War

Are Jews forbidden from praying on Shabbat?

“On Shabbat, we do not escape either the state or the sense of need. That would deny our creaturely humanity. We do, however, reorient our needs.”

WOMEN PRAYING in the Western Wall tunnels.
US President Donald Trump speaks with the media on the day of the signing of an executive order to rename the Department of Defense the "Department of War", accompanied by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 5, 2025.

Trump signs order to rename Department of Defense the 'Department of War'

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UVision debuts AI system to unify loitering munitions for smarter battlefield strikes

DEMONSTRATORS HOLD placards and flags as they take part in a Nationwide March for Palestine in Sydney last week. This is not a fringe issue anymore; it is the mainstreaming of extremism in Australian streets, the writer maintains.

Australia at a crossroads: From the Opera House to the August marches - opinion


The Middle East's defeat as a governing project - opinion

Defeat can be transformed into a heroic event through the complete control of information and by preventing any independent voice from telling the truth.

IRANIAN PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during an interview in Tehran last week. Speech becomes a tool to establish an alternative narrative that contradicts reality, says the writer.

West Bank sees highest terrorist home demolitions in decade after October 7

Security officials say the goal is not only to punish the perpetrators of attacks but also to deter those who are “on the fence” from joining terrorist activity.

 Palestinians inspect a blacksmith workshop after it was demolished by Israeli military bulldozers east of the West Bank city of Nablus, July 3, 2025.

Voices from the Arab press: Between the Yalta and Alaska summits

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

ICONIC PHOTOGRAPH of three world leaders attending the Yalta Conference in February 1945, in Crimea: (front row, L-R) British prime minister Winston Churchill, US president Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.

Simple ways to safeguard your health

Given all that we in Israel have been through during the past five years, it is easy to focus on COVID or the war. Now more than ever, we need to prioritize our health.

HAVE YOU penciled in your medical appointments?

Losing the PTSD war: Israeli soldiers are dying off the battlefield

Since the Israel-Hamas War began in October 2023, nearly 50 IDF soldiers – most of them suffering from PTSD – have taken their own lives.

IDF soldiers operate in Beit Hanun.

Israel must confront its strategic illusions to secure true victory - opinion

As Israel approaches the end of the war, true victory hinges on securing the release of hostages and dismantling Hamas, not just military success on the battlefield.

THE WRITER’S book ‘While Israel Slept,’ co-authored with Amir Bohbot, arrives in bookstores in the coming week. ‘Israel slept once, it cannot afford to sleep again,’ says the writer.

The challenge of protecting maneuvering forces on the modern battlefield

Israel must accelerate R&D, field-testing, and procurement of compact counter-drone systems, ensuring that every maneuvering brigade is equipped with tactical protection.

 A Hermes 900 drone flies as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Palmachim Air Force Base near the city of Rishon Lezion, Israel July 5, 2023

Russia's Lavrov outlines terms for Ukraine peace: Big power security guarantee, no NATO

Meanwhile, US VP JD Vance told NBC that Russia has made significant concessions towards peace deal, and Ukrainian President Zelensky thanked UAE for facilitating a prisoner exchange.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, August 21, 2025.

Can Israel survive as a pariah nation? - opinion

Unless we are prepared to recognize the fact that the public relations war is every bit as important as our military efforts in Gaza and other places, we will continue to see our image deteriorate.

AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER Anthony Albanese speaks at a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra earlier this month. He said Australia will recognize a Palestinian state. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused him of betraying Israel.

Facing the grisly truth: How teeth help identify the victims of Oct. 7 - opinion

'She knows the teeth of every hostage in Gaza.'

DR. ESI SHARON-SAGIE, world expert on identifying the dead by their teeth.

Why Israel’s civil service needs urgent reform - opinion

Victory in the next war will be determined not only in the skies over Iran but also in government offices, in local authorities, and wherever the civil service shoulders the burden of the nation. 

A CEREMONY marking the rebuilding of Kibbutz Nir Oz, after the October 7 massacre, takes place earlier this month. The challenge is not just to bring residents back but to return them to thriving communities, the writer asserts.