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Aparajita Acharya

Sep 4, 2026, 8:17 PM

What Azerbaijan reveals about Israel’s Strategic environment

The changing distribution of strategic value and how Azerbaijan reveals the strategic opportunities hidden within an interconnected threat environment Azerbaijan occupies an increasingly unusual position within the contemporary geopolitical landscape. Its external environment has become more volatile: tensions with Iran persist,...

Sep 4, 2026, 3:38 PM

Palestine, That Is Israel

Palestine, that is Israel. One country, two names. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Why Israel Should Adopt “Palestine” as Its Official Exonym There is a word Israel has gradually allowed its opponents to monopolize: Palestine. In much of today’s political discourse, Israel and Palestine are presented as mutually exclusive concepts—Israel representing its citizens and...

Ashtyako Poorkarim

Sep 3, 2026, 2:11 PM

From Historical Memory to Strategic Partnership

Kurds, Jews, and the Question of Occupied Nations in the Emerging Middle Eastern Order

Sep 3, 2026, 5:01 AM

From the battlefield to the ballot box

An Israeli reserve soldier casts his ballot at a voting station on the morning of the Municipal Elections, in the the Golan Heights, on February 27, 2024. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

A democratic society allows each Israeli to decide what makes the country worth fighting for. That's the vision they should carry into the voting booth

Sep 2, 2026, 9:01 PM

A New Chapter of Service

A New Chapter of Service - once again standing with Naftali Bennett and joining his mission to repair Israel. Thirty-one years ago, at the age of 11, I made Aliyah from Chicago with my family. Israel became not only my...

Sep 1, 2026, 5:50 PM

The View from the Shore: Israel and the Politics of Uncertainty

There is a particular difficulty in judging political decisions while they are being made: those who make them rarely have the luxury of perspective. A politician stands at the shore, not on some distant hill from which the entire landscape...

Sep 1, 2026, 10:24 AM

When the PM’s wife accuses a hero

Left: Sara Netanyahu in a Channel 14 interview broadcast on August 31, 2026. Right: Yair Golan, October 14, 2023. (Screenshot/Channel 14; Kan TV screenshot)

Sara Netanyahu not only attacks her husband's opposition, she also answers questions in his name. It's time she answered to the Israeli people

Alexander Shatkhin

Aug 31, 2026, 6:35 PM

Israel, Greece, Cyprus: A New Check on Turkey

The Eastern Mediterranean is gradually becoming one of the most strategically contested regions in the wider Middle East. What began as cooperation among Israel, Greece, and Cyprus on energy, infrastructure, and diplomacy has increasingly acquired a military and security...

Aug 31, 2026, 5:51 PM

What I Am Grateful for Despite the Situation

Parashat Ki Tavo that we read this past Shabbat contains one of the Torah’s most beautiful expressions of gratitude. When the Israelite farmer brings his first fruits to the Temple, he does not simply thank God for a successful harvest....

Rachel Sharansky Danziger

Aug 28, 2026, 3:14 PM

Dolly’s riches and my new-baby haze are improving Israel’s election season

The 'Coat of Many Colors' on display at Dolly Parton's Chasing Rainbows museum at Dollywood. The coat on display is a reproduction, made by Parton's mother, Avie Lee, of the original. (Wikipedia)

When I can give all of my attention to Israeli politicking, I'm at risk of missing the important stuff, buried amid the barrages of ugly accusations.

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