Silencing opinions is nothing new. It is a tool used by those who fear what you might say and people will hear, and so they work to make sure you cannot say it. They are afraid that people will hear what they want to hide.
In Israel, for many…

Silencing opinions is nothing new. It is a tool used by those who fear what you might say and people will hear, and so they work to make sure you cannot say it. They are afraid that people will hear what they want to hide.
In Israel, for many…

As the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza deepens, world leaders gathering for the UN general assembly face a grave moral and political test – one that has implications for the conduct of war and the supply of humanitarian aid in the decades to…

Operation Gideon Chariots B entered its seventh day Monday, with Division 36 joining the fighting in Gaza City, where large forces are already operating in the city’s central neighborhoods.
At the same time, the IDF has begun addressing the…

Residents of the Ramot neighborhood in Jerusalem have appealed to Defense Minister Israel Katz and the Jerusalem District Commander to immediately improve security in the neighborhood and curb the wave of thefts that has become routine.
The…

Hartman Institute senior fellow may not have the answers to the questions facing ‘the world’s most ethical army,’ but the discussion is imperative, for both Israelis and Diaspora Jews
The post What Matters Now to Yossi Klein Halevi: Struggling to…

Israel’s Health Ministry on Monday reported that an unvaccinated 16-month-old boy has died of measles, marking the third such death since the start of the outbreak earlier this year.
The toddler died over the weekend, the Ministry added.
A toddler…

“The new recognitions of our state are historic, especially coming from Britain,” Mansour said in an interview with Arab media. He urged the international community “to intensify steps against Israel,” stressing that the recognition…

France and Saudi Arabia will convene dozens of world leaders on Monday to rally support for a two-state solution, with several of them expected to formally recognize a Palestinian state — a move that could draw harsh Israeli and US…


In my article in the 18 July 2025 issue of the New Statesman, I suggested that the conduct of Israel in the Gaza Strip…