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Yair Lapid’s divisive rhetoric threatens israel’s unity, national security - opinion

Opposition leader Yair Lapid’s inflammatory statements risk weakening Israeli society and undermining national unity during wartime.

Yesh Atid leader MK Yair Lapid is seen at a faction meeting, last week.
Supporters of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s Reconstruction and Development Coalition Party celebrate, after election results were announced in Baghdad in November 2025.

Condemnations grow after attack on Kurdistan Regional President

Cardinals take part in the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square April 8, 2005 in Vatican City, Vatican.

The Israeli-Iranian handshake at Pope John Paul II's funeral

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media, as he heads to Marine One to travel to Ohio and Kentucky, from the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 11, 2026.

Trump's approval hits new 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds


US wants to use Hezbollah's weakness to elect new Lebanese president - report

The US officials said the first priory is electing a Lebanese president, then reaching a diplomatic solution to the conflict at the Israeli-Lebanese border based on a UN resolution.

 Marada Movement Leader Suleiman Frangieh sits with Hezbollah officials during condolences service for Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, who was killed on Tuesday in an Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 2, 2024.

No. 14: Isaac Herzog: A president of the people

Isaac Herzog has become a president of the people thanks to his expansive knowledge and tireless efforts to meet with those impacted by the war and Hamas's October 7 attacks.

 Isaac Herzog.

This is what pro-Israel Americans need from the next US president - opinion

Americans voting in the elections that care about US support of Israel must be especially wary of how the candidates talk about the Palestinians.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in July. US Jews and non-Jews have every right to prioritize US-Israel ties in deciding for whom to vote in this election, the writer maintains.

Jewish Democratic group endorses Kamala Harris, commends Biden for ‘passing the torch’

The group said it’s proud if endorse Harris’s “historic candidacy for president” and remains deeply committed to ensuring Democrats hold the White House.

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event to mark the 'Bloody Sunday' anniversary, in Selma, Alabama, U.S., March 3, 2024.

French PM Attal to resign following left-wing alliance triumph at elections

Marine Le Pen's National Rally party underperformed in the French parliamentary elections, while the left-wing alliance became the largest faction, leading to the Prime Minister's resignation.

 Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister and French presidential majority group "Ensemble pour la Republique" candidate, arrives to deliver a speech after partial results in the second round of the early French parliamentary elections, at Hotel Matignon in Paris in Paris, France, July 7, 2024.

Grapevine July 5, 2024: Getting the green light

Movers and shakers in Israeli Society.

 AT HEBREW Book Week, poet Yehuda Amichai (pictured in 1986) was meant to be the focus.

It's time for Israel to have an Arab co-president - opinion

Polls by the Israel Democracy Institute reveal that about two-thirds of Israel’s Arab citizens, who make up 21% of the population, express record levels of solidarity with Israel.

 THEN-PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett shakes hands with Ra’am Party leader Mansour Abbas in the Knesset plenum, in 2021.

Biden's first debate self-destruction proves Trump is the only candidate for Israel - opinion

Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman reflects on the ups and downs of the latest presidential debate between two candidates - both of whom believe they are the best candidates for Israel.

 Democratic Party presidential candidate US President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate former US President Donald Trump speak during a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, US, June 27, 2024 in a combination photo.

'Very bad Palestinian': Trump slams Biden's Israel performance at presidential debate

The two candidates used the war in Gaza as the centerpiece of their debate, with Biden adding that only Hamas wants to be at war, and Trump placing partial blame on Israel.

Democratic candidate, US President Joe Biden, speaks during a presidential debate with Republican candidate, former US President Donald Trump, in Atlanta, Georgia, US, June 27, 2024.

Michal Herzog, wife of President Herzog, addresses absence of women at hostage negotiation table

Michal Herzog at the Herzliya Conference advocated for female representation in hostage negotiations amid concern over Hamas's brutal assaults detailed in a recent report.

 MICHAL HERZOG