Opinion

The fatal illusion of moral symmetry - opinion

In a region where threats are declared openly and acted upon decisively, moral symmetry is not restraint. It is an invitation.

|ByLINDA ARGALGI SADACKA
A girl holds up a placard with images of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. during the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran February 11, 2026.
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of their talks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, in 2017

Why Israel’s future is being decided in the Indo-Pacific - opinion

The question is not whether this arena will affect Israel’s future; it already does. The question is whether global pro-Israel philanthropy will engage it with the seriousness it demands.

|ByCARICE WITTE
A BILLBOARD with a caricature of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is displayed on a building in Tehran.

What did the Netanyahu-Trump meeting on Iran accomplish? - opinion

The fact that Netanyahu was not accompanied by anyone from the IDF suggests that even if something was said on the matter, it was not operational

|BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
Demonstrators hold Israeli and British flags outside the Law Courts, during a march against antisemitism, after an increase in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.

UK minister: Britain is committed to its Jewish community - opinion

What the UK is doing now to protect Jews and stand against antisemitism

|ByHAMISH FALCONER

Shutting down Army Radio is a blow to Israeli democracy - opinion

In the battle for the country’s future, shutting down Army Radio would be a serious blow to the fundamental rights of Israel’s citizens

JANUARY 13, 2026ByNACHMAN SHAI
Soldiers broadcasting from the studio of Galei Tzahal (Israel Army Radio).

Why global media obsess over Israel and ignore deadlier wars - opinion

How disproportionate media attention and a misleading conflict frame turn Israel into a moral symbol while eclipsing far deadlier wars

JANUARY 13, 2026BySAMUEL J. HYDE
Disproportionate coverage of Israel in global media

How lies became weapons in the war on the West - opinion

From Soviet propaganda to Qatari petrodollars, the long campaign to destabilize the West has relied less on armies and more on narratives

JANUARY 13, 2026ByRUTH WASSERMAN LANDE
Palestinian women walk past a mural of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Hebron on the 21st anniversary of Arafat’s death. Ruth Wasserman Lande argues that the Palestinian narrative was created by the Soviet Union.

It’s time for Israel to allow journalists into Gaza - opinion

Independent, firsthand reporting is the best way to give the public the most complete picture of war and its consequences

JANUARY 13, 2026ByTANIA KRAEMER
In the immediate aftermath of Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023, foreign media reported from the devastated Israeli communities along the Gaza border under rocket fire.

Israel's recognition of Somaliland sends warning to Turkey, Iran, Syria - opinion

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has sent shockwaves through the region and chills down the spines of authoritarian leaders

JANUARY 13, 2026ByJONATHAN CONRICUS
Somaliland, a de facto state that has governed itself for more than three decades, holding elections, maintaining security, and building institutions, even as it remains largely unrecognized by the international community.

Gaza reveals future of urban combat western armies aren't prepared for - opinion

The war in Gaza was modern urban war, not genocide, writes Andrew Fox in his latest research paper for the Henry Jackson Society

JANUARY 13, 2026ByANDREW FOX
Israeli army soldier holding a mounted machine gun in front of destroyed buildings in the vicinity of the Jordanian Field Hospital in Gaza City.

When governments gag the press, democracies collapse - opinion

Why current government reforms threaten one of Israel’s last democratic safeguards – the media

JANUARY 13, 2026ByHANAN MELCER
Israeli journalists gathered last month for an emergency meeting to discuss the government’s proposed reforms to the media landscape.

Cracks in the citadel: Iran’s regime is weaker than ever, and the streets know it - opinion

This time is different: The Iranian regime is weaker, its forces are divided, its violence is constrained, and the people, hardened by experience, are ready to reclaim their country.

JANUARY 12, 2026ByELHAM YAGHOUBIAN
PEOPLE WALK on a street, as protests erupt over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 5, 2026.

Panama, Venezuela, and the responsibility to defend democracy - opinion

The Venezuelan crisis is a test – not only for Venezuela, but for all nations that claim to value freedom.

JANUARY 11, 2026ByEZRA COHEN
A PERSON holds up an image depicting Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, as people celebrate after the US struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Santiago, Chile January 3, 2026.

Israel’s 'Wild West' of weapons is a growing national security threat - opinion

The vast smuggling effort and widespread availability of weapons is no longer a marginal criminal phenomenon but an ongoing strategic threat that urgently demands a national response.

JANUARY 10, 2026ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025.