Politics
Israel's ultra-Orthodox community can no longer avoid the hard conversations - opinion
The haredi community has the numbers, the talent, and the values to lift this country into a new and bright future; we cannot be the ones to drag it down.
Israel tore itself apart on Yom Kippur - then October 7 reminded us of our collective 'we'
‘I don’t work for Netanyahu': Ofer Winter can be Israel's next kingmaker - interview
When lies move faster than truth: Israel’s democracy faces a digital threat - opinion
No. 14: President Isaac Herzog: A steady presidential voice through years of war and upheaval
Isaac Herzog serves as a unifying national figure providing steady leadership during unprecedented security and societal crises.
No. 25: Claudia Sheinbaum: Mexico’s first woman president, governing on her own terms
Before entering politics, Sheinbaum was a climate scientist who shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize by contributing to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Pro-Israel Providence Mayor Brett Smiley loses to progressive challenger
The Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative, which promotes business ties between the state and Israel, opposes Pro-Palestinian Sen. David Morales.
With Eisenkot, Israel can defeat Iran, ex-Mossad official and Yashar list member Bachar says
Now on Eisenkot’s list, she believes her party is well positioned to triumph in the October elections and “make Israel great again.”
This Rosh Hashanah, let gratitude trump grievance - opinion
Fortunately, Rosh Hashanah ushers in our annual mass gratitude-fest. Now is our opportunity to reset, individually and collectively. Admittedly, it’s hard.
Majority of Israelis want government to refuse haredi demands on religion-and-state policies - poll
A survey conducted on 800 Israeli men and women chosen to represent Israel's Jewish population found that on every religion-and-state issue tested, the majority was opposed to official policy
What AfD's election victory in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt could mean for Jewish life - analysis
Siegmund faced criticism over his attitude toward Germany’s Nazi past. In a 2025 interview, he refused to answer whether he considered the Holocaust the most horrific crime in history.
Unfilled state comptroller seat stalls Israel's whistleblower protections and campaign oversight
The comptroller vacancy followed a disputed vote in the Knesset to choose former state comptroller Englman’s successor.
An invasion is underway in Canada, but not in the way you think – opinion
Infiltrated via cyberspace, economic networks, data hacks and leaks, criminal middlemen, and powerful political figures, is this country going to continue letting its guard down?
Anonymous sources can become powerful tools of political manipulation - opinion
Protecting sources is essential, but anonymity can be abused. Journalists must examine who is speaking, what they know and what they want.
