Opinion

Preemptive strikes against Iran are self-defense - opinion

In the laws and ethics of war, a country need not be attacked first in order to defend itself.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Argentina’s President Javier Milei in Jerusalem last month, days before the Israeli strike on Iran. Milei was among the very few world leaders who publicly supported the strikes on Iran’s nukes, says the writer.

It is time for Bibi to pass the torch - opinion

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is joined by his wife, Sara, in celebrating the election victory in 1996. He became the first Israeli prime minister elected directly by popular vote, its youngest, and the first born after Israel’s independence.

Europe slams Israel, then buys its weapons - opinion

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN protest against the war in Gaza takes place on the sidelines of a NATO summit, in The Hague, last week. The war has inflamed European public opinion, but defense cooperation with Israel continues, says the writer.

Jewish unity is no longer optional - opinion

 THE BORDER area with the Gaza Strip, last week: No army, no matter how brave, can win the long war if the people behind them are at war with themselves, the writer states.

Will US back Israeli preemptive actions? - opinion

Will the US support Israel’s new post-October 7 doctrine of preemption and deterrence, or will Washington revert to urging Israeli restraint once ceasefires are established?

 ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR to the US Yechiel Leiter departs after a visit to the US Capitol last week. If Washington signals restraint or pressures Jerusalem to temper its response to provocations, Iran will interpret it as a green light to escalate, the writer warns.

A Jew is never stuck: Embracing resilience in times of crisis - opinion

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Israelis arrive to the train station from Ben Gurion International Airport as the first flights back to Israel started since its civilian airspace was closed last week, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 18, 2025.

Israel's leadership, allies must now make case for continued American support - opinion

The case for strengthening our partnership should be made now, when the evidence for its effectiveness is impossible to ignore. If not now, when?

 A billboard bearing a portrait of US President Donald Trump with a slogan, displayed by the Coalition for Regional Security group on the facade of a hotel building in Tel Aviv, on February 5, 2025.

Editor's Notes: I raise my family on these hilltops, yet I refuse to justify extremists - comment

The perfectly normal rhythms of life in Judea and Samaria have been drowned out this week by the crack of gunfire and the smell of burning tires.

 A Palestinian man stands next to a burnt car after an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, June 26, 2025.

Mamdani is a wolf in sheep's keffiyehs - opinion

Selling antisemitism with a smile.

Zohran Mamdani speaks during a watch party for his primary election, which includes his bid to become the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor in the upcoming November 2025 election, in New York City, U.S., June 25, 2025.

The AI paradox: Master it - but don't use it? - opinion

As schools and companies rush to train people in artificial intelligence, they still punish those who use it “too much.” This contradiction is unsustainable.

Letters "AI" stand at the booth of AWS (Amazon Web Services) during preparations ahead of the opening of the Hannover Messe, one of the world's largest industrial trade fairs with this year's partner country Canada, in Hanover, Germany, March 30, 2025.

The history of Jew-hatred is repeating across the UK - editorial

Many Jews in Britain have professed their fear of the future. Many have decided that enough is enough and that the time has now come to move to Israel, or other, safer pastures for Jews.

 Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan performs during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Glastonbury, with a Palestinian flag hanging on stage, June 28, 2025.

Trump vs Israel's legal system: Why canceling Netanyahu's trial is so difficult - opinion

Trump certainly has little or no knowledge about Israel’s legal and judicial systems. The US president is not really well informed about the essence of Netanyahu’s trial.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for his trial at the Tel Aviv District Court earlier this month. US President Trump certainly has little or no knowledge about Israel’s legal and judicial systems, the writer argues.

Is there a chance for regime change in Iran? - opinion

Reza Pahlavi lacks the internal support structure and organizational mechanisms required to coordinate a successful uprising from within. 

 SUPPORTERS OF Reza Pahlavi protest against the current Iranian regime, in Los Angeles, last week. Indications are that Pahlavi lacks the internal support structure and organizational mechanisms to coordinate a successful uprising from within, says the writer.

Blinken's critique of Trump omits vital details about Obama's failings with Iran - opinion

What Blinken’s essay leaves out is that Obama employed weak negotiating tactics that allowed Tehran to evade several key issues.

 THEN-US SECRETARY of state Antony Blinken meets with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi at the State Department in 2021. The US ignored Iran’s expansion of ballistic missile technology, the writer maintains.