Opinion

Was Netanyahu chosen by God, or judged too harshly by man? - opinion

There was a young man who was chosen. He did not choose himself. In fact, he had no plans to enter politics and no ambition to become prime minister. Yet God often chooses people who never expect it.

Israeli cabinet minister and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot is consoled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he attends the funeral of his son Gal Meir Eisenkot, 25, an Israeli solider, who was killed in northern Gaza during the ground operation by Israel's military in Gaza.
The wedding of Miriam Shani and Ofek Dotan at the Kedar sheep farm near Ma'ale Adumim, June 2026.

Beyond the Headlines: A fallen soldier's widow remarries, stories of renewal inspire - opinion

President of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress Mikhail Mirilashvili. The Qatari authorities crossed the line long ago.

Qatar can no longer hide behind the mask of mediation - opinion

100th birthday? Don't count on it

At the expense of pensions and deposits: How the state will save National Insurance


How Israel’s and America’s enemies weaponize the New York Times’ prestige - opinion

Enemy governments do not merely quote the Times; they convert its institutional authority and standing into an American credential for claims against the United States and its allies.

The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, pictured September 16, 2025; illustrative.

Trump's Iran negotiations walk him into a $300 b. extortion scheme by the IRGC - opinion

Terrorism is a business. Bombing Iran is significant, but bankrupting Iran is even more significant.

People walk past an anti-U.S. billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026.

Beyond the Headlines: Finding our personal portion in the Torah after Shavuot - opinion

Our Sages explain that Shavuot is considered a “Rosh Hashanah” for the Torah. It is an appropriate time to dedicate ourselves to learning a specific part of the Torah or to join a Torah class.

Kibbutz members take part in traditional Shavuot Festival celebrations in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, May 22, 2026.

How Hamas’s internal cracks are becoming impossible for Gazans to ignore - opinion

Questions are now growing inside Gaza about whether Hamas still possesses the same solid popular base that once gave the movement its legitimacy after taking control of the Strip in 2007.

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

Israel slams NYT opinion article on Palestinian abuse, ignoring Oct. 7 sexual violence

While labeled as an opinion, the piece was several thousand words long and included claimed testimonies from alleged Palestinian victims of Israeli prison sexual abuse.

The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, pictured September 16, 2025; illustrative.

In double trouble: Iran’s oil crisis – opinion

Given that the Islamic Republic’s lifeblood – oil – is being squeezed, it should learn from history that collapse always begins with a warning sign such as this one

A Satellite image shows a likely oil spill covering dozens of square kilometers near Iran’s Kharg Island, earlier this month.

Dripping acid: My battle with chronic bladder pain after cancer treatment - opinion

Would I have preferred to be knocked out by general anesthesia so I wouldn’t feel a thing? Sure, but total body sedation for such a short procedure would have been both overkill and dangerous.

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The Mamdani effect: Jewish resilience in face of NY antisemitism - editorial

New York, home to one of the world’s largest Jewish populations, should understand better than most that terror only serves to strengthen Jewish solidarity and their ties to Israel.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a press conference at New York's LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, US, March 23, 2026

Smotrich's October 7 comments should disgust every single one of us - editorial

Weaponizing the October 7 massacre is disgraceful and a betrayal of the very people whose memory should command something far greater than politics.

Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference ahead of the vote on the state budget at the Knesset.

Israel must accept only way to secure the North is to eliminate Hezbollah - editorial

This is not a call for endless war. It is a recognition that a fake peace is more dangerous than an honest conflict.

A person riding a scooter carries a flag with an image depicting Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem, as displaced people make their way to return to their homes after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, at the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon.