There is a well-known and ancient aphorism that affirms that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Two countries that are rivals can still unite to challenge and overcome a mutual adversary that threatens them both. Thus, during World War II,…
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How Peter Beinart’s Capitulation to the Israel Boycott Movement Harms the Palestinian Cause – Opinion
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Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish…
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How the Israel Democracy Institute abandoned both Israel and democracy
Haim Ramon is a veteran Israeli politician, having served as a legislator for 22 years, primarily under the Labor Party. Among his various roles, he served as leader of the Labor Party caucus in the Knesset; as chairman of the Knesset Foreign…
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Israel’s gas exports to Egypt may be its strongest deterrent in Gaza yet
Commentary: Though not yet signed, the Israel-Egypt gas deal is a strategic move that bolsters the East Med gas alliance and could create long-term mutual dependence, giving Egypt’s military greater incentive to align with Israeli interests in…
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Jews in America should be the loudest voices saying: The Constitution matters.
At the White House Hanukkah reception on December 16, 2025, a public celebration of faith, minority dignity, and freedom under law, a Jewish billionaire donor publicly stated she’d finance a third Trump term, while invoking Alan Dershowitz as…
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The problem with the policy of ‘diverse viewpoints’
Morton A. Klein is the national president of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA).
( JNS) During a speech at the American Zionist Movement’s biennial this month, Elliot Cosgrove, a prominent Conservative rabbi in New York City, called for…
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‘Even if it’s unbearable now, it does not mean it will always be this way’
“How do you embrace darkness?” I was asked this question, and my first thought was: who would want to embrace darkness? It is frightening. It overwhelms. It is full of monsters. I know that monsters can also appear in the light, when human…
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The need for disciiplined theory
In explaining national security and world politics, nothing is more practical than good theory. Nowhere is this assertion more meaningful than in matters of nuclear war avoidance. At the same time, because a nuclear war has never been fought, any…
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what Joseph’s leadership teaches us about responsibility
Conventional management wisdom holds that true leadership is tested in crisis — under pressure, threat or failure. But a close reading of the biblical portion Miketz, through the lens of 15th-century Jewish philosopher Rabbi Yitzhak Arama in…
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why Turkey is the new threat swallowing Lebanon whole
For forty years, the view from Jerusalem has been dominated by a single silhouette: the “Turban.” This symbol embodied the grim, ideologically rigid occupation imposed by Iran’s ayatollahs and their local contractor, Hezbollah. It was a…Continue Reading