Presenting the challenges and dilemmas facing Israelis and Jews around the world.
The upcoming Israeli election centers on deep internal divisions regarding leadership accountability, the rule of law, and the social contract, specifically the burden of military service. Despite the existential nature of the current climate, electoral dynamics remain remarkably stagnant, with voters entrenched in pro...
France’s recent civil unrest, characterized by widespread violence and looting, signals a deeper unraveling of the European social contract. Driven by a volatile mix of far-left activism, pro-Palestinian sentiment, and systemic economic stagnation, these protests highlight the failure of traditional centrist governance...
The "genocide blood libel" against Israel has evolved into a systemic threat, utilizing a three-step playbook of accusation, collective complicity, and targeted punishment. This rhetoric increasingly permeates American political discourse, forcing Jewish voters to navigate a landscape where their safety and identity ar...
The U.S.-led war against Iran has reached a critical juncture, raising questions about whether the campaign serves American strategic interests. Proponents of the maximum pressure strategy argue that military and economic operations have successfully degraded Iran’s nuclear program, missile production, and conventional...
Three years after October 7, the Jewish diaspora faces a fundamental shift in identity as the conflict migrates from physical battlefields to Western politics, universities, and cultural institutions. This transition challenges the long-held assumption that liberal democracy and Jewish flourishing are inherently aligne...
The hostage negotiations following the October 7th attacks reveal the extreme complexity of balancing military pressure with the urgent need to secure the release of captives. Brett McGurk, President Biden’s senior Middle East advisor, details the internal deliberations of the U.S. administration and the irreconcilable...
The vulnerability of Israel to systemic financial warfare, modeled on the decades-long isolation campaign against Iran, poses a significant strategic threat. While Israel currently maintains economic resilience, the convergence of ideological extremes and shifting American public opinion creates a dangerous political p...
Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming United Nations address functions primarily as a domestic political performance aimed at Israeli voters rather than an international diplomatic maneuver. Israel faces a significant deterioration in American public opinion, with favorability dropping sharply across demographics due to the ab...
The film Naza, which accuses Israel of intentional mass civilian killing in Gaza, has become a focal point of intense debate within Israeli society, despite few having actually seen it. The 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival serves as a performative, almost totalitarian expression of anti-Israel sen...
The fall of the Second Temple in 70 AD serves as a cautionary mirror for modern Israel, where internal political polarization and social fragmentation threaten national stability. Filmmaker Gidi Dar, creator of the animated film Legend of Destruction, and Rabbi David Stav analyze how the historical conflict between Jew...
The 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks highlights a profound disconnect between operational security successes and a deteriorating cultural foundation in the West. Historical memory has been obscured by a "fog" that prevents an accurate understanding of the uncertainty faced by leaders in 2001, leading to t...
The Middle East’s geopolitical landscape is defined by the rise of non-Arab military powers—specifically Iran, Turkey, and Israel—rather than the traditional Arab-Israeli conflict. The 2003 Iraq War fundamentally altered regional dynamics by removing a key check on Iran, enabling it to cultivate a "proto-empire" throug...
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