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Hamas is rebuilding, and Israel faces the same dilemma again - opinion

As Hamas rebuilds, Israel faces the same unresolved question: what comes after the fighting ends?

Smoke rises from a fire, following an Israeli strike on a tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians, earlier this year.
President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun during a news conference in the White House briefing room about the war in Iran on Monday, April 6, 2026.

The Iran speech the American people need to hear from the president - opinion

 WE MUST strive for unity and peace.

Civilizations collapse from within, not from enemies at the gates - opinion

LT.-COL. NADAV SHOSHANI: Israel’s face to global media.

Information warfare is shaping the Israel, US war with Iran in real time - opinion


White House documents America’s decline as a global power - opinion

The latest National Security Strategy doesn’t plan America’s future; it records its withdrawal from being a global superpower.

US President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, in. Trump’s National Security Strategy marks the end of the US as a world power, the writer charges.

Ignoring antisemitism leads to violence against Jews: Lessons from Bondi Beach – opinion

The Bondi Beach mass shooting was not unforeseeable; it was the product of years of denial and tolerance for hate.

PEOPLE PAY respects at Bondi Pavilion after a shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Dec. 15, 2025.

Lighting Hanukkah candles in an age of Jewish anxiety - opinion

Hanukkah is no longer just a memory of survival. It is a test of Israel’s responsibility to Jews facing fear abroad.

Hatzalah in Sydney volunteers responding a mass shooting at Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025.

It's time for Israel to walk away from US military aid - opinion

As Israel’s economy and defense mature, US military aid may cost more politically than it delivers strategically.

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel, October 9, 2023.

Israel must confront the growing economic toll of depression - opinion

Depression is costing Israel is costing the country between an estimated NIS 12 billion and NIS 16 billion per year.

The antidepressant drug Prozac, also known as fluoxetine, is seen on a table in Leicester, central England February 26, 2008 in this posed photograph.

From Kyiv to the Golan: The Ukraine-Russia war’s unseen impact on Israel - opinion

The Ukraine war is reshaping Israel’s security, diplomacy, and society, empowering Iran, changing alliances, and redefining the challenges ahead.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting in Moscow this week. Russia is so consumed by the war with Ukraine that it struggles to maintain its military presence in Syria and turns a blind eye to Iranian activity, says the writer.

How does CAR-T cancer treatment work? - explainer

A rigorous medical journey ends in a breakthrough, in the form of CAR-T therapy, achieving a rare, hard-won cancer-free result.

CAR-T causes less collateral damage to healthy cells than standard chemo.

UNRWA is beyond repair, so it's time to move on - opinion

Evidence mounts of UNRWA’s terror ties; the agency must be closed. It is the first step to rebuilding Palestinian society.

POLICE ARE on the scene as they carry out a raid at UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem on Monday. UNRWA is rotten to its core, the writer argues.

Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia

From energy and agriculture to security and tourism, Israel’s ties with the Central Asian 'Stans' are ever-expanding.

Then-President Shimon Peres (L) and then-president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev raise a toast at the reception at the President’s Residence in Astana during Peres’s visit to Kazakhstan in 2009.

My Word: Playing the dangerous boycott game - opinion

From the UN to Eurovision to Guinness, global arenas are turning against Israel, revealing a deeper campaign to delegitimize the Jewish state.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators call for an Irish boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if there is Israeli participation, outside RTE Irish public television studios in Dublin, last month.