Opinion
Exposed: All the Pro-Hamas Hostage Negotiation Lies Have Just Been Proven Wrong
For much of the past three years, the argument over Gaza has been polluted by claims repeated with such frequency that repetition itself began to...
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 numbers to get to the majority number of 61. In...
How a Story From Brazil Highlights This Week’s Torah Portion
On Aug. 24, 2022, an official of Brazil's indigenous affairs agency, FUNAI, walked into a straw hut deep in the Amazon rainforest in the state of Rondônia. He found a man lying dead in a...
Saudi Arabia Is No Longer a Bystander; It’s Part of the Middle East’s Security Perimeter
Attacks claimed by the Houthis targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Abha International Airport, killing three people and injuring 36, according to Saudi authorities. Meanwhile, near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, fighting has intensified...
Hamas Beyond Gaza: The Strategic Significance of the Greece-Cyprus Case
For years, Hamas was viewed mainly through the lens of Gaza. Its leadership governed the Strip, much of its military infrastructure was built beneath it, and the threat it posed to Israel was largely associated...
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...
Aiming at Israel, Europe Is Hitting Its Own Defenses in a Circular Firing Squad
Europe's governments have stepped into a ring and leveled their weapons inward, treating Israel as...
The Open Account: Don’t Be Surprised — the Gaza War Is Not Over
In the Season 7 finale of "The Walking Dead," Negan stands over Carl Grimes and...
Satellite Images of Gaza Don’t Explain the War on Terrorism
Throughout the Israel-Hamas war, the internet has repeatedly leveled false accusations of genocide against Israel...
I Don’t Want It to Be Oct. 7 Ever Again
I don't want it to be Oct. 7 today. I'd like the calendar to go...
Three Years After Oct. 7, the Cost of China’s Calculated Diplomacy With Israel
On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas launched a surprise attack on southern Israel. For Israel, it was...
‘Holding Liat’ Is a Gripping Oct. 7 Documentary That Is Different — and Worth Your Time
We do not see or hear shooting or any shouts from Hamas in the award-winning...
The Hostage-Taker’s Ledger
Three years ago this week, in less than 24 hours, Hamas murdered some 1,200 people...
