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Alexander Lutsenko

Sep 12, 2026, 10:40 PM

From Donbas to Jerusalem: Why Zelensky Thanked James Temerty

From Donbas to Jerusalem: Why Zelensky Thanked James Temerty. The image was created using AI.

On September 11, President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Toronto with Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist James Temerty. Zelensky thanked him for his long-standing support for Ukrainians and spoke about one of Ukraine’s most urgent problems today: daily Russian air attacks,...

Sep 8, 2026, 8:21 PM

I worked at Britain’s embassy in Israel. The East Jerusalem consulate had to go

Photo of British Embassy Tel Aviv taken by Shlomo Kates.

Israel’s decision to shut the diplomatic post may look like retaliation, but it exposed a UK Mideast policy built on an untenable fiction

Alexander Lutsenko

Sep 8, 2026, 1:59 AM

Soviet Dissident, Israeli Politician Natan Sharansky: Ukraine Is Europe’s Shield

Soviet Dissident, Israeli Politician Natan Sharansky: Ukraine Is Europe’s Shield - The image was created using AI.

"And so I want to say to the Ukrainian people, who are going through such a difficult time right now, but every day of your struggle you are free people, and you live a full life, and it is...

Gershon Blumstein

Sep 7, 2026, 6:58 PM

I Don’t Fear Rockets — I Fear Losing Judaism

A Diaspora Jew explains why his voice matters — and why Israel and the Diaspora can’t afford to turn away from each other. To my Israeli brothers and sisters: I know your reality can turn deadly before lunch. Your fear...

Menachem Elyah Paull

Sep 6, 2026, 12:28 AM

Israel needs to talk to the Diaspora Jews

In 1972, when I was sixteen, I knew an Israeli named Itzik. More than half a century later, I still remember him. He was a shaliach, working with Jewish youth organizations and visiting schools. He had recently served in the IDF....

Eliyahu V. Sapir

Sep 5, 2026, 5:42 PM

The face and the voice

TL;DR: Europe knows what to do with a Jewish face in a photograph: name it, mourn it, preserve it, learn from it. A Jewish voice is harder. It can disagree with the lesson, demand protection in the present, and...

Bernard P. Markowicz

Sep 4, 2026, 3:34 PM

How the US Midterms Could Affect US Jewish Communities and Israel

Shalom, everyone! I am delighted to start this blog on the Times of Israel platform and to address topics of interest including Jewish community, identity, Israel, and the Middle East. I was born in Belgium and have lived in...

Sep 3, 2026, 2:24 PM

Israelis Abroad Want to Vote. We Should Have Been Ready.

For Israelis living abroad, voting begins with getting home. (AI-generated illustration)

When Israel’s election date was officially announced, I immediately felt called to return and vote. This election could alter the course of the country in profound ways, with consequences for Israelis and the global Jewish diaspora. Voting is my...

William Goloboy

Sep 2, 2026, 11:53 PM

Prophets not Diplomats: Ahad Ha’am and the Vision of Cultural Zionism

How would you define Zionism? If I polled the average Times of Israel reader on this question I’m sure I would get a huge variety of responses. Zionism is support for Israel. Zionism is the nationalist movement for Jewish...

Sep 2, 2026, 8:54 PM

A new home, with Israel at its center

Tobias Siegal with a group of young Jewish adults during his previous visit to Charlotte, North Carolina, in October 2025. (Courtesy)

Last year, I arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a suitcase and a return ticket. I was there for a two-week assignment on behalf of the Jewish Agency - long enough to meet people, begin conversations and get a sense...

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