The October 7 Massacre

Against the current: Anat Lelior’s fight beyond the waves - opinion

Anat Lelior shattered surfing’s glass ceiling, qualifying for the Championship Tour – the sport’s highest level of professional competition. 

Israeli surfer Anat Lelior.
PALLBEARERS FROM the Israel Police prepare to carry Ran Gvili’s casket.

'Last Letters from Heroes of the October 7th War': Nobody taught them how to do this - review

 The Israeli flag.

A love letter to Israel: Reflections on Memorial Day from Eilat - opinion

Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja attend the ceremony to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, in Oslo, Norway December 10, 2025.

Not allowing Norwegian King to condole Israel post-October 7 was mistake, state sec. admits


Gaza leadership shift tests feasibility of structured post-war governance - opinion

A reported Hamas offer to transfer governance functions in Gaza opens a fragile but potentially significant path toward institutional transition, enforcement authority, and phased disarmament.

A Hamas fighter carries a rifle in the Gaza Strip, last year. Hamas is reportedly prepared to hand over not only weapons tied to internal security, but the broader machinery of governance to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, the writer says.

Finding meaning in dark times: A Viktor Frankl exhibition in Tel Aviv

A Tel Aviv exhibition brings Viktor Frankl’s ideas to life, exploring how meaning can be found even in times of crisis and suffering.

(L to R) Exhibition initiator-organizer Janet Belleli Goodvach, researcher Emma  Zucker, and graphic designer Lorien Tova Balofsky.

Aliyah in wartime Israel: Building a new home, opening an English bookstore

From London curator to Tel Aviv entrepreneur, Michal Goldschmidt turned uncertainty into opportunity, opening Bookhaus during wartime and building a new community space for English readers.

In her Tel Aviv bookshop.

Spain’s stance on Israel raises concerns over growing European delegitimization - opinion

Spain’s rhetoric on Israel and silence on Hamas fuels accusations of hypocrisy and incitement.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks at the Global Progressive Mobilisation in Barcelona last week.

Israel must break free from the dangerous status quo - opinion

What once felt like stability in Israel is now revealed as dangerous inertia with real costs across security, society, and faith.

Israeli soldiers guard near stickers of victims killed in the October 7 massacre and ongoing Iron Swords War at the Bental water reservoir near Kibbutz Merom Golan, in the Golan Heights, October 7, 2025.

Lessons from the safe room: Navigating fear, routine, and family togetherness

Between alarms and ceasefires, one family navigates daily life, fear, and togetherness inside their safe room.

Time Passes in a safe room in central Israel.

'Security reality has not changed enough': Two kites from Gaza land in Kibbutz Nahal Oz

“For the residents of Nahal Oz, this is a serious incident that illustrates that the security reality has not changed enough,” the kibbutz said in a statement.

Burned out vehicles on Kibbutz Nahal Oz in the aftermath of Hamas's October 7 massacre; illustrative.

Israeli court uncovers covert Hamas funding network, key figures sentenced

A recent court ruling exposes a covert financial network funneling millions to Hamas via intermediaries in Israel, supporting terrorism in Gaza and the West Bank.

An illustrative image of a silhouette over the backdrop of the Hamas flag.

'Fighting the Hate': Melanie Phillips’s guide to confronting anti-Israel narratives - review

This volume is an invaluable guide for anyone seeking to protect Israel and the Jewish people from the calumnies that have become so prevalent in the Western world.

Blantant antisemitism is spreading like wildfire after Israel’s response to the bloodthirsty Hamas attack on Israel of Oct. 7.

After Independence Day, Israel faces its biggest test: Unity - opinion

An alternative Indpendence Day ceremony and rising internal divisions expose a troubling reality: Israel’s unity seems tied to crisis, not peace.

To wake up tomorrow morning with a new song in my heart/To sing it with strength, to sing it with pain - Naomi Shemer.