Opinion

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.

|ByJAMES GENN
The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, pictured September 16, 2025; illustrative.
A Satellite image shows a likely oil spill covering dozens of square kilometers near Iran’s Kharg Island, earlier this month.

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

|ByMIKE EVANS
ADDING EXTRA HA can fill in any missing patches to shield the underlying tissue from irritants and bacteria.

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.

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

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.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Middle Israel: Roadmap for an aspiring shah - opinion

To unseat the ayatollahs, Reza Pahlavi must present a post-Islamist vision and become the leader of the people’s war

JANUARY 16, 2026ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi addresses the media during a press conference on June 23, 2025 in Paris, France.

Iran is a large, silent prison – and federalism is the only way to break out - opinion

The future political system of Iran must consciously distribute power and sovereignty from the top down, in accordance with democratic constitutional principles and the interests of the regions.

JANUARY 14, 2026ByRAZGAR ALANI
An Iranian woman votes at a polling station in Tehran on March 2, 2012.

Aleppo’s forgotten victims: How the West abandoned the Kurds in their time of need - opinion

If humanity is truly to be a shared value, then pain must also be shared. Why do the same eyes that shed tears for Gaza not weep for Aleppo?

JANUARY 14, 2026ByAMED MARDIN
A solidarity protest organized denouncing attacks on Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo, with demonstrators holding Kurdish flags and placards reading Stop the genocide of Kurds in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh, takes place in, Athens, Greece, on January 11, 2026.

The case for ending Israel's media monopoly protections - opinion

By loosening regulations and expanding competition, the broadcast reform weakens monopolies and reduces political leverage

JANUARY 13, 2026ByOMER DOSTRI
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Communications Minister Shlomo Kahri in the Knesset. Kahri advocates opening up the media market in Israel.

Shutting down Army Radio is a blow to Israeli democracy - opinion

In the battle for the country’s future, shutting down Army Radio would be a serious blow to the fundamental rights of Israel’s citizens

JANUARY 13, 2026ByNACHMAN SHAI
Soldiers broadcasting from the studio of Galei Tzahal (Israel Army Radio).

Why global media obsess over Israel and ignore deadlier wars - opinion

How disproportionate media attention and a misleading conflict frame turn Israel into a moral symbol while eclipsing far deadlier wars

JANUARY 13, 2026BySAMUEL J. HYDE
Disproportionate coverage of Israel in global media

How lies became weapons in the war on the West - opinion

From Soviet propaganda to Qatari petrodollars, the long campaign to destabilize the West has relied less on armies and more on narratives

JANUARY 13, 2026ByRUTH WASSERMAN LANDE
Palestinian women walk past a mural of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Hebron on the 21st anniversary of Arafat’s death. Ruth Wasserman Lande argues that the Palestinian narrative was created by the Soviet Union.

It’s time for Israel to allow journalists into Gaza - opinion

Independent, firsthand reporting is the best way to give the public the most complete picture of war and its consequences

JANUARY 13, 2026ByTANIA KRAEMER
In the immediate aftermath of Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023, foreign media reported from the devastated Israeli communities along the Gaza border under rocket fire.

Israel's recognition of Somaliland sends warning to Turkey, Iran, Syria - opinion

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has sent shockwaves through the region and chills down the spines of authoritarian leaders

JANUARY 13, 2026ByJONATHAN CONRICUS
Somaliland, a de facto state that has governed itself for more than three decades, holding elections, maintaining security, and building institutions, even as it remains largely unrecognized by the international community.

Gaza reveals future of urban combat western armies aren't prepared for - opinion

The war in Gaza was modern urban war, not genocide, writes Andrew Fox in his latest research paper for the Henry Jackson Society

JANUARY 13, 2026ByANDREW FOX
Israeli army soldier holding a mounted machine gun in front of destroyed buildings in the vicinity of the Jordanian Field Hospital in Gaza City.