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Oct 22, 2026, 9:30 AM

When Self-Criticism Becomes Self-Destructive

We Jews have a far bigger problem than settler violence, yet too much of our communal leadership seems determined to focus its attention on the wrong priority. While any act of violence against innocent people deserves condemnation, regardless of...

Oct 19, 2026, 12:15 PM

Let the Courts Do Their Job

American photojournalist Heidi Levine at a hospital in Ramallah, in the so-called “West Bank,” after being injured in an attack during the annual olive harvest in the village of Abu Falah, near Ramallah, October 16, 2026. (Flash90)

The Heidi Levine Incident, Instant Verdicts, and Why “Alleged” Is Not an Insult Recently, while discussing my article “Why Call It an ‘Attempted Terrorist Attack’?”, I was asked a seemingly gotcha question: Why is your Prime Minister saying that Heidi Levine...

Oct 18, 2026, 2:00 PM

October 7 Exposed the Security Cost of Israel’s Settlements in the West Bank

Israeli security forces guard as Jews tour in the West Bank city of Hebron, on January 31, 2026. Photo by (Wisam Hashlamoun/FLASH90)

Israel built more than settlements in the West Bank. It built a standing military obligation, then sold that obligation as security. Successive governments also preserved Palestinian division and accommodated a Qatari-funded Hamas whose survival served Ankara and Tehran. October...

Oct 17, 2026, 4:58 PM

Where Israel’s Parties Stand on CIS Civil Separation

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This pivotal election will have profound impacts on Israel's security. How do parties align with Commanders for Israel's Security on its approach, particularly in the West Bank? Why Commanders for Israel's Security (CIS)? CIS is an organization representing more than 550...

Whimsy Anderson

Oct 17, 2026, 9:23 AM

Unsolved Violence Costs Billions: Zionist Camp Saved Me, It Can Save Others

Image by Grok Hebrew Youth Camp Summer Integration Programs

Israel is paying a steep and measurable price for violence concentrated in Arab society. According to the Finance Ministry’s Chief Economist, the direct and indirect economic costs amount to 10–20 billion shekels a year—roughly 0.5-1 percent of GDP. Independent...

Oct 15, 2026, 11:41 PM

Religion fuels conflict. It can also help put it out.

Extremists aim to turn Israel-Palestine into a holy war. But Israelis and Palestinians aren't fully buying it — and people of good faith can intervene. In recent weeks, my social media feeds filled with clips of Jewish religious extremists hijacking...

Oct 13, 2026, 12:31 PM

The Battle Over Israel’s Reputation

The accusation that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza has become one of the most consequential claims in international politics. Its supporters argue that the scale of civilian suffering demands urgent action; its critics warn that deploying the term...

Oct 1, 2026, 8:14 PM

What ‘They Shall Be My People’ Does Not Mean

The Jerusalem Noahide Congress is not the next step toward the House Brit Olam has printed a verse over the First International Noahide Congress and treated the printing as arrival. “And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in...

Theodore Sheskin

Oct 1, 2026, 5:51 PM

Negotiate Dual Citizenship for West Bank Settlers

On Sep. 24, 2026, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivered a recorded video address to the UN General Assembly in which he stated, “We seek a democratic Palestinian state that respects the rule of law and human rights, a...

Michael Zoosman

Sep 22, 2026, 11:57 PM

Standing Against Ben Gvir’s Yom Kippur Death Wish

Just hours before the start of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in the Jewish calendar, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir raised the possibility of applying the death penalty to a person whom the Jerusalem...

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