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What if the story we’ve been told about the conflict between Israel and Iran is missing a critical piece? What if the narrative skewed heavily against Israel overlooks the true origins and strategic execution of this war? It’s worth…

On Passover, Jews recite Dayenu — a hymn of cumulative gratitude. Had God only brought us out of Egypt but not split the sea, it would have been enough. Had God only split the sea but not sustained us in the desert, it would have been…

In connection with Safe Rooms, Home Front Command Guidelines refer to Four Children:

The Compliant Child enters the Safe Room when a Red Alert sounds, and stays there until the All-Clear. The Recalcitrant Child hears the siren, but…

The State of Israel has proposed that the United States plant permanent military bases on its territory. Jerusalem wants Washington to relocate existing installations from elsewhere in the Middle East and construct new facilities amid the war…

In October 1991, the Madrid Conference convened at the initiative of Secretary of State James Baker and under the joint auspices of US President George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, just a few months after the end of the…

On March 30, 2026, at the opening of the Egypt Energy Show (EGYPS 2026) in Cairo, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi delivered a remarkable public appeal to U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaking before an international audience of energy…

Strategic Calculus, Systemic Risk, and the Mispricing of the World’s Most Important Waterway

As the Iran conflict enters its fifth week, President Trump faces the most consequential strategic decision since the war began — and it has…

On March 30, 2026, the Israeli Knesset voted 62 to 47 to mandate death by hanging for West Bank Palestinians convicted of carrying out deadly attacks. The champagne was already flowing before the final tally. National Security Minister Itamar…

 “Go and Learn”: What the Passover Seder Has Always Known About Education

Every year at my cousin’s Passover Seder, the same ritual played out. His younger brother was made to read the section of the Haggadah about the wicked son. My…

Today, two and a half years after October 7th, in the midst of a war with Iran, another war with Hezbollah, and a world that feels increasingly unstable, we sit down at the Seder table and try to make sense of it all.

It feels different this…