
Yaakov Katz
In 2012-2013 he was a fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University and was a faculty member at Harvard's Extension School where he taught an advanced course in journalism.
Israel's paralyzing politics squander historic opportunities across Middle East - opinion
A-G's judicial overreach is undermining Israel's democracy - opinion
Harmful political rhetoric is deepening Israel's cavernous divide – opinion
Excluded from the new Middle East, Israel’s military edge faces danger - opinion
Israel helped shape this new Middle East. But now, it’s not even in the room.
Netanyahu's coalition should take notes from Israel's real leaders: IDF reservists - opinion
The government's continuation of the war without clarifying an end goal is a stain on the country and a slap in the face to reservists.
Israel's war in Gaza drags on without a plan, or an exit strategy - opinion
Donald Trump, who, in the absence of our own leadership at home, will help decide Israel’s fate. That’s the price of failing to plan – and of governing by slogans instead of strategy.
Israel suffers from a leadership of deflection and evasion - opinion
A national reset will not happen while Yoav Kisch lectures hostage families, Bezalel Smotrich berates the IDF, and Benjamin Netanyahu clings to power through blame.
The Shin Bet leaker is not a hero, the hostages are - opinion
A soldier or reservist who unilaterally decides to leak top-secret documents is not exposing corruption or safeguarding democracy.
Libya as a model: How to stop Iran - and Tehran's path to survival
Iran is vulnerable today like never before - time is running out for it to get its hands on a nuclear deal.
Dysfunction has taken root at the highest levels of Israel's government - opinion
We are a country at war. In moments like this, the nation needs unity and, above all, leadership. What we are getting instead is chaos.
The erosion of Israel-Egypt relations and what went wrong - opinion
The Camp David Accords once proved that even the bitterest of enemies could sit at the same table. Let’s not allow that lesson to be forgotten.
Israel’s military decisions: Driven by security or politics? - opinion
The real tragedy is that while attention is diverted—while focus is placed on invisible enemies and deep-state conspiracies—the core challenges remain unresolved.
The IDF needs soldiers but Israel is paying yeshivas to dodge the draft - opinion
This might have been possible to tolerate before October 7 but definitely not now, at a time when the IDF is missing over 10,000 soldiers to fulfill the missions it already has.