Soveriegnty

My Word: Crashing waves in Ceuta - opinion

The mass crossing into Ceuta exposed how quickly borders can be overwhelmed and raised urgent questions about migration, sovereignty and security across Europe.

|ByLIAT COLLINS
MEMBERS OF the Guardia Civil guard migrants on Tarajal beach after they crossed the border from Morocco into the tiny Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta last week.
A TELEVISION shows the meeting between Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, at a restaurant in Taipei, in April 2026.

‘Independence by force’ is a dead end for Taiwan - opinion

Spokesperson for the People’s Republic of China’s Embassy in Israel: Reunification is the only path forward.

|ByZHANG GUOPING
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the National Day reception on the eve of the 75th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 30, 2024.

The One-China principle cannot be challenged - opinion

What the international community expects is win-win cooperation. Provoking bloc confrontation is not only against the trend of the times but also dangerous.

|ByZHANG GUOPING
SENAI GUEDALIA, widow of soldier Yosef Malachi Guedalia who was killed in the Kfar Aza area on October 7, marks her late husband’s 24th birthday and lights the first Hanukkah candle at his grave, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday.

Who is holy in the Jewish faith? - opinion

The best place to examine Jewish holiness would be to look at the path blazed by Avraham, the first Jew and founding father of the Jewish people.

|ByDORON PEREZ

Netanyahu: I’ve been talking to Americans about annexing settlements

Netanyahu's comments came the day after the coalition took a bill off the ministers' agenda that would effectively annex West Bank settlements.

FEBRUARY 12, 2018ByLAHAV HARKOV
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a weekly cabinet meeting on February 4, 2018.

Conflicting paradigms for Jerusalem

While Israel has always respected the sanctity of religious sites, it is not going to politically divide the corpus of Jerusalem – nor should it.

JANUARY 24, 2018ByH.V. SAVITCH
Old City of Jerusalem as seen from the air

'What country is Jerusalem in?'

Jerusalem might be the capital of Israel, but the United States is still hard pressed to say that it is actually part of the state of Israel.

DECEMBER 12, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Old City of Jerusalem as seen from the air