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Oct 21, 2026, 9:58 AM

France is burning and immigrants are being blamed. I’ve seen this before

Paula Slier reporting during the Yellow Vest protests in Paris, 2018-2019, as a fire burns in the street behind her. (Personal archive)

I saw looters ransack Paris shops 8 years ago. Now, amid fresh riots and claims of antisemitism, the rush to judgment feels familiar

Oct 15, 2026, 10:06 PM

Hamas celebrates a Nobel Peace Prize: Meet Navi Pillay

The former UN human rights chief built a career accusing Israel of atrocities while undermining the standards she was supposed to uphold

Oct 18, 2026, 9:54 AM

18 not-so-serious questions about the meaning of life in Israel

What are those ugly fruits? (courtesy)

After 15 months here, I still need to learn many things, like whether the parakeets on my street are indigenous to Israel or colonizers - and does anyone like amba?

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Oct 17, 2026, 10:26 AM

My son’s backpack was shot and that wasn’t even the craziest part of the story

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What are the odds that a missing schoolbag, a police operation, and an entirely unnecessary decorative giraffe would land me in that exact checkout line?

Oct 20, 2026, 6:42 PM

A Biblical Book Against God

Please meet the Book of Daniel. It is the most important book in the Bible. It is the only book in the Bible that mocks divine salvation. And it is the only one that mocks it through a verified...

Oct 20, 2026, 1:08 PM

Jewish nonprofit leaders should be paid like corporate CEOs

(Getty Images via JTA)

High NGO salaries have sparked outrage. But why should serving the Jewish community mean accepting less?

Yehuda L. Oppenheimer

Oct 21, 2026, 9:36 AM

Fear is silencing the Charedi Public’s attempts at discussion

Party head Moti Leitner greets supporters at an election campaign rally of the Charedi Public party at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 17, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)

I'm running for Knesset and want to explain my passion for the new Haredi party, but it's inviting threats. That's coercion, not the Torah's model of dispute

Oct 20, 2026, 12:31 PM

Vote right, if you wish. Just don’t vote for Bibi

An election campaign billboard for the Likud party is displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Nahariya, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 16, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)

Make no mistake, this election is not about right versus left. It’s about right versus wrong

Oct 22, 2026, 3:49 PM

Dear Israelis, we must not forget the peace between our countries

Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan's King Hussein shake hands after the signing of the Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty, at the Wadi Araba border crossing, October 26, 1994. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

As a Jordanian, I understand your need for strong borders. But barriers alone cannot provide the security that diplomacy and cooperation have helped sustain

Kenneth Brander

Oct 21, 2026, 9:03 PM

Olive theft betrays Avraham’s moral legacy: A response to Rabbi Lior

Masked extremist Jewish settlers clash with Palestinians during the annual olive harvest in the village of Abu Falah, near Ramallah in the West Bank, where several people were injured in an attack by Israeli settlers, October 16, 2026. Photo by Flash90

The rabbi who ruled that Jews can steal the fruit from their Arab neighbors' trees contradicted not only Jewish law, but also Torah values

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