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Mahdi Ismail Abokor

Nov 5, 2026, 2:13 PM

A Seat at the Table – What Israel’s First Ambassador to Somaliland Means for Somaliland.

There are moments when a nation’s diplomacy moves beyond statements and begins to reshape its place in the world. The arrival of Israel’s first ambassador to Somaliland, Michael Lotem, is one of them. It is not a ceremonial courtesy....

Nov 2, 2026, 6:03 PM

The Bernie Sanders Paradox

From a Labor Zionist kibbutz to accusing Israel of genocide There are some public figures I disagree with and never think about again. Bernie Sanders isn’t one of them. I’ve always regarded Bernie as a man of conviction. For more than...

Nov 2, 2026, 6:13 AM

Arab Sovereignty Accepted, Jewish Sovereignty Denied

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk ( AI )

The inconvenient truth about borders, independence, colonialism, and the selective outrage surrounding the Jewish State. Why is the establishment of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and other Middle Eastern states generally accepted as legitimate, while Israel's independence is still portrayed as a...

Oct 30, 2026, 11:14 PM

The Israeli right lives in la-la land

The Israeli right lives in la-la land, and I don’t mean Los Angeles. I mean that they are detached from reality. Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wrote after the election of October 27 that, "these elections...

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Oct 30, 2026, 6:53 AM

Israel Moving Sharply Rightwards? It’s Been There For Decades

Were you surprised by Israel’s election results? You shouldn’t have been. And if you think that the returns are a reflection of burning domestic issues (cost of living, rampant crime in the Arab sector, haredi draft exemption, Court “Reform”),...

Kenneth Jacobson

Oct 26, 2026, 6:10 PM

When ‘Pro-Palestinian’ Becomes a Cover for Anti-Israel Hostility

The use of terminology in describing the Middle East conflict is highly significant in transmitting messages to observers about what is going on. One of the most egregious distortions is the way the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is presented when many...

Oct 26, 2026, 1:19 PM

Sanctions and Cryptocurrency: Exploring what Isolation could mean for Israel

This is not an article about who to vote for. Rather, it is intended to clarify the implications of Prime Minister Netanyahu's 'cryptocurrency' remarks from motzei Shabbat (Saturday night). In the foreign policy debates ahead of Israel's forthcoming elections, there seem...

Raphael Cohen-Almagor

Oct 25, 2026, 6:33 AM

Important Lessons from Peace Negotiations

What are the most important lessons from past Israeli–Palestinian peace negotiations? For thirteen years, I researched and wrote Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Critical Study of Peace Negotiations, Mediation and Facilitation between Israel and the PLO (Cambridge University Press,...

Oct 20, 2026, 8:44 PM

Israel Cannot Afford to Wait Until It Is Too Late

Last week, I toured Israel and the Palestinian territories with a delegation of American Jews who love Israel. They came out of deep concern for Israel’s future and a commitment to its continued existence as the democratic nation-state of...

Oct 19, 2026, 6:52 PM

The War on Israel Comes Home to France

The destruction of public buildings and the desecration of republican symbols expose a growing crisis at the intersection of anti-Israel militancy, antisemitism and the erosion of France's national identity. There was a time when a mob storming a government building,...

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