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A Nation of Everyday Heroes
As we celebrate Hanukkah, historian and thinker Gil Troy calls on us to recognize Israel’s wartime heroes — and the Israelis who honor them by living…
 • Gil Troy
Why I Founded the Oz Party
After October 7, a country yearning for ideas, vision, and genuine leadership deserves a party prepared to provide them, writes leading Zionist thinker…
 • Einat Wilf
A Fake Haredi Draft Law Is Worse Than No Law at All
In his first op-ed since publicly opposing his own party's bill, Likud MK Dan Illouz explains why he won't support it — and what effective legislation…
 • Dan Illouz
On Dreams, Awakenings, and Israel's Next Chapter
The arc of the past two years mirrors the story of Genesis and compels us to follow our biblical forebears' example
 • Avi Mayer
A Nation Holds Its Breath
There will be many tears in Israel in the coming days. Some will be tears of joy. Others will be tears of anguish. All will be characteristically…
 • Avi Mayer
The Day I Learned What Death Smells Like
I had heard about the smell of death before, but I never quite knew what it was. Now I did. It hung over the entire kibbutz, thick and nauseating.
 • Avi Mayer
Why Is the 'Free Palestine' Crowd Trying to Kill the Ceasefire?
Palestinians in Gaza are imploring Hamas to accept the U.S. ceasefire plan that would finally end the war. Why, then, are their purported advocates…
 • Avi Mayer
I Joined the Genocide Scholars to Prevent Atrocities. Here’s How They Failed
Genocide scholar Sara E. Brown, Ph.D. writes that, by allowing their work to be weaponized against Israel, her colleagues have cheapened the term…
 • Sara E. Brown, Ph.D.
Standing Strong for Israel and American Jews
Republican Jewish Coalition CEO Matt Brooks writes that we must push back forcefully against those who would undermine the U.S.-Israel alliance – on…
 • Matt Brooks
The Betrayal of Journalism in Gaza
When terrorists are allowed to masquerade as journalists, they endanger the actual professionals and make a mockery of their critical work
 • Avi Mayer
What It Means to Be Pro-Israel in 2025
Jewish Democratic Council of America CEO Halie Soifer writes that standing up for Israel doesn’t have to mean agreeing with its government
 • Halie S Soifer
Podcast Launch: A Conversation with Natan Sharansky
In our first-ever podcast episode, we sit down with the storied Jewish leader and human rights champion to discuss the fight against antisemitism and…
 • Avi Mayer
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