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.

|ByYARON BUSKILA
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

To fixate on flawed accusations against Israel while ignoring genuine, massive atrocities elsewhere is to repeat ominous historical precedents.

|ByALAN BAKER
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

Trump now has the opportunity to set a different precedent – one that distinguishes accommodation from endorsement, and allies who constrain instability from strongmen who monetize it.

|ByARIEL HARKHAM
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

Americans and Israelis shouldn’t need haters to remind us how closely our two countries are interconnected – with aligned values, overlapping liberal-democratic ideologies, and intertwined fates.

|ByGIL TROY

‘Hineni': Thanksgiving’s answer to Jewish tradition's sacred question - opinion

May we remember that gratitude is not the result of a perfect life, but the practice that fills every life with meaning, purpose, and hope.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByYAEL ECKSTEIN
AN IDF reserve soldier reports for a military drill along the border with Lebanon and Syria this week. Perhaps the ultimate ‘hineni’ are the soldiers who have put their lives on the line to save our precious Holy Land, says the writer.

Israel Allies Foundation expands global pro-Israel network - opinion

The Isaac Accords have consolidated a core bloc of Latin American pro-Israel countries and elevated bilateral trade and innovation exchanges.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025ByNEVILLE TELLER
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Argentinian President Javier Milei embrace in the Knesset in June. The Isaac Accords are an initiative by Milei aimed at strengthening ties between Israel and Latin American countries, the writer notes.

Israel must restore equality under the law or risk collapse of its liberal democracy - opinion

A danger that Israel's liberal democracy might collapse does exist, unless a change takes place in the foreseeable future in the way the state is being run.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of Illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025

Hamas was not broken - it just learned to play on two fields - opinion

Two years after October 7, Hamas was not broken. It simply learned to play on multiple fields while gaining legitimacy in many diplomatic and Arab arenas

NOVEMBER 23, 2025BySAGIV STEINBERG
PALESTINIANS INSPECT the site of an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Saturday. More than half the Palestinian public still thinks the October 7 attack was ‘the correct decision,’ according to a survey, the writer notes.

Why the BBC’s firing of top executives was uninspiring - opinion

Should biased Israel coverage have Trumped president in BBC heads’ downfall?

NOVEMBER 23, 2025ByGIL HOFFMAN
BBC BROADCASTING HOUSE in London, seen Nov. 14.

Saudi Arabia's win in US highlights Israel's continued missed opportunities - opinion

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's trip to US secured all his primary objectives and left Israel without leverage as a conduit to Washington.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025ByELIE PODEH
US President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman at a White House dinner on Tuesday. The crown prince’s visit appears to have been a major success, says the writer.

The conflicts in the Middle East were always inevitable - opinion

History teaches us that whenever a vacuum of power is left unfilled, extremist groups rush to occupy it.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025BySALEM ALKETBI
NAMES OF VICTIMS are projected in Paris earlier this month, a decade since the attacks of November 13, 2015 in which 130 civilians were killed.

Ukraine’s amb. to Israel: World cannot afford silence on atrocities in Ukraine war - opinion

The war in Ukraine continues to destroy families and communities while the world falls silent. Ukraine needs clear voices to protect the values of freedom and democracy for all

NOVEMBER 22, 2025By YEVGEN KORNIYCHUK
Almost four years have passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the world, it seems, has already moved on, the writer asserts.

Gaza Holocaust narrative not just historical revisionism, it's a squandered opportunity - opinion

When survivors choose creation over destruction, education over indoctrination, and life over death, they can remake the world a better place. 

NOVEMBER 22, 2025ByJAMIE GELLER
The writer (center) appears at the Knesset Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs Committee.

Palestinian state will be platform for Hamas, providing exactly what they need - opinion

The UN Gaza plan ignores the security reality of Israel. A Palestinian state is an existential threat to Israel's identity.

NOVEMBER 22, 2025ByYARON BUSKILA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Capitol Hill in July. Once again, the Americans try to redraw and impose unrealistic solutions on a map, while refusing to climb the hill and look at the terrain, the writer charges.