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Aug 26, 2026, 10:33 PM

‘Genocide! Genocide!’: Israel in the Accusing Age

How an accusation against Israel reaches the Jew In the language surrounding Israel and Gaza, evil no longer requires a rare event, for its signs proliferate faster than the crimes they claim to name. The gravest words circulate in advance,...

Aug 26, 2026, 10:24 PM

National Grief Awareness Day: What Grief Has Taught Us

Grief has a way of changing how we measure time. There is life before loss, and life after it. For many Israelis, October 7th, and the war that has followed, became that dividing line. Since then, every holiday, birthday, family...

Kenneth Jacobson

Aug 26, 2026, 9:38 PM

The Throughline from the Durban Conference to Oct. 7

When Hamas’ October 7 massacre on Israelis took place almost three years ago, what was so stunning to so many was the widespread reaction to the horror on the very next day. Israel had not done anything to retaliate...

Aug 26, 2026, 9:03 PM

Israel Alone: A Letter to Binyamin Netanyahu

The Jewish State is a little superpower at the cutting edge of technology, yet threatened by overreach and isolation

Elkana Bar Eitan

Aug 26, 2026, 8:50 PM

October 7 Changed My Mind About Israelis Voting from Abroad

Nick is an Israeli citizen, a senior physician and a surgeon. He has lived in the United States for years. His life is there. But since October 7, Nick has repeatedly packed a suitcase, boarded a plane, and flown to...

Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 26, 2026, 12:17 PM

Why Bangladesh’s BNP May Have to Join the Makkah Pact to Survive

The BNP government faces a difficult choice over the Makkah Defence Pact, balancing domestic political pressure, India’s security concerns, Israel’s interest, and the long-standing militarization of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Created by the author for editorial purposes.

Bangladesh has been invited to join the Makkah Defence Pact formed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. Dhaka has not accepted yet, but the BNP government says it is considering the invitation positively. For Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, this may...

Jaime Kardontchik

Aug 26, 2026, 11:26 AM

Middle East conflicts in K-12 US public schools

I am not a fan of teaching the Arab-Israeli conflict in K-12 public schools: K-12 public schools already struggle to teach the basic subjects that children need to succeed in life (English, Math, the History of the United States...

Aug 26, 2026, 9:44 AM

Once Upon a Time There Was No West Bank: Then Jordan Drew a Line

A few geographical problems in the world are so magnificently overworked as the one called the “West Bank.” Every week, the international community assembles to discuss it. The United Nations discusses it. European governments discuss it. Human-rights organizations discuss it....

Aug 26, 2026, 7:59 AM

Iran’s Samson Option: Collapsing the Global Economy Before Its Own Collapses

On August 24, Seyed Mohammad Marandi, the University of Tehran professor who has served for years as the Islamic Republic's English-language voice toward Western media, wrote that the military conflict would quite possibly reignite in the days ahead. He...

Aug 26, 2026, 7:58 AM

Reflecting August This Year, 2026

August is Japan's hottest and most humid month. At the same time, it's a month of reflection and looking back on history. Japan has a lot to overcome in the next ten years, but this year is one of...

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