Opinion

Israel's killing of Hezbollah's Tabatabai won't slow Iran's march toward next war - opinion

Israel after October 7 is no longer governed by the old culture of “containment.” However, it is also not prepared to “break the rules” over Hezbollah’s renewed force buildup.

PEOPLE ATTEND the funeral on Monday of top Hezbollah military official Haytham Ali Tabatabai and others killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Hezbollah never left the battlefield, states the writer.
US REP. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks on Capitol Hill last week. She went from being one of President Donald Trump’s most worshipful allies to him branding her a traitor, says the writer.

What Marjorie Taylor Greene's exit tells us on Donald Trump's grip of Republicans - opinion

INDONESIAN VICE PRESIDENT Gibran Rakabuming Raka attends a G20 summit in Johannesburg this past week. Indonesia doesn’t recognize Israel, and consistently votes against Israel at the UN, the writer states.

Blocking anti-Israel forces in Gaza: Why Indonesia’s ‘peacekeepers’ must stay home - opinion

A man holds 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu (illustrative)

Fixing Israel’s broken PR strategy: What Zionism can learn from Sun Tzu - opinion


Despite Gaza ceasefire, war against Israel on college campuses rages on - opinion

The ceasefire may have silenced the rockets, but on American campuses, and beyond the US – and now, even in Toronto – the war continues.

STUDENTS ATTEND a pro-Palestinian protest outside Columbia University in New York City on the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel last month.

‘Zionism is Racism’: Still haunting the Middle East, 50 years later - opinion

Fifty years later, the genie has not returned to the bottle. And unless the international community confronts the enduring fallout of that moment now, it may never do so.

THEN-PRIME MINISTER Ehud Olmert meets with then-UN secretary-general Kofi Annan in Jerusalem in 2006. Even Annan acknowledged that the ‘Zionism is Racism’ resolution left a stain on the UN, says the writer.

‘Hineni': Thanksgiving’s answer to Jewish tradition's sacred question - opinion

May we remember that gratitude is not the result of a perfect life, but the practice that fills every life with meaning, purpose, and hope.

AN IDF reserve soldier reports for a military drill along the border with Lebanon and Syria this week. Perhaps the ultimate ‘hineni’ are the soldiers who have put their lives on the line to save our precious Holy Land, says the writer.

Israel Allies Foundation expands global pro-Israel network - opinion

The Isaac Accords have consolidated a core bloc of Latin American pro-Israel countries and elevated bilateral trade and innovation exchanges.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Argentinian President Javier Milei embrace in the Knesset in June. The Isaac Accords are an initiative by Milei aimed at strengthening ties between Israel and Latin American countries, the writer notes.

Israel must restore equality under the law or risk collapse of its liberal democracy - opinion

A danger that Israel's liberal democracy might collapse does exist, unless a change takes place in the foreseeable future in the way the state is being run.

Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of Illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025

Hamas was not broken - it just learned to play on two fields - opinion

Two years after October 7, Hamas was not broken. It simply learned to play on multiple fields while gaining legitimacy in many diplomatic and Arab arenas

PALESTINIANS INSPECT the site of an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Saturday. More than half the Palestinian public still thinks the October 7 attack was ‘the correct decision,’ according to a survey, the writer notes.

Why the BBC’s firing of top executives was uninspiring - opinion

Should biased Israel coverage have Trumped president in BBC heads’ downfall?

BBC BROADCASTING HOUSE in London, seen Nov. 14.

Saudi Arabia's win in US highlights Israel's continued missed opportunities - opinion

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's trip to US secured all his primary objectives and left Israel without leverage as a conduit to Washington.

US President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman at a White House dinner on Tuesday. The crown prince’s visit appears to have been a major success, says the writer.

The conflicts in the Middle East were always inevitable - opinion

History teaches us that whenever a vacuum of power is left unfilled, extremist groups rush to occupy it.

NAMES OF VICTIMS are projected in Paris earlier this month, a decade since the attacks of November 13, 2015 in which 130 civilians were killed.

Ukraine’s amb. to Israel: World cannot afford silence on atrocities in Ukraine war - opinion

The war in Ukraine continues to destroy families and communities while the world falls silent. Ukraine needs clear voices to protect the values of freedom and democracy for all

Almost four years have passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the world, it seems, has already moved on, the writer asserts.

Gaza Holocaust narrative not just historical revisionism, it's a squandered opportunity - opinion

When survivors choose creation over destruction, education over indoctrination, and life over death, they can remake the world a better place. 

The writer (center) appears at the Knesset Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs Committee.