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Nov 10, 2025, 11:21 AM

Standing with Israel’s Protectors

Israel’s new support for reservists and career soldiers is more than a budget line – it is a promise kept to those who keep the nation safe A few months ago, when the Israeli cabinet approved a sweeping package for...

Nov 9, 2025, 9:47 PM

Simcha and Leah Goldin give a statement about the return of the body of their son, Hadar Goldin, on November 9, 2025, after it was held in Gaza for 11 years. (Alon Gilboa/ Hostages Forum)

Simcha and Leah fought for 11-years to bring their son back for burial, all the while insisting that live terrorists not be freed in exchange

Aug 27, 2025, 11:49 AM

Oron Skywatch and Israel’s $1B Intelligence Edge

A tribute to the Israel Defense Prize, the innovators behind Oron, and the spirit of resilience and renewal driving Israel’s technological edge Some innovations make headlines. Others change history. Oron belongs to the second category. Built in the shadows of...

Apr 8, 2024, 9:53 AM

‘Mowing the Lawn,’ Penalty Kicks, and Nash Equilibria

Six months on from October 7th, the sleeping giant of the political Israeli public is waking up. Though up until now, real accountability is on the back burner, and most maneuvers to bring down the government are coming primarily...

Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Oct 19, 2023, 10:12 AM

A life punctuated by war

The flag of Israel © Ekaterina Lin/Shutterstock.com.
Lonely Planet

Enemy hostilities have coincided with my own milestones for more than 80 years

Natan Kohn-Magnus

Nov 9, 2021, 9:16 AM

Oh the Humanity

I recently finished reading the book “The End” by Ian Kershaw, which I highly recommend. The book describes the final days of the Nazi regime and the various factors which contributed to the Third Reich fighting on until the...

Susanna Kokkonen

Jun 18, 2021, 11:47 AM

Hamas Treated Fairly by the Media

To understand the fair coverage Hamas gets in the media, let me go back in time. It was August 2014. I was living in Jerusalem. As Hamas rockets were launched against Israel, the nocturnal sky was lit by something looking...

Linda Pardes Friedburg

Jan 20, 2021, 11:43 AM

Parshat Bo: ‘Operation Wedding’ or ‘Jenin, Jenin’?

Just before God sends the last three plagues, he tells Moshe the ultimate reason for the miracles he is performing in Egypt: "So that you will fill the ears of your children and grandchildren with the wonders I wrought in...

Jul 7, 2020, 3:50 PM

Reflections on my daughter’s birth and Protective Edge

February, 2014: It was on the Shabbat following the death of my mother-in-law, Fraida Malcha bat Baruch, that I first became aware of of Aliza's presence. An otherworldly shiver pulsated through my body shortly before (I would only later learn)...

Jun 12, 2020, 12:37 PM

A caravan of camels, the biblical spies, and me

For six days, I sang the praises of Israel, to help redeem the land from the slander against it in this week's Torah portion

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