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May 8, 2025, 2:40 PM

Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Being Worthy of the Land

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has found itself in an existential struggle for survival. What began with Hamas’s brutal assault on the communities of the Gaza envelope, quickly escalated into a multi-front war. Hezbollah soon joined the fray, launching...

Apr 30, 2025, 9:59 PM

With the IDSF in the Gaza Envelope

Israel’s war against Hamas is not yet over. Either Israel will capitulate to Hamas to retrieve its remaining 59 captives, alive and dead, or the war will continue until Hamas is effectively eliminated. But if Israel stops fighting and...

James M. Dorsey

Apr 19, 2025, 9:03 PM

Vietnam looms large in Gaza

Hamas has Israel where it wants it. The group’s insistence that ending the war be part of any ceasefire deal and refusal to disarm strengthens its position. To be sure, Israel has severely weakened Hamas militarily. To be sure, Israel has...

Apr 14, 2025, 3:42 PM

Silence for Jews Dead, Outrage When Israel Defends

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The hypocrisy is nothing short of staggering. Every day — on social media, in protests, and on international news — we hear the same chorus: “Israel is bombing us, Israel is committing genocide, Israel is brutal.” And the world buys...

Apr 7, 2025, 3:00 PM

From Hamas, with love

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk Picture 2021

Sirens pierce the calm of southern Israel once again. Families freeze, then sprint. Children are ripped from their routines—stories unfinished, dinners uneaten—and dragged into the cold safety of bomb shelters. The familiar concrete walls echo with fear, not comfort. "Mum,...

Mar 4, 2025, 8:49 AM

Our Battle Against Terror: The World’s Betrayal

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Israel is currently engaged in a war—not one for territorial conquest, but a war against terror. This is not a new type of conflict. We all remember the global War on Terror, declared by U.S. President George W. Bush...

Feb 9, 2025, 9:55 AM

Miss Universe NETANYAhu: Israel in the U.S.

Ayelet Raymond aka Kosher Barbie. Miss Universe Israel Netanya 2024. Photo credit: Nitzan Haham

People often refer to me as “Kosher Barbie,” and I take great pride in being crowned “Miss Universe Israel Netanya 2024," representing the beautiful city I cherish and my beloved homeland, Israel. Winning the title of Miss Universe Netanya isn’t...

James M. Dorsey

Jan 26, 2025, 5:19 PM

Trump’s support for expelling Palestinians fans Middle Eastern fires

US President Donald J. Trump risks putting relations with Saudi Arabia and other US partners in the Middle East on a knife’s edge, sending the region into a tailspin, and complicating, if not undermining, negotiations to make the three-phase...

James M. Dorsey

Jan 24, 2025, 7:22 PM

Trump has everyone running in circles when it comes to his Middle East policy

US President Donald J. Trump has foreign governments, domestic constituencies, journalists, and pundits running in circles as they attempt to identify his Middle East policy. The confusion is evident in contradictory responses to Mr. Trump’s election by some of his...

Peta Jones Pellach

Oct 29, 2024, 4:13 PM

Last night, when I was on the way to demonstrate on behalf of the families of the hostages and to join the demand that their return should be the first and only item on the agenda of the Knesset,...

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