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What do New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, antisemitic podcaster Tucker Carlson, Progressive politician Bernie Sanders, and the lunatic influencers Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes all have in common? Each has accused Israel, Netanyahu,…

On a lovely day in mid-March, antiquities looters were busily robbing ancient graves at Khirbet Hermesh in northern Israel, but they were not alone. They were joined by Inspector Nir Distelfeld of the Israel Antiquities Authority Theft Prevention…

There is a Yiddish expression with many variations that is transliterated as “ver es hat di gelt makht di gezetsn” loosely translated as “He who has the money makes the rules.” Or, as Tevye sang in Fiddler on the Roof, “When…

War Aims, Strategic Logic, and Historical Echoes

The decision by the United States, in coordination with Israel, to launch extensive strikes against Iran in early 2026 was grounded in a strategic logic that has long characterized American…

A Calculated Move, Why Recognizing Somaliland Serves Donald Trump’s Geopolitical Agenda

In the ever-evolving chessboard of global politics, recognition is rarely a moral gesture—it is a strategic decision. For Donald Trump, whose foreign…

Dear Ron, I am reaching out to you because you have an historic opportunity to positively influence the fate of the state of Israel as a whole and the northern communities in particular, including my place of birth – Kibbutz Manara.

We were…

Rethinking Time and Perspective

When asked what surprised him most about humanity, the Dalai Lama described a simple, yet…

Gifts for God, or Mirrors of Ourselves? Reflections on Parashat Vayikra

There is a familiar anxiety that visits us whenever we need to buy a gift for someone we love. We pause, sometimes for a long moment, and ask ourselves: What would they…

The image is revealing precisely because it refuses the usual comfort of…