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Sep 16, 2026, 10:55 PM

25 Minutes of Applause

Twenty-five minutes. That is how long the audience at the Venice Film Festival reportedly stood applauding NAZA, the new documentary by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. Days later, the film received the festival’s Special Jury Prize. Twenty-five minutes is...

Sep 16, 2026, 3:07 PM

Iran Is Weaker. Trump Must Press On

The Iranian regime is under pressure on land, at sea and in its economy. American strikes have degraded its military capabilities, a naval blockade is squeezing its access to revenue, and commercial vessels are once again moving through the...

Sep 15, 2026, 5:56 PM

The Question Only a Jewish Minister Gets Asked

Ed Miliband announced sanctions against Israeli settlements in the House of Commons. By the next morning, Britain was debating how often he goes to synagogue. Sir Ephraim Mirvis, Britain’s chief rabbi, called the measures a dark day for British Jews...

Sep 15, 2026, 3:52 PM

High Holidays 2026

Before I start: TOI doesn’t collect statistics on the blog, so I don’t know how many people are actually reading this. I would truly appreciate it if you would leave a comment or a Like so I can see...

Sep 15, 2026, 1:44 PM

Jordan Shows When Israel Goes to War

Israel is often portrayed as a state that reaches instinctively for force. Yet its longest and quietest frontier tells a rather different story. Along the border with Jordan, where violence once flowed freely, Israeli guns have largely fallen silent....

Eliyahu V. Sapir

Sep 15, 2026, 11:47 AM

The seat at the table

TL;DR: The most misleading seat at the table is the one offered after the table has already been set. Jewish leaders can mistake access for influence, surrendering leverage while giving institutions legitimacy in return. The real question is not...

Elkana Bar Eitan

Sep 15, 2026, 12:38 AM

If We Could Only Be a Little More of What They Say We Are

My brother-in-law was murdered in the heart of Jerusalem. He was murdered because he was a Jew. Simple as that. Nehemia Lavi was 41 years old. A husband. A father of seven beautiful children. His oldest was only 14...

Sep 14, 2026, 9:46 AM

You Cannot Occupy Your Own History

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk ( AI)

There is something profoundly strange about watching the world debate whether Jews belong in Hebron and Jerusalem as though Jewish history in these cities began sometime in the twentieth century. It did not. Long before the modern State of Israel existed,...

Melissa Uchiyama

Sep 14, 2026, 9:43 AM

When Lyr Returned: Our First Sweet New Year without Hostages

Author's photo of Lyr, back nearly 3 years later

Two nights ago in Tokyo, we hosted 50 Israelis for Erev Rosh Hashanah. This is the norm since opening our home to Israelis some 3.5 years ago and becoming what has become an Israeli heart in Tokyo. Any given...

Allen S. Maller

Sep 14, 2026, 6:44 AM

River to Sea Palestinians and Israelis Must Reject Hatred and Suffering

Secret 1993 Peres-Hussein meeting helped pave the way for Israel-Jordan peace, revealed documents show. The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation described the historic exchange as a kind of "testament for peace" by two leaders who sought to change...

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