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Michael Oren

Mar 17, 2026, 3:11 PM

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), conducts flight deck operations during Operation Epic Fury, March 15, 2026. (US Navy photo)

Israel and its supporters must combat the slanderous claim, from right and left, that Jews are dragging America into a futile war

Aug 1, 2025, 3:58 PM

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Why hope?

Israeli reserve soldiers seen during military training in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, October 30, 2023. (David Cohen/ Flash90)

Hostages are still captive, the war labors on, antisemitism is rampant, but through it all, Israel never ceases to inspire

Jun 5, 2025, 2:12 PM

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J’Accuse: CNN and NYT stoke hatred with false allegations

Cyclist passes by the flag of Israel, taped on a hydrant on the east end of the Pearl Street Mall, after a Sunday attack near the courthouse Monday, June 2, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Not once did 'middle-of-the-road' journalists pause to consider what happens when they portray Jews as a bloodthirsty people who enjoy slaughtering innocents

Mar 13, 2025, 8:13 AM

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Our choice between ‘never again’ and ‘again’

Released hostage Eli Sharabi meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on March 5, 2025. (White House/X)

Restoring Israel’s credibility as the guarantor of Jewish safety and survival is the most essential challenge facing the Jewish state today

Nov 28, 2024, 3:54 PM

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Love and rage: A tale of two funerals

Thousands attend the funeral of Sgt. First Class Yona Betzalel Brief at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on November 27, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Though traumatized by war, the thousands who came to lay Sgt. First Class Yona Brief to rest united in a display of unrestrained compassion

Nov 19, 2024, 3:19 PM

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The US media’s war on Trump’s Middle East policy

A sign at the community named after US President Donald Trump in the Golan Heights village of Kela Alon on November 7, 2019. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Major news outlets regularly invalidate a democratically elected president’s decisions on the Golan Heights, Judea and Samaria, and more

Oct 26, 2024, 10:01 PM

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Game-ender or game-changer?

Israeli Air Force fighter jets prepare to head out for strikes in Iran, early October 26, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

Israel’s retaliation against Iran leaves open the question of whether the mission secured its fundamental objective of deterring the Islamic Republic

Oct 13, 2024, 2:36 PM

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How the Israel-Iran rope-a-dope ends

My father's boxing lessons taught me that a fight with the neighborhood bully must conclude with a knockout – and now is our chance

Sep 29, 2024, 7:53 PM

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Turning the tide of war: Israel’s ‘Midway’ moment

The Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma after bombing by US divebomber planes on June 6, 1942. (US Navy photo 80-G-414422)

An inconclusive ceasefire will keep Israel from restoring its devastated deterrence power and regaining regional preeminence

Aug 6, 2024, 4:33 PM

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Washington’s wavering support for Israel

A missile is on display with a sign reading 'Death to Israel' in Persian, in front of a mosque in the shape of Dome of the Rock at the entrance of the Quds town west of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Sharp shifts in American policy cast doubt over whether the US will have Israel's back if it needs to preemptively strike Iran

About Me

Michael Oren, formerly Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Knesset Member and Deputy Minister for Diplomacy in the Prime Minister’s Office, is the founder of the Israel Advocacy Group and the author of the Substack, Clarity.