Strategic misfire? Israel’s Somaliland move fuels new tensions - opinion
Israel is the first to recognize Somaliland, but the move may deepen clan divisions, fuel extremism, and damage Israel’s regional standing.
Israel is the first to recognize Somaliland, but the move may deepen clan divisions, fuel extremism, and damage Israel’s regional standing.
Mainstream media coverage of the recent Turning Point USA’s annual conference was concerning for the American Jewish community, Israelis, and pro-Israel Americans of all religions.
Israel and the Jewish Diaspora face a shared ongoing crisis as global antisemitism rises around the world.
Rather than clamping down on blatant persecution of Jews, in the towns where they live and at the places they frequent, Jews are being told to avoid gathering because it's too dangerous.
The composition of our fragile coalition in the Knesset, mirrored in the cabinet, makes governing our already volatile population factions extremely difficult.
Total victory is not achieved through false faith, but through difficult decisions. It requires serious, painful thinking, especially regarding the immediate term. This draft law does not do that.
His participation recognizes the central role American Zionists play in strengthening Jewish peoplehood, deepening engagement with Israel, and building a shared future.
Israel must establish a genuine state commission of inquiry into Oct. 7, which is needed not just to assign responsibility but to understand how an entire system collapsed and prevent a recurrence.
For more than 2,500 years, Ethiopian Jewish leaders preserved Jewish law, ritual, and identity in one of the most isolated Jewish communities on Earth.
For too long, Israel allowed international pressure to dictate Jewish life in Judea and Samaria. Terror flourished, deterrence eroded, and our enemies inevitably interpreted restraint as weakness.
The Oslo Accords taught Israel a painful lesson: peace is not secured through documents alone. It is measured through sincerity, education, and genuine shifts in worldview.