![STUDENTS PROTEST outside the Education Ministry in Tel Aviv, Sept. 1, the first day of school. Their banner reads, ‘Without the hostages, there is no learning [school].’](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_448,w_632/679523 "STUDENTS PROTEST outside the Education Ministry in Tel Aviv, Sept. 1, the first day of school. Their banner reads, ‘Without the hostages, there is no learning [school].’")
Trump warns Israel is winning war, losing world opinion: What does it mean? - analysis
Trump admires Israel, believes he has done more for it than anyone else, yet warns it is bleeding legitimacy with every passing day of war.
Air conditioning: Controlling the weather living in a brutally hot country - comment
'It needs a break from time to time so it doesn’t break down,' I’d explain to my kids as they sat sweating in the mid-summer heat while the aircon system was taking a rest.
From penguins to pariahs: What will happen at Netanyahu's return to the UN?
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: From boasting about Israel’s global standing in 2017 to facing fierce criticism at the UN in 2025, Netanyahu’s diplomatic journey has dramatically shifted.
Netanyahu’s Uman decision: A political misstep during Israel’s national crisis? - analysis
Governments often stumble not over grand strategies but over small, symbolic decisions that expose public anger.
Charles Kushner is a refreshing ally for Israel in Paris - analysis
US Ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, criticized Macron's stance on Palestine, linking it to growing antisemitism in France. The French government swiftly protested his remarks.
From national savior to political casualty: The rise and fall of Benny Gantz - analysis
Gantz's steep decline can be traced to June 9, 2024, when he resigned from the government after issuing an ultimatum a month earlier demanding that Netanyahu present a post-war plan.
Between rallies and raids, Israel struggles to find formula to protect its people
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Israelis rally because they cannot imagine abandoning their own. Hamas raids because it cannot imagine a better strategy.
As IDF calls up 60,000 reservists, Israel wrestles with motivation, service, sacrifice - analysis
Israel has always wrestled with questions of motivation, service, and sacrifice. Yet when tested, the country has rediscovered its resolve.
Any action to recognize Palestinian state will be met with opposing reaction from Israel - analysis
The idea of establishing a Palestinian state in Judea and Samaria is one that a majority of Israelis once entertained, but no longer.
Israel hostage protests: Should the pressure be on Hamas or the gov't? - analysis
Sunday’s strikes, roadblocks, and protests - though they disrupt life in Israel - are unlikely to move Hamas toward releasing anyone; if anything, they encourage Hamas to dig in further.
