Opinion

Israel’s declining image in the United States poses a strategic threat - opinion

To halt the decline in US support, Israel must treat public diplomacy as a national security priority.

IDF operating in the Gaza Strip

Israeli public deserves to know the gov't's plan for Gaza - editorial

Empty UNRWA and World Food Program trucks head to the Kerem Shalom crossing to collect limited humanitarian aid and fuel, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2025

Has the war become unjust? - opinion

 IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, July 17, 2025.

False saints and real demons: The story of the Middle East - opinion

A woman holds a placard in front of police officers outside Downing Street, as people attend a pro-Palestinian protest, featuring the banging of pots and pans to honour the Palestinians shot while queuing for food in Gaza, in London, Britain, July 25, 2025.

Passionate, but lacking legal validity: Rising calls for Palestinian statehood - opinion

'The political existence of the state,' indicates the Convention on the Rights and Duties of States (1934), 'is independent of recognition by the other states.'

France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot delivers a speech during the "Paris Call for the Two-State Solution, Peace and Regional Security" gathering influential actors from Israeli and Palestinian civil societies committed to promoting the two-state solution,  June 13, 2025

Tisha B’Av after October 7 Destruction, unity – and everything in between - opinion

What is this 'baseless hatred' that led to the destruction of the Temple? The Talmud teaches that it is as severe as the three cardinal sins.

THE MASSES gather at the Western Wall at the end of Tisha B’Av last year. October 7 taught us that darkness can fall without warning; Tisha B’Av reminds us it can also emerge from within, says the writer.

Not only doing the right thing, but convincing the world that we are - opinion

Haters and their messages have been amplified in new media, explicitly directed toward young people. And they are gobbling it up.

Palestinians carry aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025

A small and insufficient victory: Female Torah scholars - opinion

A public body in which women cannot hold certain roles is invalid according to the principles of democracy and not to be taken seriously.

 Women studying at Matan Women's Institute for Torah Studies in Jerusalem.

‘Civis Israeliticus sum’: Who is watching out for Israelis abroad? - opinion

A historical example of a state’s commitment to its citizens abroad and the host country’s responsibility when those citizens are harmed.

PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstrators protest against the arrival of a cruise ship carrying Israelis, in the port of Piraeus, near Athens, last month. Attacks against Israeli citizens abroad must not be ignored, the writer asserts.

Israel's wartime Gaza aid is historically unprecedented - opinion

A military must balance its operational objectives with humanitarian imperatives, including the prevention of starvation and the protection of civilian life.

Empty UNRWA and World Food Program trucks head to the Kerem Shalom crossing to collect limited humanitarian aid and fuel, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2025

Beyond the headlines: An American hug in a Bat Yam apartment - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won't read about in the news.

For an entire day, these American women dedicated themselves to making Sylvia’s apartment habitable—scrubbing and cleaning as they deciphered labels on Israeli cleaning products.

MK Boaz Bismuth must choose whether to be coalition pawn or public servant - editorial

The Likud's haredi draft deal betrays core right-wing values.

 MK Boaz Bismuth leads the lobby for releasing the remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 9, 2024.

Perhaps ill-timed but inevitable: French recognition of a Palestinian state - opinion

This is one of the consequences of the Israeli government’s stubborn refusal to consider what comes after the Gaza war.

FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron speaks in front of humanitarian aid destined for Gaza, at the Egyptian Red Crescent warehouse in Arish, Egypt, in April. Last Thursday, he announced that France would officially recognize a Palestinian state.

The pension name reform: Much more is needed - opinion

Name and branding changes are an important start, but they do not fully address the public’s most basic need: understanding.

New Israeli Shekel bills are seen in front of an upwards-trending graph (illustration)