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Sep 25, 2026, 5:11 PM

Kanaani Cats Nominated for Brooklyn Certificate of Proclamation

Ahead of American National Cat Day, the Jerusalem-born breed’s Brooklyn revival reaches another milestone after its historic debut in Finland and international record recognition. Something remarkable has happened to the Kanaani in a very short time. When I began working to...

Sep 18, 2026, 8:56 PM

A Mensch with Flour on His Hands

Strudel, Amber, and Pikuach Nefesh Odesa native Uriel Shtern preserves recipes and Jewish memory, transforms Ukrainian amber into Judaica, and helps women reach a doctor in places where war has made an ordinary medical exam nearly inaccessible. At first glance,...

Alexander Lutsenko

Sep 8, 2026, 1:59 AM

Soviet Dissident, Israeli Politician Natan Sharansky: Ukraine Is Europe’s Shield

Soviet Dissident, Israeli Politician Natan Sharansky: Ukraine Is Europe’s Shield - The image was created using AI.

"And so I want to say to the Ukrainian people, who are going through such a difficult time right now, but every day of your struggle you are free people, and you live a full life, and it is...

Sep 7, 2026, 6:52 PM

When Military Power Becomes a Substitute for Strategy.

Russia’s war in Ukraine and America’s confrontation with Iran are fundamentally different. Yet, both expose the same strategic danger: overwhelming force can destroy capabilities, but only political strategy can determine what follows. The enduring temptation of military power is the...

Sep 6, 2026, 5:33 PM

Why defense tech is attracting investors

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Mykhailo Fedorov has an unusual proposition for American investors. Ukraine’s former defense minister is seeking Western capital for a fund that would invest in Ukrainian defense start-ups while also creating companies of its own, taking technologies developed through years...

Sep 6, 2026, 1:34 PM

Preventive Restitution: A New Frontier in International Law

I want to share with The Times of Israel readers a scholarly article that I have co-authored with Dr. Dmytro Hrebeniuk, Associate Professor at the National University “Odesa Law Academy,” where I am currently pursuing my PhD in international...

Purna Lal Chakma

Sep 5, 2026, 10:10 AM

Did Pakistan Defeat India in the Chittagong Hill Tracts?

An AI-generated editorial illustration of PCJSS President Jyotirindra Bodhipriya “Santu” Larma and former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina around the 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord. The open agreement, surrendered rifle, white dove and Indigenous representatives symbolize PCJSS’s choice of peace and hope for a better Bangladesh. Created by the author using AI; not a historical photograph.

In December 1997, India appeared to secure an important political success without firing a shot. The Bangladesh government and the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti, or PCJSS, signed the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord, ending more than two decades of...

Alexander Lutsenko

Aug 30, 2026, 3:07 PM

The sunflowers of Ilovaisk and the Jews and Israelis who died defending Ukraine

The sunflowers of Ilovaisk and the Jews and Israelis who died defending Ukraine. The image was created using AI.

On August 29, Ukraine remembers those who gave their lives defending the country’s independence and territorial integrity. For Israelis, the emotional meaning of such a day needs a little explanation. It is not the Ukrainian equivalent of Yom HaZikaron —...

Yaakov Chaliotis

Aug 26, 2026, 8:40 PM

A C-17 and a Closed Door: What Ratcliffe’s Moscow Visit Tells Us — and Doesn’t

A US Air Force C-17 landing at Moscow's Vnukovo airport is not proof of a diplomatic breakthrough. A motorcade on New Arbat Avenue is not evidence of a secret bargain. But put those details alongside one confirmed fact. CIA...

Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 24, 2026, 2:24 PM

Israel-Turkey Tensions: Would Russia or America Back Erdoğan Against Israel?

Turkey stands at the center of competing strategic pressures involving Israel, Russia, NATO, Ukraine and the new Makkah defence framework. Illustration created by the author for editorial purposes.

For years, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has tried to keep Turkey close to competing powers at the same time. Turkey remains a NATO member, maintains important relations with Russia, supports Ukraine militarily, and is expanding its influence in Syria, where...

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