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Uriel Zehavi is Managing Director of the Mitzpe Institute (mitzpe.org) and writes the Israel Brief (israelbrief.com) that runs Monday through Thursday. He is the author of four books, most recently Rooted in Judea: Lives and Law in the Heart of Israel, and is making aliyah to Kiryat Shmona with his husband, Modi.

ARTICLES BY: Uriel Zehavi


October 28, 2026 12:55 pm
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Why Israel’s Election Is Deadlocked, and Where It Could Be Headed

At 10 pm on Tuesday night, Channel 12's exit poll gave Gadi Eisenkot's camp 52 seats and Benjamin Netanyahu's 50. By half past two on...

October 26, 2026 1:30 pm
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The Israeli Draft Works When the Army Turns Up

The Military Police knew which flight the Chabad students were on. Forty-two of them landed at Ben Gurion Airport last Tuesday morning, and there were...

October 22, 2026 12:56 pm
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AIPAC Is Taking Its Name Off the Check

AIPAC said on Wednesday that it will stop endorsing candidates and stop writing PAC checks. Its super PAC, the United Democracy Project, will keep going....

October 13, 2026 12:28 pm
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On Campus Antisemitism, Shai Davidai Kept the Receipts

On erev Pesach 2024, Shai Davidai walked up to the gates of Columbia University to go into the encampment on his own campus. He had...

October 9, 2026 10:53 am
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Your Israeli Election Primer: The Issues, What to Watch for Before and on Election Night

In Part One of this article yesterday, I summarized all the parties running in this year's Israeli elections, what their platforms are, and the coalition...

October 8, 2026 12:42 pm
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Your Israeli Election Primer: It All Comes Down to 61

On Oct. 27, approximately 7.3 million eligible Israeli voters will pick one paper slip out of a tray of party ballots, seal it in an...

September 30, 2026 12:17 pm
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Israel Mourns on Monday, So Should We

Israel holds its ceremonies for the third yahrzeit of Oct. 7 on Monday the fifth -- sirens, Har Herzl, the reading of the names. That...

September 24, 2026 12:32 pm
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At the United Nations, Israel Has Stopped Arguing With the Room

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flies out Wednesday night, lands in New Jersey on Thursday morning, speaks to the General Assembly at two in the...

September 17, 2026 12:49 pm
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An Urgent Message for Oct. 7 Victims and Israelis Who Might Qualify for Financial Help

We spent this summer in Kiryat Shmona, nine kilometers off the Lebanese border, on a pre-aliyah pilot trip. (We've found our town.) The apartment was...

September 2, 2026 12:26 pm
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Israel Sent Humanitarian Aid to Nepal — Why Does the Media Refuse to Report It?

Within days of the flood that came down off the Nepal-China border, IsraAID had an emergency team moving toward Rasuwa, NATAN was sending doctors and...

August 24, 2026 1:45 pm
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Hamas Wants to Keep Its Arsenal, Just Change the Address

Eight foreign ministries asked Washington last week to "ensure and enforce Israel's full compliance with the commitments and arrangements envisaged under the Comprehensive Plan and...

World

Coalition of Rabbis Calls on El-Sayed to Denounce Antisemitic Ads

A coalition of rabbis has called on Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed to take a stronger stand against political advertisements which they say invoke antisemitic stereotypes, raising fresh questions...

Israel

Netanyahu Bloc Leads but Falls Short of Majority as Herzog Warns Against An...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog urged political leaders on Wednesday to prevent another round of elections, as preliminary results showed Prime...

Middle East

Iraq Risks Being Drawn Into Renewed Iran War Despite Pledge to Stay Out

IRAN — Iraq's efforts to remain out of a renewed confrontation involving Iran, the United States, and Israel face growing challenges as Iranian-backed proxies across Iraq declare support for Tehran,...

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