The essence of peace is to merge two opposites. Therefore, your notions should not scare you if you see another, who absolutely opposes you, and you presume that there is no chance for peace between you two. On the same token when you see two…
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Who benefits the most from China–Israel, India-Israel cooperation?
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Enraged and Sedated, Confronting Normalization
The perception of the immediacy of the threat dissipated when air raid sirens ceased being a part of our daily routine. Headlines about escalating threats from the north – Hezbollah ready to attack, targeted Israeli strikes – sounds like a…
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Inhale Anti-Zionism, Exhale Antisemitism
How a fashionable distinction became a moral fig leaf I was motivated to write this by the election of Zohran Mamdani as Mayor of New York City. He is an avowed anti-Zionist who insists he is not antisemitic. Looking at his background, I see a…
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NASA Watch as EU (ESA) Moves First in the 3I/ATLAS Planetary Defense Drill
In early October, NASA’s HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured a rare and puzzling sight: the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS passing above Mars. The raw frame shows a heavily blurred “white sphere,” distorted by…
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Witnesses and Martyrs – About eid & sahad
After Jacob and his family secretly fled the house of Jacob’s father-in-law Laban, Laban and his entourage chased after Jacob with ill intent, but eventually agreed to make peace with him. To mark the cementing of their peace treaty, Laban and…
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Moses and the Jewish Struggle Against Antisemitism, Courage for Every Generation
When I come back to the story of Moses, I find myself less focused on the miracles and more drawn to the simple, human moments that shaped him. Moses did not begin his life as a leader, he began as someone who could not ignore…
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Understanding Jewish and Palestinian Equality in Israel – Part XII
Economic Equality and Shared Prosperity: The Material Foundations of Justice Series Preface Understanding Jewish and Palestinian Equality in Israel explores how law, belonging, dignity, and justice shape everyday life between the river and the…
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After Gaza: Israel’s Moment to Learn or Repeat History
Israel has survived the worst. Victory is in hand. Yet the greatest danger may not lie across the border, but in the temptation to return to the previous patterns. Lessons From History: Why Nations Revert After War History is rarely kind to those…
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Saudi Arabia: A New Regional Balance
For a few years, Saudi Arabia has become established as the most important emerging power in the Middle East. This rise in power, announced but often underestimated, is accelerating today at a pace hardly matched in the region. It is settling…
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U.S. Pushes Ahead with ISF for Gaza, with Muslim Nations in Focus
The U.S. is swiftly working to set up the new International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Gaza, jumping into action right after the UN Security Council gave its green light. On November 17, the Security Council passed resolution 2803, which…
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