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Israel must confront the growing economic toll of depression - opinion

Depression is costing Israel is costing the country between an estimated NIS 12 billion and NIS 16 billion per year.

|ByITAMAR GROTTO
The antidepressant drug Prozac, also known as fluoxetine, is seen on a table in Leicester, central England February 26, 2008 in this posed photograph.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting in Moscow this week. Russia is so consumed by the war with Ukraine that it struggles to maintain its military presence in Syria and turns a blind eye to Iranian activity, says the writer.

From Kyiv to the Golan: The Ukraine-Russia war’s unseen impact on Israel - opinion

The Ukraine war is reshaping Israel’s security, diplomacy, and society, empowering Iran, changing alliances, and redefining the challenges ahead.

|ByDAVID BEN-BASAT
CAR-T causes less collateral damage to healthy cells than standard chemo.

How does CAR-T cancer treatment work? - explainer

A rigorous medical journey ends in a breakthrough, in the form of CAR-T therapy, achieving a rare, hard-won cancer-free result.

|ByBRIAN BLUM
POLICE ARE on the scene as they carry out a raid at UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem on Monday. UNRWA is rotten to its core, the writer argues.

UNRWA is beyond repair, so it's time to move on - opinion

Evidence mounts of UNRWA’s terror ties; the agency must be closed. It is the first step to rebuilding Palestinian society.

|ByDAVID M. WEINBERG

Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia

From energy and agriculture to security and tourism, Israel’s ties with the Central Asian 'Stans' are ever-expanding.

DECEMBER 12, 2025ByALEX WINSTON
Then-President Shimon Peres (L) and then-president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev raise a toast at the reception at the President’s Residence in Astana during Peres’s visit to Kazakhstan in 2009.

My Word: Playing the dangerous boycott game - opinion

From the UN to Eurovision to Guinness, global arenas are turning against Israel, revealing a deeper campaign to delegitimize the Jewish state.

DECEMBER 12, 2025ByLIAT COLLINS
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators call for an Irish boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if there is Israeli participation, outside RTE Irish public television studios in Dublin, last month.

American unity with Israel is more than just politics - opinion

How the US-Israel bond drives regional peace and long-term American interests in the Middle East.

DECEMBER 8, 2025ByABE HAMADEH
The writer speaks at a rally for then–presidential candidate Donald Trump in Glendale, Arizona, last year. He says few foreign-policy issues enjoy the bipartisan support of the US-Israel relationship.

What I saw on the Park East Synagogue night, and why Jews must show up - opinion

After a protest at Park East, one message is clear: when Jews show up together, fear fades, strength rises.

DECEMBER 6, 2025ByREUVEN KAHANE
The writer stands across from Park East Synagogue in Manhattan.

From the NSA to Israeli defense tech, Mike Rogers isn’t slowing down

DEFENSE AFFAIRS: Former NSA director Mike Rogers discusses why Israel’s security challenges are redefining the next era of defense technology.

DECEMBER 5, 2025ByANNA AHRONHEIM
SPEAKING TO Defense & Tech, Admiral (ret.) Mike Rogers noted that the adaptability and creativity of Israeli entrepreneurs mirrored the urgency of their national security environment. Here, Rogers speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 at Moscone Convention Center, in 2019.

Pope Leo scraps Francis’s Vatican fundraising panel amid budget shift

Pope Leo has dissolved the Vatican's fundraising panel, created in Francis’s final months, and ordered a review of future efforts.

DECEMBER 4, 2025ByREUTERS
Pope Leo XIV holds a Jubilee audience on the occasion of the Jubilee of Sport, at St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican June 14, 2025.

Pipe bomb suspect from night before January 6 Capital riots arrested, sources say

A suspect accused of planting pipe bombs near the Democratic National Committee building before the January 6 Capitol riot has been taken into custody.

DECEMBER 4, 2025ByREUTERS
A suspect in the planting of explosive devices near the Democratic and Republican committee headquarters in Washington is seen in this still frame taken from video released on March 9, 2021.

Iran seeks talks with Lebanon’s foreign minister as Hezbollah tensions rise

Iran seeks talks with Lebanon’s top diplomat while pressure mounts to verify whether Hezbollah is rearming.

DECEMBER 4, 2025ByREUTERS
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, September 9, 2025.

Israeli gas sensor spots ‘mirror’ molecules, opening path to breath-based diagnostics

By detecting subtle structural differences in volatile compounds, the sensors could power non-invasive breath tests for diseases such as lung cancer or diabetes.

DECEMBER 3, 2025ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. October 20, 2015.

Minnesota leaders push back as Trump targets Somali community

Minnesota leaders push back after Trump escalates attacks on the state’s Somali community.

DECEMBER 3, 2025ByREUTERS
Somali residents look out of the lobby of the Riverside Plaza, an apartment complex popular among Somali-Americans, amid reports of a planned federal operation targeting Somali immigrants, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, December 2, 2025.

Philip Roth’s flawed brilliance and its impact on Jewish identity - opinion

Philip Roth’s legacy continues to challenge and shape and challenge ideas of Jewish identity.

DECEMBER 2, 2025BySTEPHEN DANIEL ARNOFF/JTA
Philip Roth in 1967.