, via the National Library of Israel)

What if the Israel I believed in is no longer the Israel Israelis want?

After nearly 50 years in Israel, I fear that even if Netanyahu is replaced, the country I came here to help build may be beyond restoration

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Oct 26, 2026, 5:11 AM

Meet Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of UN Watch and staunch advocate of Israel

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Over the past few years, I have had the distinct opportunity of meeting Hillel Neuer both in Jerusalem and in NYC. Hillel Neuer is a Canadian-born international lawyer, writer, and the Executive Director of UN Watch, a non-governmental organization...

Oct 26, 2026, 5:08 AM

How to get an Honest October 7 Investigation?

How can we get an investigation of responsibility for October 7 to be honest? We must begin by noticing that how defective in honesty –- how lacking in proper context – the pressures for an investigation have been. ...

Tzipah Wertheimer

Oct 26, 2026, 5:06 AM

A Shidduch from a Song (of Songs)

The Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) pierced through the heavens for 40 days and brought my daughter’s intended one via a pdf onto my phone. Whatsapp channeled the divine blessings from above. It started with a Canadian friend calling my...

Oct 26, 2026, 5:04 AM

When Neighborhood Security Is National Security

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s September 29 visit to Riyadh was far from a routine meeting between two close allies. With maritime corridors, energy facilities and airports under repeated threat, Gulf security poses a question that goes past...

Oct 26, 2026, 3:51 AM

The Holocaust Survivor Who Dressed Presidents

As the midterm elections approach, I’ve been thinking about a man who stood quietly behind some of the most powerful people in America, not at a podium or on a ballot, but with a needle and thread. His name was...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Oct 26, 2026, 1:58 AM

Smash Eagle 44 Before Iran Soars

Iranian engineers are rapidly reconstructing and expanding the Eagle 44 underground airbase, defying at least three separate U.S. and Israeli air assaults launched between late March and July 15, 2026. Recent imagery from as late as September 29, 2026...

Silas Anastacio

Oct 26, 2026, 1:57 AM

Hebraica Hosts Israel-Gaza Debate with Rafael Rozenszajn and Danuza Mattiazzi

Approximately 500 people attended an event at Hebraica in São Paulo featuring Rafael Rozenszajn, a reserve major in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and journalist Danuza Mattiazzi for an in-depth discussion on the war between Israel and Hamas, the...

Oct 26, 2026, 1:55 AM

Wednesday Morning

In 1918, a few months after General Allenby entered Jerusalem, the British military governor Ronald Storrs issued the rule that still requires the outer walls of the city's buildings to be faced with stone. A lover of music, letters,...

Oct 26, 2026, 1:50 AM

Israel Votes as Hope for Peace Fades

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Two days before Israelis go to the polls, a new Pew Research Center study reveals just how deeply pessimism has taken hold on both sides of the conflict. Only a small minority of Israelis and Palestinians in the West...

Oct 26, 2026, 1:49 AM

Temple Beth Or: 174 Years of Jewish Life in Montgomery, Alabama

Temple Beth Or (Source: Temple Beth Or, Montgomery Alabama)

For 174 years, Temple Beth Or has been a vital part of Montgomery’s Jewish community, beginning with a small group of Jewish residents who came together in 1852. From its early days as Kahl Montgomery to its present home,...

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