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Sep 23, 2026, 11:01 AM

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Golda Meir looks different to me after October 7. My uncle Yossi Peer’s younger brother was Ze’ev Peer, Zeevik. He was 19 when the Yom Kippur War began and served in a tank unit. On October 7, 1973, his tank...

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

Sep 20, 2026, 5:12 PM

The Yom Kippur lesson Israel still needs after October 7

A recording and transcription of the Agranat Commission. (Lkahan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

No inquiry can guarantee that an Israeli 'conception' won't collapse down the road, but it can turn a catastrophe into an event we learn from, and that's worth it

Mihran Kalaydjian

Sep 12, 2026, 10:59 AM

Rosh Hashanah Inspires Us to Change. Shabbat Makes Us Live It.

Rosh Hashanah asks us who we want to become. Shabbat returns every week to ask whether we are actually becoming that person. Have you noticed how often we hear “Shana Tova” this time of year and how easily “Shabbat Shalom”...

Aug 24, 2026, 12:05 AM

A Golani warrior’s October ’73 reminiscence

The warriors, my brothers-in-arms, were huddled in the main bunker when we arrived. Upon arrival, brief hugs, and then a brief command. No one sleeps. A few brief exchanges. The constant bombardment of the Syrian artillery and the deafening...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jun 9, 2026, 6:14 AM

America’s New Anti-Israel Left-Right Consensus

Fifteen years ago, both major American political parties treated Israel as a strategic asset in the Middle East. Gallup’s 2011 surveys showed clear majorities sympathizing more with Israelis than with Palestinians across Democratic and Republican ranks. By February 2026,...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 2, 2026, 9:46 PM

Sweida Druze Flag Israel’s Buffer Zone

United States envoy Tom Barrack told the Antalya Diplomacy Forum on April 17, 2026, that the Middle East only functions under powerful leadership regimes — benevolent monarchies or monarchial republics. Everything else, he said, faded away after the Arab...

Stephen M. Flatow

Apr 30, 2026, 4:07 PM

Memory lane: From gas lines to price spikes: what the 1970s still teaches us

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The lines are gone, but America’s vulnerability to global oil shocks hasn’t disappeared—it’s just changed form. There was a time—not so long ago—when Americans didn’t just complain about the price of gasoline. They wondered whether they could get any at...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Apr 21, 2026, 7:32 AM

Israel Keeps Golan as Syria Joins Abraham Accords

With Israel and Lebanon working towards a longstanding peaceful settlement and neutralizing Hezbollah’s terrorist machinery, the moment has arrived for a full normalization with Syria too. This means diplomatic recognition, economic ties, and a strategic partnership under the Abraham...

Allen S. Maller

Apr 10, 2026, 5:50 PM

‘From River to Sea Both Sides Must Free Themselves Of Hatred and Suffering’

Iran says that they want a permanent end to the the many violent conflicts of the Near East. The 1979 peace treaty signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was witnessed by President Jimmy Carter...

Mar 31, 2026, 7:31 PM

Globalize the check-in

Every time I fly, I come home saying, “Never again”—not because of what happens while I’m away but because of what’s involved in boarding a plane. I’m just back in London from New York and I’m still not over...

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