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American Jewry is facing a shortage of rabbis – what can fix it? - opinion

What’s driving young Jews away from the rabbinate, and what comes next.

|ByGARY PHILLIP ZOLA
The campus of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 21, 2019.
US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026

Strait of Hormuz should not reopen on Tehran’s terms - opinion

Washington should define success not as traffic resumed, but as Tehran stripped of the practical ability to use the strait as a recurring instrument of leverage.

|ByAIDIN PANAHI, SAEED GHASSEMINEJAD
THEN-US PRESIDENT Barack Obama delivers a statement about the nuclear deal reached between Iran and six major world powers, as his vice president, Joe Biden, looks on, in the East Room of the White House, in July 2015.

Iran must rollback its nuclear, missile program - opinion

Ceasefire with Iran isn't enough; lasting security requires Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions and missile development program.

|ByYOSSI KUPERWASSER
‘Decapitated fish and Additional Sculptures,’ opened March 12 at Gordon Gallery on the artist’s 80th birthday.

Decapitated world: Exclusive interview on the 80th birthday of Israeli sculptor Yaacov Dorchin

At 80, Yaacov Dorchin opens a new Tel Aviv show of iron sculptures, blending angels, fish, memory, and war-time reflection.

|ByBASIA MONKA

Trump's war in Iran has many explanations, but few answers - opinion

From nuclear threats to regime change, Trump’s reasons for war keep shifting, leaving allies and voters confused.

MARCH 13, 2026ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
US President Donald Trump talks to the media upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, March 11, 2026.

Trump must sell why Iran war is America First - opinion

Winning the fight against Iran requires winning the argument in the US, not just on the battlefield.

MARCH 13, 2026ByJEFFREY KAHN
WOODROW WILSON and Donald Trump,

The very big differences between US, Israeli public views about the Iran war - opinion

With Americans far less supportive than Israelis, the Iran war could strain the US-Israel partnership.

MARCH 12, 2026BySEBASTIEN LEVI
People march during a protest against the war in Iran on March 2, 2026 in New York, New York. U.S.

What does victory for Israel, US look like in Iran? - opinion

Is the goal to weaken Iran’s regime or overthrow it? The answer could determine when and how the war ends.

MARCH 11, 2026ByGIL MURCIANO
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on, as President Donald Trump delivers remarks, in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, US, March 21, 2025.

Israelis! Americans! Hang tough! We must continue to fight the Iranian regime - opinion

Iran’s threats won’t end quickly, but Israel and America’s strikes are already reshaping the Middle East's future.

MARCH 11, 2026ByGIL TROY
Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026 in this screen grab taken from video.

Russia unlikely to join Iran in war against Israel, US - opinion

Russia balances regional influence without engaging in a full-scale war alongside Iran.

MARCH 11, 2026ByEDNAN AGAEV
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a documents signing ceremony in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2025.

Isolationism endangers the US as radical ideologies rise internally and abroad - opinion

Ignoring rising radical ideologies abroad and at home puts the US's freedom and security in danger.

MARCH 10, 2026ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
Demonstrators protesting against the attacks on Iran step on a poster of US President Donald Trump, in Turkey.

Operation Roaring Lion signals a new era in Middle East power politics - opinion

Operation Roaring Lion shows unprecedented US-Israel cooperation while exposing Iran’s isolation and new regional threats.

MARCH 10, 2026ByEFRAIM INBAR
An Israel Air Force fighter jet on the way to strike targets in Iran on March 4, 2026.

An identity forged in fire: A Zionist answer to Iran's unity question - opinion

In the face of violence and loss, Iranians are uniting across differences to reclaim their country and future.

MARCH 9, 2026ByKHOSRO ISFAHANI
Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025

America first means the Islamic Republic must fall - opinion

After 47 years of hostility toward the United States and the West, the Iranian regime’s ideological war can no longer be misunderstood or ignored.

MARCH 9, 2026ByVAHID BEHESHTI
A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against the Iranian government held by supporters of the Iranian royal family in exile, who marched through central London past the Iranian embassy to the Israeli embassy, in London, Britain, March 8, 2026