Opinion

Fourth of July in Israel, torn between two homes filled with polarization and belonging - opinion

For different reasons and in different ways, America and Israel have served as fertile places for Jews and Judaism to thrive.

THE AMERICAN JEW is becoming more visibly Jewish without becoming more religious. The Israeli Jew is becoming more religious without becoming more visibly Jewish.
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.

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

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


Why Israel’s future is being decided in the Indo-Pacific - opinion

The question is not whether this arena will affect Israel’s future; it already does. The question is whether global pro-Israel philanthropy will engage it with the seriousness it demands.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of their talks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, in 2017

What did the Netanyahu-Trump meeting on Iran accomplish? - opinion

The fact that Netanyahu was not accompanied by anyone from the IDF suggests that even if something was said on the matter, it was not operational

A BILLBOARD with a caricature of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is displayed on a building in Tehran.

UK minister: Britain is committed to its Jewish community - opinion

What the UK is doing now to protect Jews and stand against antisemitism

 Demonstrators hold Israeli and British flags outside the Law Courts, during a march against antisemitism, after an increase in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.

Israel’s conversion crisis is becoming an aliyah crisis - opinion

The gates of aliyah and the gates of conversion were meant to stand side by side. It is time to open them both.

 New immigrants from USA and Canada arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight 2016" on behalf of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 17, 2016,

Exposing Qatar’s latest influence efforts in US higher education - opinion

Now more than ever, Americans must reclaim and audit their institutions and demand that their universities distance themselves from Qatar, and its ongoing sponsorship of terrorist groups like Hamas.

 “Qatar is a terrorist state” poster in front of the Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry.

Entering the era of ‘Universal Zionism’ - opinion

We can recognize this as the moment to forge new relationships with those who share our values and turn the page toward a new and inspiring era of Universal Zionism

DF troops honor slain hostage St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili after his remains were recovered in Gaza on Januray 26, 2026.

This Valentine’s Day, maybe it’s time to look up

No one falls in love with a profile. They fall in love with a person standing right in front of them.

Noa Barazani, Co-Founder of Hooked

We backed Birthright. Now it’s time for more big ideas for a post-Oct. 7 world - opinion

Not long ago, it felt as if we were in a Jewish golden age. Now, we must face the realities of our time and take action to ensure the continued vitality of the Jewish people.

Demonstrators hold US and Israeli flags during a rally in Central Park marking 150 days since hostages were taken in attack on Israel on March 10, 2024 in New York City.

Yoram Hazony asks Jews to politically submit to antisemitic nationalists - opinion

Yoram Hazony’s speech, for all its sophistication, asks Jews to bow to antisemitic nationalists.

Yoram Hazony speaks at the National Conservative Convention in Washington DC, September 2, 2025.

The war exposed Israel’s greatest social vulnerability - opinion

At this moment in Israel’s history, standing with the most vulnerable is not charity: It is an expression of solidarity and a choice about the kind of society we are determined to build.

 ABOUT 41% of Jerusalem families suffer from poverty, compared to about 20% in the rest of the country.