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Jun 22, 2026, 2:48 PM

The New Middle East Alignment

Detail of the Israeli national flag highlighting the Star of David, emphasizing its cultural significance as from the Pexels website (https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-of-the-flag-of-israel-4033852/).

The Abraham Accords have already altered the strategic landscape of the Middle East, demonstrating that cooperation between Israel and key Arab states can endure even amid regional conflict. The next challenge is to move beyond a collection of bilateral...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jun 22, 2026, 1:45 PM

Iran: Disarm Hezbollah Before Israel Leaves. Deal?

Western capitals and influential segments of the international media are now urging Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon without first disarming Hezbollah. They claim recent Israeli operations have weakened the Iranian-funded terrorist group “enough” and that it is time...

Jun 22, 2026, 12:15 PM

Israel Should Prepare to Defend Dimona and the Rest of Its Territory Alone

In June, US Vice President JD Vance reminded the Israeli ministers who had criticized the new understanding between Washington and Tehran that two thirds of the defensive weapons protecting Israel had been built and paid for by the United...

Jun 22, 2026, 11:33 AM

Mekudash: Restore the Court’s Voice Where It Left Off

The United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding that halted recent military operations, reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, lifted blockades, extended a ceasefire to Lebanon, and established a 60-day window for further nuclear negotiations....

Jun 22, 2026, 10:24 AM

A talking donkey and Haredi society

In the Bible, a donkey quietly and consistently supports and carries the prophetic Seer Balaam. Yet, Balaam, infamous for his evil-eye, mercilessly insults and repeatedly beats his beast of burden, all the while taking for granted its benevolence. The prophet's...

Jun 22, 2026, 7:30 AM

Will There Ever Be Peace in the Middle East?

Photo credits: Sabine Sterk (AI)

For more than seventy five years, the Middle East has been marked by conflict, war, terrorism, and missed opportunities for peace. Yet despite the challenges, Israel has repeatedly shown that peace is possible. The real question is not whether...

Jun 22, 2026, 7:21 AM

Is Truth Relative? The Lesson of the 3 Weeks

Every time I look online, listen to a clip from the news or peruse social media I find myself getting angry. The way that Israel and Jews are portrayed is maddeningly unfair and seems to only be getting worse....

Jun 22, 2026, 12:01 AM

Israel’s Red Lines despite pressure to weaken its military goals

Israel's northern border with Lebanon in 2023. Photo by Carrie Hart.

As the diplomatic track pushes through the enforcement of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Iran and America, Israel continues to define its red lines, regardless of pressure coming from its allies or its enemies. Israel wants to make peace...

Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM

The Iran Reckoning American Jews Need

Image: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Congress, March 2015. Source: U.S. Congress / Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

This week, I rediscovered a letter I drafted in 2015, after I signed onto a rabbinic statement supporting the Iran nuclear deal, the JCPOA. At the time, some members of my congregation were upset that I supported the agreement. I...

Jun 21, 2026, 11:55 PM

Israel: Between Alliance and Autonomy

For several days now, a question has been circulating in Israel: are we alone, or are we simply regaining control over our own decisions? The agreement between Washington and Tehran, presented as a way out of war, has caused deep...

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