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Maher al-Assad was never a soldier. He was a gangster in uniform. As Bashar’s brother and head of Syria’s 4th Armored Division, he did not just fight—he looted. His troops manned checkpoints like mafia toll booths, shaking down…

The day before Erev Rosh Hashana, I visited Hostages Square. A feeling that I needed to be there before the holiday. Walking the path between the entrance to the new pavilion of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the space turned into Hostages…

The people worry me more

Yom Kippur is coming, and with it, G^d sealing our fate for the new year.

G^d

The nervousness about His judgment is totally misplaced. It’s a relic of idolatry and assimilation to norms we picked up in the Diaspora….

By Dr. Shmuel Legesse

In recent days, the United Nations has once again demanded an “immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza. The world calls for quiet—but often ignores the deeper truth: Israel is not fighting for…

In Part I of this mini-series, we discussed the rhyming words chil, zachil, and dachil all of which refer to the state of being scared and the physical effects of such a feeling. In this essay, we will treat the words ra’adah, ziyah, and…

I had just landed back in Israel from a business trip to Copenhagen. For a few days, I’d been away from the heaviness that hovers over this country, breathing in a different rhythm, almost forgetting the constant ache of our current…

It is quite natural for there to be deep distrust between two peoples engaged in a protracted conflict, and for good reasons on both sides—for example, between Israelis and Palestinians. A small illustrative example: Israelis experienced…

Spain today parades itself as a champion of Palestinian liberation, a voice of conscience in Europe, and a state that dares to lecture Israel on morality, sovereignty, and the rights of peoples under occupation. Prime Minister Pedro…

If one side gets mad, it’s a narrative. If both sides get mad, it’s probably the truth

There is something unique about Yom Kippur that might be lost in translation. Carless roads fill with children on bicycles, while families stroll and…

For nearly two millennia, Isaiah 53 has stood as one of the most contested chapters in biblical literature. Christianity has long presented it as a precise prophecy of Jesus’ crucifixion and atoning sacrifice. Yet a rigorous examination of…