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A woman watches as Palestinians retrieve items from the rubble of a destroyed building following overnight Israeli army bombardment on al-Shati camp for Palestinian refugees, west of Gaza City, on September 12, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

Gaza’s women get lost in the argument about them

Girls are being handed to older men and women forced to trade sex for food. But instead of trying to protect them, we debate which side is to blame

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Vorya Hossein Panahi Tazehabad

After the fall, will Iran be free or just different?

The country I loved was the people, the language, the mountains… What will it take to bring it back and not risk suffering under a post-Islamic Republic regime?

Troops of the Golani Brigade's Reconnaissance Unit operate at the Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo published on May 31, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

Benjamin Lau

Easy to enter, hard to leave: Israel’s return to Lebanon

With Israelis divided sharply for decades over an IDF presence in Lebanon, leaders must explain the war’s objectives to win the people’s necessary support

US President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, on December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Yedidia Stern

Get off the Trumpoline

Israel is the ‘bestie’ of the king of the world. For now. But that comes at a price, and the Jewish state must put itself first for the long-term

The scene where a missile fired from Lebanon toward Israel caused damage in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, May 30, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

Mooli Lahad

Northern Israelis are paying the price for their resilience

The longer residents showed their ability to cope with life under fire, the more politicians felt free to abandon them

The annual Tel Aviv Pride parade (Courtesy LGBTQ Center Tel Aviv)

Abe Gurko

When Jewish Heritage Month meets Gay Pride Month

To be honest, the latter is a total drag

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on September 30, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)

Guy Lurie

The AG bill threatens one of Israel’s key democratic safeguards

The law would turn an independent watchdog into a political appointee, eroding one of the few remaining checks on executive power

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Michael Zoosman

Jun 5, 2026, 3:19 AM

From Death Penalties to Hanging Effigies: Executions Feed the Cycle of Violence

The hanging effigies of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and President Donald Trump on display at a recent pro-Palestinian rally in Montreal serve as the latest nauseating reminder that calling for executions only...

Jun 5, 2026, 3:15 AM

Why Sabbath is Like an Oath

The root of “oath,” although allegedly Gemanic, transliterates the Hebrew word for it, ot, spelled aleph tav, suggesting a new way to explain, bilingually but not I hope insanic, why Exodus describes the day that we must dedicate this day each week to resting, as an...

Vincent James Hooper

Jun 5, 2026, 3:14 AM

Israel’s Orbital Option: The Start-Up Nation Should Bet on Data Centres in Space

When Elon Musk told the World Economic Forum that it would be cheaper to build data centres in space within three years, the audience divided predictably between visionaries and sceptics. But for Israel — a country that has built...

Allen S. Maller

Jun 5, 2026, 3:03 AM

Tahrif Is Moses’s Will Of Pluralism

The Jewish Rabbis stated that 55 Jewish Prophets in the Hebrew Bible were know by name. The Talmud counts 48 male prophets and 7 female prophets. Muslim scholars like Ibn Atiyya report that Ibn Abbas and Muqatil ibn Sulayman interpret...

Jun 5, 2026, 3:01 AM

Prime Minister Carney, YOU failed Canadian Jews AND you failed Canada

On June 1st, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech about antisemitism in Canada. He correctly identified the extent of the hatred directed at Canadian Jews, but he still failed miserably, not only Canadian Jews but all of...

Michael Laitman

Jun 5, 2026, 1:13 AM

What is the Current Public Perception of Israel, and How Can It Be Improved?

In the end, we will all become one collective, “as one man with one heart,” connected in heart and soul, mutually responsible for one another in the fullest sense. This is written in ancient sources, and it has sustained...

Chava (Patricia) Kadoche

Jun 5, 2026, 12:43 AM

The Unexpected Gifts of Trusting the Process

I'm writing this on June 4, two days after a day that felt too meaningful to simply rush past. June 2 marked nine months and twelve days since I arrived in Israel. Nine months. The amount of time it takes for new...

Jun 5, 2026, 12:36 AM

The CEO Who Never Stopped Writing

Fredric Price has lived a life that resists the usual categories. In one world, he is a life sciences executive and entrepreneur who has served as CEO of five firms, Chairman of the Board of eight companies, and board member...

Jun 5, 2026, 12:04 AM

Talking With AI (ChatGPT)

Well, here's a project for you. Go to ChatGPT and ask your friendly AI tool the following question. What do you know about me (Insert your full name) that I might not know about myself? Here's what ChatGPT said about me. That's a...

Jun 5, 2026, 12:03 AM

An Urgent Call to American Jews

There are moments in history when silence is not prudence but abdication. There are moments when standing on the sidelines is not moderation but a moral failure. And there are moments when those who refuse to confront reality eventually...

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