The October 7 Massacre

YASAR heroes: The IDF unit that found and identified Ran Gvili

MILITARY AFFAIRS: A hero shows up when there is no applause, and the work is heavy, unseen, and costly, a description embodied by IDF soldiers whose job is to search, identify, and return the dead.

THE MACABRE job of finding the body of the last hostage, Ran Gvili, required the unearthing of 250 bodies and the assistance of embedded forensic dental specialists. Here, IDF soldiers stand alongside Gvili’s body after its discovery in Gaza this week.
The Pauker Red made in memory of winemaker Gideon Pauker, murdered on Oct. 7, 2023.

Wine Talk: Wine on the edge

The former concentration camp Auschwitz

Grapevine: 'I also remember a miracle'

ORI AVINOAM in Of Dogs and Men.

Of Dogs and Men: A haunting story in the aftermath of October 7 massacre - review


Hamas economy expert: Lindsey Graham's warning exposes gap between Arab rhetoric and reality

Ofer emphasized that Graham’s remarks represent a sharp shift in the usual approach to dealing with Arab states.

US Senator Lindsey Graham speaks after meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 26, 2025.

'For me, it was my Holocaust': Caitlyn Jenner on visiting October 7 communities in Israel

In recent years Jenner has been active in political commentary and public advocacy, including vocal statements about Israel.

Caitlyn Jenner speaks during the IAC National Summit 2026 at The Diplomat Beach Resort on January 16, 2026 in Hollywood, Florida.

American Jewry must stop centering its identity on Israel’s critics - opinion

American Jewish leaders risk losing a generation by centering its identity on Israel’s critics.

American and Israeli Jews [Illustrative]

Likud's Dan Illouz talks defying Netanyahu, haredi draft, and post-war Israel - interview

Dan Illouz discusses his path to the Knesset, his battles inside Likud, and how the October 7 massacre reshaped his sense of responsibility.

Beginning of his Knesset service: Illouz and MK Ze’ev Elkin attend a Jerusalem lobby meeting at the Knesset, May 2023.

Grapevine: Commemorating a Chabad giant

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Schneur Zalman of Liadi

The BBC haunted by bias - and the Israeli connection

Senior journalist Malcolm Balen examined hundreds of hours of BBC broadcast material, TV and radio, analyzing the content in minute detail. His 20,000-word report was later classified as top secret.

BBC Broadcasting House, London, UK.

My Word: Persian protests and Western perversity - opinion

Iran’s streets run with blood, yet the West looks away, too consumed by pro-Palestinian ideology to defend real victims.

People attend an anti-Israeli protest after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, June 20, 2025

Grapevine, January 16, 2026: Christian ‘Who’s Who’ in Israel

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III shares a laugh with President Isaac Herzog.

The war that never pauses: How rolling trauma is shaping Israeli life - opinion

In the past, we were used to thinking of trauma as an event with a beginning, middle, and end. The ongoing war and the current tension surrounding Iran break this sequence.

An illustrative image of a man in therapy.

Editor's Notes: Future of Jewish Diaspora should follow spirit of 'October 8 Jewry'

For world Jewry, October 7, 2023, was that violent intrusion. The worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. What followed on October 8 was something nobody predicted: a mass awakening.

‘WHAT ARE the effects, in Israel, in the US, and the rest of the world, of the perceived opinions of American Jewry?’