Opinion

Beyond the headlines: Jewish journeys, past and present - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

Former hostages, Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov announce engagement, July 9, 2025.

From Denmark to Israel: A journey of faith, war, and miracles - opinion

 Danish missionary, Lydia Christensen, and her husband British soldier, Derek Prince, with their eight adopted Jerusalemite girls.

War in Israel: A real-life Marvel movie that isn't over yet - opinion

 IDF soldiers operate in the Morag Corridor, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Israel must fund national space strategy that balances defense, scientific goals - editorial

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Between the public and private: Focusing on the news and life in Israel - opinion

While we go about our daily private lives, public life seems to stay largely the same, with no resolution to the conflict.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu sits next to his wife, Sara, at a dinner with US President Donald Trump at the White House last week. There’s no clearer picture today on the hostages than before the visit, says the writer.

The right to be forgotten: A crucial step in healing from October 7 - opinion

Recognizing the right to be forgotten is a crucial step toward helping victims of October 7 and their families to recover.

 Two women cry and grap the picture of their loved one at the site of the Supernova music festival.

Sisterhood died on October 7: Betrayed by the women’s movement - opinion

The Dinah Project counters the silence from international women's movements following the atrocities of October 7.

 MEMBERS OF the Dinah Project formally present ‘A Quest for Justice: October 7 and Beyond’ to first lady Michal Herzog at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem last week.

Don’t ban the burka in Denmark - opinion

Burka bans force the withdrawal of Muslim women from public life rather than helping them.

 PRIME MINISTER Mette Frederiksen takes part in a news conference on the occasion of Denmark taking over the EU presidency earlier this month. Niqabs ‘are used as mechanisms of oppression toward girls,’ she argues.

Open letter to Thomas Friedman: Calls for diplomacy with Iran have poor timing - opinion

This is a critical moment in history and an opportunity for Israel to address the Iranian threat.

 IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER Abbas Araghchi speaks at a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Tehran on Saturday. Israel’s most pressing strategic challenge today is Iran, states the writer in his open letter.

Sudan seeks closer ties with Israel - opinion

The clashes in Sudan have led to a humanitarian crisis, and Israel is in a position to help bring relief and restore stability.

 SUDAN’S SOVEREIGNTY COUNCIL head, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, addresses the UN General Assembly last year. In 2020, he met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and they agreed to normalize ties.

Normalizing ties with Syria must not be a blank check - opinion

Normalization should reshape Syria in order to create peace in the region.

 SYRIAN PRESIDENT Ahmed al-Sharaa (left) meets with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi last week. Normalization must reshape Syria, not crown a jihadist as a statesman, says the writer.

The Houthi menace: A result of a Saudi trillion-dollar blunder - opinion

Saudi Arabia's military intervention in Yemen proved to be a strategic catastrophe.

 A VESSEL said to be the Greek-operated, Liberia-flagged ‘Eternity C’ sinks in the Red Sea last week. The Houthis have been transformed into Iran’s most potent and aggressive non-state actor in the Arab world, says the writer.

Israel today is what Iran’s middle class dreams of - opinion

“Israel today is the country that Iran’s middle class dreams of becoming. And today’s Iran is the country that secular Israel fears it could become," Thomas Friedman stated.

 IDF releases footage of the approximately 20 Israel Air Force fighter jets that took part in striking Houthi sites in Yemen, July 7, 2025.

Cloudy with a chance of missiles: A cancer patient's bad diagnosis during war - opinion

If it is my misfortune to have to be hospitalized when missiles from the Middle East come a-calling again, I only hope that by then, my CRE will have resolved.

 IRON DOME near Ashdod fires an intercepting missile.