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I walk into the growing “Flood NYC for Gaza” rally in midtown alone on the second anniversary of Hamas’s October 7th massacre, my counterprotest sign tucked away in a FedEx envelope. Because of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, I don’t…

As Israelis and Jews around the world wake up this Monday, we do so with a mix of hope and heartbreak. We await the long-anticipated return of the final 48 hostages to Israel. At the first glimpse of them, the tears will come, tears of…

Behind the beauty of Jerusalem’s galleries lies a fear of dissent — and a missed opportunity for artistic courage

Professional Distance and Creative Intimacy

As both a practicing artist and an art historian living in Jerusalem, I…

Long before any negotiating table, the landscape itself delivers a stark message about the limits of coexistence.

In the crowded landscape of “peace process” talk, it’s easy to focus on slogans and diplomatic formulas while ignoring the…

On the eve of Shemini Atzeret, the festival that celebrates the ultimate oneness between God and His people, Israel stands on the verge of another kind of homecoming. After two years of heartbreak and division, the news that hostages may…

What is currently required is to fill the gaps in Trump’s plan toward creating a new reality in the Middle East.

This year, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists, among them Omar Yaghi, of Palestinian origin, for…

“The uproar over an invitation to Israel, says less about Tommy Robinson than about the moral timidity of his critics.”

While the pulse of British Jewry usually runs at a steady beat and requires frequent checks for signs of life, over…

I was in Israel on October 7, 2023. It was Simchat Torah,  a day meant for dancing, joy, and community. Instead, it became the day the music stopped. The day families were torn apart. The day when celebration turned to terror, and hundreds…

Hamas had steadfastly refused to release the remaining hostages, unless Israel ended the war and withdrew its forces from Gaza.

Suddenly, Hamas is agreeing to release all the hostages.

What happened? What caused Hamas to change their mind?

All of us share a stake in bringing the hostages home — alive, safe, and somehow able to begin healing from this unimaginable ordeal. Yet for more than half of those held, and for so many who perished before them, that chance will never…