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Lauren Gladstone

Oct 20, 2026, 2:36 AM

My Professor Saw the Future. I Didn’t Understand It Until Now.

Forty years after a college lecture, I find myself thinking about the dividing lines of our world—and the histories we would rather not confront. I don't remember many of my college lectures. I remember even fewer of my professors' predictions....

Oct 16, 2026, 6:03 PM

Gaza’s reconstruction will have to wait

Needless to say, Hamas poses the main obstacle to peace, full-scale reconstruction of the Strip contingent on its disarmament and the termination of its governance, Israel's security paramount. Since the Board of Peace's inaugural meeting in Washington early this year...

Oct 15, 2026, 10:34 AM

Palestinianism Will Not Be Defeated by Force Alone

A Security-first Pathway to Defeat Palestinian Rejectionism What can Israel do when Hamas still has weapons, most Israelis oppose Palestinian statehood, and no credible peace agreement is in sight? Waiting for attitudes to change is not a strategy. Neither is allowing...

Oct 14, 2026, 2:29 PM

Could a Tactical Nuclear Strike Break the Houthis?

For more than a decade, Saudi Arabia has confronted an adversary it has been unable to defeat decisively. The kingdom possesses one of the world's most powerful military establishments, operates sophisticated American and European aircraft, and spends tens of...

Oct 11, 2026, 11:39 AM

Blogging for The Times of Israel Can Take You to Places You Never Imagined

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I had never published anything in my life. My first publications came during the pandemic, when I began writing scientific opinion articles on subjects far removed from ophthalmology. As an ophthalmologist from Honduras, I wrote...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Sep 28, 2026, 4:03 AM

⁦⁧איפה משה היום?⁩ | ⁧أين موسى عليه السلام اليوم؟⁩ | Where Is Moses Today?⁩

Pharaoh’s Guide to Modern Political Leadership When you cannot answer the accusation, commission a biography of the accuser. A satire on the "modern" press "office". The first rule of machiavellian political leadership is straightforward: when someone asks what you have done,...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Sep 27, 2026, 4:56 AM

Analysing Moses – Take off your Sandals.

Taking Off Your Sandals: Humility Before God, Responsibility Before Others Approach revelation with humility. Trust God with the unseen. Use your intellect—and protect other people’s rights. Moses عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ approaches a fire. Then he hears a command that changes the significance...

Sep 25, 2026, 5:47 AM

If Not Israel, Then Who?

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World leaders gathered at the United Nations this week with plenty to talk about. They could talk about Ukraine, where Russia launched an unprovoked invasion more than four years ago and continues its war against a sovereign neighbor. Credible estimates...

Sep 22, 2026, 12:37 PM

Moral Clarity: Put It All on the Board

Part IV This is the fourth and final part of a series examining Zohran Mamdani’s political formation, record and first months governing New York City. Terminology note: Wherever possible, I use “Gazans” when referring specifically to the people of Gaza. I...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Sep 22, 2026, 3:18 AM

The Civilian Black Box

The Civilian Black Box When an airliner crashes, we search for the black box. We recover the flight-data recorder. We recover the cockpit-voice recorder. Investigators reconstruct what the aircraft was doing, what its systems were doing, what the crew knew and what happened...

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