Nationalism

Tucker Carlson, Mamdani must accept Israel cannot exist without being a Jewish state - opinion

The Jews were never permanently welcomed anywhere, and now that they have their own homeland, they’re being told they cannot maintain it as a place identified with them.

A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in the foreground and the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in the background June 24, 2019
A Palestinian man, holding Misbaha prayer beads, inspects the debris at a mosque, which Palestinians say was damaged by Israeli settlers, in West Bank village of Surra, near Nablus in the West Bank, February 23, 2026.

Jewish settlers reportedly set fire to mosque near Nablus, spray 'revenge' in West Bank attack

Theodor Herzl: ‘It felt as if the great dream of our nation, of 2,000 years.'

Zionism, Catholicism, and the revival of an old hostility - opinion

 Muslim women walk, as Israeli settlers carry Israeli flags next to a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi mosque, also known as the Cave of Patriarchs, on the day of the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, in Hebron's Old City, in the West Bank March 15, 2024.

Israel boosts security ahead of Ramadan amid rise in Jewish nationalist crime in West Bank


The essence of Palestinian identity clashes with Israel’s existence - opinion

Palestinian identity as it exists today cannot produce peace and only leads to more conflict with Israel.

A Palestinian uses a sling to hurl stones during clashes with Israeli troops near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank December 14, 2018.

Hungary denies report PM Viktor Orban plans to introduce presidential system

Hungary's government spokesman denied a media report that Prime Minister Orban was planning to introduce a presidential system.

 L to R: Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, Orban's senior advisor and Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Relations of Hungary Zoltan Kovacs.

What makes Jerusalem tick? Simon Sebag Montefiore, Matti Friedman talk past, present, future

Simon Sebag Montefiore and acclaimed journalist Matti Friedman delved into how Jerusalem – both city and symbol – functions as a stage for sweeping historical narratives.

Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore in conversation with journalist Matti Friedman at the National Library of Israel, in Jerusalem on Sunday, November 16, 2025.

All eyes on Zionism: When something inseparable from Judaism becomes a slur - opinion

The centrality of the Land of Israel is enshrined in the Bible.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators carry a banner during a protest against the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship in the port of Piraeus near Athens, Greece, June 12, 2025.

Is the war against Hamas worth it? - opinion

Have we gone down a dark and seemingly endless hole, doubling down on an effort to erase the ineradicable, to set right the irretrievably wrong?

AN IDF convoy maneuvers on the Israeli side of the Gaza border last week. ‘I would suggest that this is our second war of independence, a test of our resolve to project and protect our sovereignty,’ says the writer.

A Jewish New Year’s wish: A future with less Jew-hatred - opinion

As almost every Israeli Jew plans to attend Rosh Hashanah dinner, joined by millions of Jews worldwide, we have much to celebrate.

AN IDF soldier exercises near the border with the Gaza Strip last week. This is a war of deterrence, not vengeance, says the writer.

A nation and a story: Israel claims its destiny without shame - opinion

We must never shrink from our story. We are both a people and a faith, bound together across time, building a state grounded in both.

'Israel stands as a rare example of a nation unashamed of its identity as an ethnic state – a country with a story.'

The ADL’s dangerous own goal: Branding ‘America First’ as hate - opinion

The ADL’s implication that America First is anti-Jewish or anti-Israel makes it more difficult for those making the case for a pro-Israel America First policy.

THEN-US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump speaks at an America First Policy Institute gala in Palm Beach, Florida, last year. ADL’s branding of ‘America First’ as anti-Jewish makes it harder to build pro-Israel support inside the nationalist Right, says the writer.

Bennett bets on a second chance: Will voters buy in? - analysis

Naftali Bennett returns to politics with a new party, aiming to attract pragmatic right-wing voters while overcoming past controversies.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett seen in an illustrative

Vigilance is key to protecting Jews, Israelis at Paris 2024 Olympics - editorial

The journey toward protecting athletes and fans from antisemitism in sports and ensuring the safety of Jewish participants and spectators is ongoing.

HANNA MINENKO and Yaakov Toumarkin lead the Israeli delegation of athletes at the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, in which the country captured four medals.