Opinion

The last hostage's return: Why this moment calls for gratitude, not just relief - opinion

We, the Jewish people, experience the miracle of our continued peoplehood every single day

Pallbearers from the Israeli Police sit in the hearse with the casket of Israeli hostage Ran Gvili, the last captive held by Hamas in Gaza, on January 28, 2026.
PEOPLE PLANT trees ahead of the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat on January 31, 2026.

The trees’ hidden hope: A 2026 reflection on Tu Bishvat - opinion

Tu BiShvat.

Your Investments: Ran Gvili, the Exodus from Egypt, Tu Bishvat and your money

A woman with tears of blood demonstrates in Paris on January 18 in support of the Iranian uprising against the Islamic Republic. Despite years of indoctrination, Iranians in the country and beyond are pushing back against the regime.

From Cyrus to today: Iranian resistance outlasted regime indoctrination - opinion


The unattended farewell ceremony of a Thai murder victim - comment

No ministers were in attendance in this morning’s ceremony, nor were any foreign ambassadors. Though today was for a Thai national, it could have been anyone of their own.

Photo held of Thai farm worker Sudthisak Rinthalak, murdered by Hamas. Taken at his farewell ceremony.

Herzog Irish dynasty is unbowed; we won't allow them to erase it - opinion

The Herzog name is precious to Ireland’s Jews, and we will not allow the haters to win.

A PLAQUE on a stone reads ‘Herzog Park’ in Dublin, commemorating Chaim Herzog, Israel’s sixth president, who was born in Belfast.

America or Israel: You can’t have both - opinion

As unexpected and bizarre as all this sounds, Jewish Americans may very well be facing the choice of America or Israel, because if Moreno has his way, they will no longer be able to have both.

US SENATOR Bernie Moreno (R-OH) is ceremonially sworn into office in January 2025.

Forget embassies: How trains, tunnels could link Israel and Saudi Arabia - opinion

The IMEC will not solve everything. But as an off-ramp from stalled normalization and an on-ramp to a shared strategic future, it may be the rare piece of timing the region actually gets right.

SAUDI CROWN PRINCE and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman attends the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington in November 2025.

US democracy's decline is a warning to Israel - opinion

America is being tested as to whether it can keep its republic, just as we are being tested as to whether we can retain our democracy. Let us all hope that both of us can pass the test.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump delivers a speech to a joint session of Congress in March 2025.

Iran's axis of resistance is crumbling - opinion

What was once a relatively coherent strategic network seems to have devolved into a collection of entities pursuing parochial interests while maintaining loose ideological and material ties to Iran

HOUTHI TERRORISTS carry weapons as they stand near the site of Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, in September. Iran has reportedly lost control of the Houthis, the writer notes.

Hezbollah under Israel’s scalpel: The redrawing of Lebanon's power architecture - opinion

In reality, Lebanon will not begin its reform before addressing the roots of Hezbollah’s armed power through either a grand settlement or long-term attrition

HEZBOLLAH LEADER Naim Qassem delivers a speech via video at a ceremony on the outskirts of Beirut in September 2025.

Hollywood’s latest cause: Freeing terrorists like Marwan Barghouti - opinion

This generation of stars has gone to bat for a man convicted of murdering civilians, insisting that the price of “peace” is his release.

MARWAN BARGHOUTI is tightly guarded as he leaves a hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in 2012. He played a leading role in organizing and directing terrorist attacks during the Second Intifada, the writer asserts.

Israeli bluntness masks a rich moral code that Western politeness lacks - opinion

Israel’s rough social style reveals a lived morality and authenticity that is often absent in Western politeness.

Outside a restaurant in Jerusalem, last month: There is a simplicity to life here, and a form of humility, says the writer.

As Israelis deal with wounds of war, people with disabilities show the way - opinion

Israel’s current war has left deep emotional wounds still in need of healing. Yet we can take pride in knowing that Shalva fulfilled its national responsibility with devotion and dignity.

 Shalva building