Opinion

Europe is again failing the Jews: Campus antisemitism reaches Maastricht and beyond - opinion

Maastricht is not the outlier. It is the European Columbia, an institution that traded enlightenment for tribalism, critical thinking for fashionable activism, and universal human rights for purges.

SYRIAN ZIONIST Mohammed Sadek shows support for Rawan Osman on the day of her speech at Maastricht University on March 12, in Maastricht, Netherlands.

AI, smart classrooms, can revolutionize Israel's education system, smart learning - opinion

A WORLD ORT delegation, including the writer (middle, dressed in black), visits Tirat Carmel in 2008 for the launch of the Smart Classes initiative.

Israel faces double standard, pressures, from Western hypocritical 'uber allies' - opinion

SUPPLIES WAIT to be transferred to the Gaza Strip from the Israeli side of the border, at the Kerem Shalom crossing in May. Some 800 trucks laden with supplies are currently waiting to be collected by the UN at crossings on the Palestinian side, says the writer.

Netanyahu must decide if he's a leader or follower as his government loses Israel's trust - opinion

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at a Knesset debate, July 14, 2025; illustrative.

Grapevine, July 25, 2025: A future theocracy?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG with Sheikh Muafak Tarif and members of the Druze delegation.

My Word: The pervasive anti-Israel bias - opinion

Let me add: Your double standards are sick.

 People hold placards and flags during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, ahead of the October 7 attack anniversary, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Dublin, Ireland October 5, 2024.

Editor's Notes: Why Israel is investing in MAGA-friendly diplomacy

A warm, informal outreach can touch hearts where formal diplomats cannot.

THE MAGA INFLUENCER tour is just one plank in a broader, if quiet, reorientation of Israeli public diplomacy.

Lessons from Rabin to Netanyahu: Political assassinations destroy democracies - editorial

We must choose a different path. One of principled dissent, not destruction. Of passionate disagreement, not dehumanization.

 THEN-PRIME MINISTER Yitzhak Rabin and then-foreign minister Shimon Peres attend a Labor Party meeting in 1993. Rabin had been kept in the dark by Peres about the talks in Oslo, the writer asserts.

From naivety to hatred: How misinformation is fueling antisemitism in America - opinion

Fine and meaningful distinctions between opposition to Israeli policies and actions, anti-Zionism, and Jew-hatred are lost on the mobs in America and around the world who glide from one to the other.

A person shouts an anti-Israeli slogans as people participate in a "March to Gaza" protest during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., June 21, 2025.

Israel's moral dilemma: Being a picture of morality or destroying Hamas - opinion

Israel, today, has the chance to show not only its power, but its greatness of soul.

President Isaac Herzog visits soldiers in Gaza, July 23 2025

Greece situation shows caution is important, shouldn't deny right to see the world - editorial

The images of 1,600 Israelis stranded off the Greek island of Syros were a reminder that Israeli tourists can face hostility simply for their passports.

Protesters hold a banner during a pro-Palestinian protest in front of the parliament building in Athens, Greece.

Israel needs to explore and embrace AI and nuclear energy - opinion

Israel, one of the world’s most technologically advanced economies, risks falling behind if it continues to ignore the option of civilian nuclear technology.

An illustrative image of a robot hand an atomic energy.

On the brink of chaos: Clashes in Syria threaten to spill over - opinion

The current situation, and especially the violence by the new Syrian regime or other ethnic groups, will require Israel to intervene militarily and diplomatically.

SYRIA’S PRESIDENT Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a news conference in Ankara earlier this year. Israel, the US, and Turkey are key players in setting the fate of Syria and regional stability, the writer maintains.

Inside the minds of the cyber attackers - opinion

To cyber attackers, a successful breach in Israel isn’t just a technical victory but a symbol of resistance.

AN AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM is employed to intercept an Iranian missile attack, as seen from Jerusalem last month. As Israel fended off physical attacks from the air, it also grappled with a surge in silent, sophisticated cyber warfare, says the writer.