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In a development that has sent ripples through both religious and diplomatic corridors, the Vatican recently confirmed that Pope Leo XIV will travel to Algeria this coming April. The highly anticipated itinerary, which includes pastoral stops in…

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Iran ranks 10th on the Open Doors International list in 2026 among the countries that most persecute Christians worldwide. This position shows that religious persecution in the country is…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel – including the first address by an Indian Prime Minister to the Knesset – was a watershed moment in Israeli-Indian relations. Israeli cooperation with India has more public backing than it…

On this coming Shabbat we arrive at one of the most morally charged moments in our liturgical year: Shabbat Zachor, the Shabbat of Remembering.

The Torah commands us, in words that reverberate across centuries, “Remember what Amalek did to…

If Washington Confronts Iran, Iraq Will Be the First Shockwave

As debate in Washington periodically returns to how far the United States should go in confronting Iran, one critical arena remains under examined: neighboring Iraq.

For Israeli…

Pierre Laval, the prime minister of the Nazi-collaborationist French government based in Vichy during most of World War II, was evil incarnate. He was not just a bad man or your run-of-the-mill war criminal, of whom there are many. He did far…

On February 19, Trump said that he would give 10 to 15 days to reach a meaningful deal with Iran. If you include the 19th, then the 10th day falls out in two more days, on Saturday.

No deal was reached in today’s talks in Geneva. The Omani…

Yesterday marked thirty years since one of Jerusalem’s darkest days: a suicide bombing on a city bus that tore through downtown life and left dozens dead. It wasn’t an isolated episode. It was part of a pattern—an era—and it became a…

Israelis feel worn down by a paradox that they experience every day: they are expected to stand on the front line against terrorists, yet they are simultaneously subjected to intense global criticism, suspicion, and even hatred. That tension…

The Knesset Vote this week to grant Israel’s Chief Rabbinate expanded authority over the Western Wall is not a technical administrative matter. It touches one of the most symbolically charged and emotionally sensitive sites in the Jewish…