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Rebecca Schiller

Aug 17, 2026, 6:48 PM

Take It or Leave It – Overdraft and All

We’re about to enter the High Holidays. Rosh Hashanah is supposed to be about new beginnings. At least I hope it is. I’ve been thinking a lot about Adam and Eve and that red apple. They were tricked into eating...

Aug 15, 2026, 2:30 PM

The next global trade map could run through Israel — or around it

Backdropped by an LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) tanker, a Yemeni soldier sails in waters north of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in Mokha, Yemen, April 6, 2026 (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

War froze a plan to connect India, the Gulf and Europe through Haifa just as attacks on shipping made it more vital. Israel must act now to keep itself on the route

Aug 12, 2026, 11:01 AM

Israel Must Stop Competing Against Itself Before It Lists IAI and Rafael

Israel built the rivalry between Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to produce superiority. It should not discount its own assets for a foreign buyer. Shay Gal, formerly Senior Adviser to Israel’s Minister of Economy and...

Aug 11, 2026, 3:50 PM

Israel’s AI Ambitions Can Become a Strategic Asset for the United States

AI innovation - Image courtesy of Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the defining measures of national power. The countries that control advanced computing, AI models, semiconductors, robotics, data infrastructure and the talent required to develop them will enjoy significant economic and military advantages...

Aug 4, 2026, 6:02 PM

Bots, Bankruptcy, and Binary Options

I remember the real Atlantic City, before the casinos arrived. My Mom's aunt lived there, near the bend of the Boardwalk, and we would visit her for a week or so almost every summer. In addition to going to...

Jul 30, 2026, 12:25 PM

Judaism is Not a Religion Part 2

What I am about to write may be uncomfortable for some to read. It is surely very uncomfortable for me to write. However, in order for us to understand our current and future situation, I have to put this...

Jul 29, 2026, 9:10 PM

The market solution to the Haredi draft crisis

Troops watch as ultra-Orthodox men protest against the draft outside the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, July 15, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Instead of fighting a losing battle over conscription, the IDF should pay fair wages to professional soldiers and let incentives do what coercion has not

Jul 29, 2026, 12:54 PM

India’s Edge in the US-Israel Defense Shift

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi raise their arms upon Netanyahu’s arrival at Air Force Station Palam in New Delhi, India, January 14, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Washington's latest defense legislation is less about military alliances than innovation ecosystems—and India is uniquely positioned to become the biggest long-term beneficiary if New Delhi moves decisively. America's latest defense legislation has attracted headlines suggesting that Washington and Jerusalem are...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jul 29, 2026, 10:53 AM

A land where you will lack nothing

In Parshat Ekev (Dvarim 7:9) the following words about the Land of Israel stand out: “… A land where you will lack nothing…” Sifre (Dvarim, Piska 37), asks: Why the Land of Israel is called tevel (Mishlei 8:26)? The answer is...

Jul 23, 2026, 3:50 PM

The Myth of Israel’s Isolation is a Great Strategic Liability

Israel army technology

Ever since October 7, one narrative has become almost conventional wisdom: Israel is increasingly isolated from the rest of the world. It is repeated by international commentators, amplified on social media, cited by critics of Israel and, perhaps most...

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