Opinion

Your Investments: Ran Gvili, the Exodus from Egypt, Tu Bishvat and your money

We have it great in Israel. Remember how back in the old country we celebrated by going to the dentist after cracking some teeth eating the hard, wood-tasting boxer (carob)?

|ByAARON KATSMAN
Tu BiShvat.
A woman with tears of blood demonstrates in Paris on January 18 in support of the Iranian uprising against the Islamic Republic. Despite years of indoctrination, Iranians in the country and beyond are pushing back against the regime.

From Cyrus to today: Iranian resistance outlasted regime indoctrination - opinion

Despite years of indoctrination and incitement, the Iranian people have not fully succumbed to the coerced messaging of the regime

|ByRUTH WASSERMAN LANDE
St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili

A moment to breathe, be happy: Ran Gvili's return brings end to Gaza hostage story - opinion

But today, we are allowed to be happy. Today, we are allowed to breathe.

|ByASAF POZNIAK
A demonstrator protesting the deadly crackdown in Iran gathers outside the White House in Washington, DC on January 17, 2026.

Where is American Jewish outrage over Iran? - opinion

It’s time for a gut check. See what issues enraged you this January. Compare any of your recent political activism with the Iranian people’s compelling need for our support – now.

|ByGIL TROY

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.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
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

NOVEMBER 23, 2025BySAGIV STEINBERG
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?

NOVEMBER 23, 2025ByGIL HOFFMAN
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.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025ByELIE PODEH
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.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025BySALEM ALKETBI
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

NOVEMBER 22, 2025By YEVGEN KORNIYCHUK
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. 

NOVEMBER 22, 2025ByJAMIE GELLER
The writer (center) appears at the Knesset Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs Committee.

Palestinian state will be platform for Hamas, providing exactly what they need - opinion

The UN Gaza plan ignores the security reality of Israel. A Palestinian state is an existential threat to Israel's identity.

NOVEMBER 22, 2025ByYARON BUSKILA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Capitol Hill in July. Once again, the Americans try to redraw and impose unrealistic solutions on a map, while refusing to climb the hill and look at the terrain, the writer charges.

Remembering Diaspora traditions essential for emerging Israeli traditions to thrive - opinion

Israel’s song will be richer if it absorbs the music of Jewish London, as it has absorbed the sounds of Baghdad and Casablanca, Kyiv, and Addis Ababa.

NOVEMBER 22, 2025ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
CHIEF RABBI Brodie arrives in Manchester circa 1934.

Macron vs Kushner: Sword-and-shield assault on Judaism and Europe's new antisemitism - opinion

The Jewish nation today is facing its greatest survival challenge in 2,000 years: an attempt to negate the idea of the Jewish state, and through it the idea of Judaism.

NOVEMBER 22, 2025ByGOL KALEV
FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron (R) and PA President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands following a joint press conference at Paris’s Elysee Presidential Palace, Nov. 11.