Opinion

Grapevine July 27, 2025: Changing the haredi image

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

HAREDI BOYS from Bnei Brak show their physical abilities.
PALESTINIANS WAIT to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City.

Defeating Israel in war doesn't require military power, just smear tactics - opinion

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visits Ground Forces headquarters, July 23 2025

Israel’s battle for public opinion: Morality vs military might - opinion

A Druze boy holds a flag as he looks at the ceasefire line between Golan Heights and Syria, on the day of first visit by Druze delegation from Syria just after 1973 war in Israel, March 14, 2025.

The forgotten slaughter of Syria’s Druze, and Israel’s moral response - opinion


How European media fixates on Israel while ignoring global conflicts - opinion

The obsessive coverage against Israel in the Western media is the story of a world struggling to digest how a separatist people are establishing a powerful state that everyone has their eyes on.

 Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn takes part in a 'National March for Palestine' protest in London, Britain July 19, 2025.

Israel's strike on Syria: Defending the Druze and standing up for justice - editorial

The decisive action in Syria this week is an example to the rest of the world that it is possible to intervene when a massacre or genocide is taking place.

 Druze residents protest near the Israeli-Syrian border fence in solidarity with their community in Syria, July 16, 2025.

Why Hamas can keep fighting without Iran, and what that means for Israel - opinion

Victory requires more than military power. It demands moral clarity, strategic restraint, and a commitment to the values that underpin the Jewish state.

Palestinian Hamas terrorists keep guard on the day Hamas handed over deceased hostages in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip February 20, 2025.

Enough opinions: It’s time journalism focused on the facts - opinion

We all would like to think that the truth is self evident – always there in black and white; always the victor. It’s hardly so! 

 Hand holding sieve to filter truth from lies, facts from fakes. Concept of media literacy, fake news detection, and critical thinking in digital age (illustrative).

Sarajevo’s antisemitism cannot be whitewashed, not even by Baroness Helić - opinion

Baroness Helić distorts history in her op-ed, but the truth about Sarajevo’s antisemitism cannot be ignored.

 A woman waves an Iranian flag upsidedown as people take part in a motorcade demonstration in support of Iran and Palestinians, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, June 26, 2025

Can Syria’s new leadership be trusted? A closer look at President al-Sharaa – opinion

An Abraham Accords-style breakthrough will only be possible between Syria and Israel if one person—President Trump—brings Netanyahu and al-Sharaa together to seal the deal.

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, March 10, 2025

The AI paradox: Master it - but don't use it? - opinion

As schools and companies rush to train people in artificial intelligence, they still punish those who use it “too much.” This contradiction is unsustainable.

Letters "AI" stand at the booth of AWS (Amazon Web Services) during preparations ahead of the opening of the Hannover Messe, one of the world's largest industrial trade fairs with this year's partner country Canada, in Hanover, Germany, March 30, 2025.

Ceasefire: What it is and isn't - opinion

If the weakening of the Iranian regime by Israeli and American military action emboldens the Iranian people, that could lead to a revolution. That’s the only way regime change can succeed.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a televised message, after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, in Tehran, Iran, June 26, 2025.

Ireland declares war on West Bank dates and avocados over trade ban with Israel - opinion

The law, which it delusionally promotes as “an important step to uphold international law,” violates international law and is of no relevance to Israelis and Palestinians resolving conflict.

 Relations between Israel and Ireland.

Fantastic achievements, but the job is not done - opinion

The 100-year war against the tiny Jewish presence in the Middle East might finally end, auguring a new era of 100 years of peace.

 THE IDF maneuvers inside the Gaza Strip, as seen from Israel, last week.

NYT columnist's flawed take on Israel: How the war in Gaza exposed rising antisemitism - opinion

Friedman misses the bigger picture—antisemitism has been brewing for decades, and the war in Gaza only revealed the dangerous alliance behind it.

 A view of houses in Kibbutz Kfar Aza four months after the October 7 massacre.