Power

Netanyahu built Israel’s military power, but undermined its security - opinion

Power is the capacity to strike, and Israel has it in abundance. Security is a society’s capacity to absorb a blow, hold together, and sustain itself. Power did not save Be’eri or Nir Oz.

A view of homes destroyed and burned in the Hamas October 7, 2023 massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, August 5, 2026
A resident walks past an exhibition of destroyed Russian military vehicles covered with snow during cold weather and often power and heating outages after critical civilian infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine.

Revealed Russian winter assault plans cripple Ukraine power grid, heat, water systems - report

German special police forces secure the area on the day of German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz, and Saxony-Anhalt State Prime Minister and top candidate Sven Schulze visit to UPM Biochemicals in Leuna, Germany, September 3, 2026.

German police defuse 21 explosive devices uncovered at power grid in Saxony

People walk down a street as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the third major outage in nine days, in Havana, Cuba, July 14, 2026.

Cuba suffers islandwide power grid collapse as US oil blockade deepens energy crisis


Israel ranks as 8th most powerful country - U.S. News report

Other powerfully ranked countries included Russia, China, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Japan and Saudi Arabia.

IDF soldiers storm a target during the ground incursion into Gaza

BGU researchers find new ways to increase safety of nuclear power plants

Gen-IV reactors are much safer than the current generation of reactors. However, how they will react in the event of an accident is not yet completely understood.

Nuclear Power plant 311 AP

World Bank urges new Lebanese government to reform power sector

In November, parliament had to approve over $400 million in extra-budgetary spending on fuel to avoid blackouts, adding to Lebanon's spiraling debt.

Lebanon's government palace is seen illuminated purple to mark International Women's Day in downtown Beirut, Lebanon March 7, 2017.

Dreaming impossible dreams?

“I grew up in a poor neighborhood in Bat Yam, where nobody cared about aesthetics. Everybody was too busy fighting their daily battles. All people thought about was how to survive."

VIEW OF a Liran Ben Ivgi architectural project

The world turned upside down

Israel is achieving power parity with leading European nations.

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Netanyahu crows at Israel’s listing as world’s 8th most powerful country

The same magazine said the country is also perceived as the world’s most religious state, followed by Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during a Likud faction meeting, July 2 2018

Apologies don’t work for the powerful, study finds

People with high social status are perceived as insincere when they apologize for a transgression.

Shas party leader Arye Deri

How I achieve my New Year's Resolutions

The Jerusalem Post

My Grandmother's Fur Coat, My Great Aunts and My Sisterhood Seeking

The Jerusalem Post

No more ‘Not in my backyard’ stances for local municipalities

Today, the authority to license business operations lies with municipal authorities

Greennet waste facility