Opinion

Including Turkey, Qatar in Gaza’s Board of Peace undermines Hamas demilitarization - opinion

For Ankara and Doha, Gaza is not a humanitarian responsibility – it is a strategic asset.

US President Donald Trump speaks, during a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative, in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026
 Israeli soldiers seen on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, January 15, 2026.

Buzzwords and false allegations are Western human rights inversion - opinion

Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 4, 2025

Turkey is Trump’s Eisenhower moment: Will he set a precedent in Syria? - opinion

A protester holds a sign with an image depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, in London, Britain, January 18, 2026.

Iran’s mullahs prove how antisemitism is a despot’s best friend - opinion


Israel must halt Houthi infiltration into Syria as Iran plans another multi-front war - opinion

Israel appears to have little choice but to undertake preemptive action to signal that a Houthi entrenchment in Syria will not be tolerated.

HOUTHI LOYALISTS hold up posters of then-Syrian president Bashar Assad during a march in Sanaa, Yemen, in 2013. During the Syrian Civil War, Houthi operatives were deployed by the Quds Force to fight Assad’s opponents, says the writer.

Israel's ceasefire built to fail as Lebanon refuses to confront Hezbollah - opinion

The ceasefire is unsustainable. Lebanon’s government and armed forces are unwilling and unable to confront Hezbollah, making enforcement impossible.

PEOPLE GATHER to attend the funeral of top Hezbollah military official Haytham Ali Tabatabai and others killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs last week. Hezbollah remains the dominant force in Lebanon, says the writer.

A defense of Israel's ultra-Orthodox - and a plea to their leadership - opinion

Haredim should organize large prayer gatherings not for their own needs but for the well-being of all our soldiers and all Israelis.

HAREDIM SCUFFLE with police outside Jerusalem’s IDF Recruitment Center, Nov. 12.

The IDF’s legal corps has lost its way, and soldiers are paying the price - opinion

Ultimately, the IDF must change the equation that frames battlefield decisions as either “correct” or “potential war crimes.”

FORMER IDF advocate-general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is released from the Neveh Tirza women’s prison in Ramle to house arrest earlier this month. The message from the MAG Corps is that every soldier is a potential war criminal, the writer charges.

Israel's killing of Hezbollah's Tabatabai won't slow Iran's march toward next war - opinion

Israel after October 7 is no longer governed by the old culture of “containment.” However, it is also not prepared to “break the rules” over Hezbollah’s renewed force buildup.

PEOPLE ATTEND the funeral on Monday of top Hezbollah military official Haytham Ali Tabatabai and others killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Hezbollah never left the battlefield, states the writer.

What Marjorie Taylor Greene's exit tells us on Donald Trump's grip of Republicans - opinion

As she exited, Taylor Greene had a dire warning for her Republican colleagues. She foresees a blue wave (Democratic Party victories) in next year’s House of Representatives election.

US REP. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks on Capitol Hill last week. She went from being one of President Donald Trump’s most worshipful allies to him branding her a traitor, says the writer.

Blocking anti-Israel forces in Gaza: Why Indonesia’s ‘peacekeepers’ must stay home - opinion

The bottom line is clear. Indonesia is the wrong country to provide troops in Gaza.

INDONESIAN VICE PRESIDENT Gibran Rakabuming Raka attends a G20 summit in Johannesburg this past week. Indonesia doesn’t recognize Israel, and consistently votes against Israel at the UN, the writer states.

Fixing Israel’s broken PR strategy: What Zionism can learn from Sun Tzu - opinion

Israel cannot afford to continue losing the information war while winning on the ground.

A man holds 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu (illustrative)

Despite Gaza ceasefire, war against Israel on college campuses rages on - opinion

The ceasefire may have silenced the rockets, but on American campuses, and beyond the US – and now, even in Toronto – the war continues.

STUDENTS ATTEND a pro-Palestinian protest outside Columbia University in New York City on the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel last month.

‘Zionism is Racism’: Still haunting the Middle East, 50 years later - opinion

Fifty years later, the genie has not returned to the bottle. And unless the international community confronts the enduring fallout of that moment now, it may never do so.

THEN-PRIME MINISTER Ehud Olmert meets with then-UN secretary-general Kofi Annan in Jerusalem in 2006. Even Annan acknowledged that the ‘Zionism is Racism’ resolution left a stain on the UN, says the writer.