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From disaster to revival: Israel faced its destiny and changed the face of the Middle East

Israel celebrates its independence in the shadow of an unprecedented historical correction. The Jewish state dared to confront its destiny head-on and did not blink.

Esther Luzzatto
Wreckage from a missile impact in Arad. March 23, 2026.

Trump made a decision on Iran, now it poses an existential threat to Israel - opinion

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends the Ministry of Awqaf conference titled "Unity of Islamic Discourse" at the Conference Palace in Damascus, Syria, February 16, 2026.

Syria, Israel, and the regional war – what lies ahead?

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

Iranian officials, including Khamenei, killed in Israeli strikes, Israeli sources say


American re-engagement in the Middle East 3.0

Can Trump overcome his isolationist instincts and look anew at the Middle East?

Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House in Washington , DC on Feb. 15, 2017 with an Israeli flag in the background

The Winter of Anti-Semitism

The Jerusalem Post

A drumbeat of negative commentary

With a few exceptions, reactions to Shimon Peres’s death in the Arab world painted him as a warmonger, not a peacemaker.

Shimon Peres

Reflections on a summer faculty fellowship in Israel

Despite the social and political tensions, I saw an enormous opportunity for a generation of leaders to go the extra step to maintain a Jewish state.

‘I REALIZED that although land is important, peace represents a sacred value that is more important than land. This was a major takeaway for me.’

Hot off the Arab press 466620

What citizens of other countries are reading about the Middle East.

Protesters wave Fatah and Palestinian flags during a demonstration in Nablus in August 2016.

Israeli witnesses describe Turkish 'inferno': We saw children crying and being trampled on

Final two unaccounted for Israelis in Istanbul were contacted Wednesday morning and confirmed to be unharmed.

People leave Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey, following a blast June 28, 2016.

Middle East poised for impact of UK withdrawal from EU vote

Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians assess possible outcomes.

A ‘BREXIT’ SUPPORTER holds a Union Jack at a Vote Leave rally in London earlier this month.

Israel signals no opposition to Egypt's return of islands to Saudi Arabia

"The Saudis, who are committed to freedom of shipping under international law, will not harm the essence of the agreement between Egypt and us," Hanegbi says.

Tiran Island

Border Police officer wounded in Issawiya riot, Palestinian shot in leg

Arab mob throws firebombs, large stones at officers patrolling east Jerusalem neighborhood.

Stone-throwing Palestinians clash with Israeli police in Sur Baher, a village in the suburbs of east Jerusalem

Israeli supermodel summoned by tax authorities for questioning

The woman, who is considered one of the more recognizable faces on the local fashion scene, is believed to be suspected of tax evasion.

Models listen to final instructions to present creations by Marina Hoermanseder at the Berlin Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2014 in Berlin