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Will Israel face Iran alone?

Analysis: Jerusalem cannot ignore deadly attack on oil tanker connected to Israeli company but with Western world increasingly reluctant to engage as they seek to return to nuclear deal, Israel could find itself without allies as it faces regional foe that is more belligerent than ever

Alex Fishman , 23:47, 08.01.21

Israel's new government is redefining 'religion and state'

Opinion: The capitulation of the former Netanyahu administration to the demands of Haredi politicians presented the country with economic and societal threats that the new coalition must take steps to reduce if it hopes to retain its legitimacy to lead

Sofia Ron-Moriah , 23:32, 07.31.21

Iranian sharpshooter olympian should have been turned over to Interpol, not given gold medal

Foroughi honed his craft during Syria’s civil war – where Syrian civilians, mostly women and children, were often, and intentionally, put in the crosshairs of live bullets and Olympics Committee again fails to call out crimes or honor its victims

Rabbi Abraham Cooper , Reverend Johnnie Moore , 13:46, 07.31.21

Israeli-Palestinian peace must not be just a dream

Opinion: The path of reconciliation can only be taken if both sides are convinced that this is the right way, for the conflict is not too difficult to tackle and can be resolved if there are enough people of hope on both sides who assume the responsibility of clear and unshakable decisions

Dr. Martin Leiner, Dr. Iyad Muhsen AlDajani , 23:48, 07.30.21

Germany needs legislation to punish companies for pro-BDS activity

Opinion: Anti-Israel punitive measures remain deeply inculcated in German politics and among great swaths of the population, and there is no legislative campaign acting as a countervailing force against the boycott movement; in contrast, more than 30 U.S. states have taken action

Benjamin Weinthal, Asaf Romirowsky , 14:01, 07.30.21

Israel's anti-vaxxer education minister

Opinion: Yifat Shasha-Biton is entitled to hold whatever views she likes on the coronavirus vaccine, but she is not entitled to abuse her power to try to force a fringe agenda on the two million students in her care and in clear contradiction of the experts and government she represents

Sarit Rosenblum , 23:52, 07.29.21

Israel needs new approach to increasingly stronger Iran

Opinion: Despite its internal woes, the Islamic Republic and its regional proxies in Syria, Yemen and Lebanon have only become more capable and emboldened over the past decade, now Israel's new government must amend faulty policies that have led to this result

Ben-Dror Yemini , 23:54, 07.28.21

Olympic Committee must ban the Israel boycotters

Opinion: Withdrawal of Algerian Judoka Fethi Nurin from the Tokyo Games in order to avoid being paired up against Israeli judoka Tohar Butbul proves that IOC is too lenient against those who use the competition as a platform to openly boycott and denounce Israel

Yair Katan , 22:59, 07.27.21

Israel's COVID-19 battle has reached a tipping point

Opinion: While government seems to have taken a cue from UK on pandemic management and allowed life to continue as usual despite rising cases, data shows this course of action may take Israel down the wrong path, especially with preparations for upcoming school year well under way

Nadav Eyal , 22:20, 07.27.21

Israel is on the ropes in the battle again the pandemic

Opinion: A failure to understand cause and effect in the fight against COVID is a symptom shared by all involved in this farce: the government announces the commendable policy of living alongside coronavirus, but then fails to take the most basic steps to safeguard us

Sarit Rosenblum , 23:30, 07.26.21

Israel's unlikely Olympic hero

Opinion: Despite Taekwondo's relative obscurity in Israel, her tender age and being on active military duty, 19-year-old Avishag Semberg conquers all odds to become the country's youngest Olympic medalist ever

Raz Schechnik , 23:33, 07.25.21

A landmine named Ayelet Shaked

Opinion: Even after the Knesset failed to renew the law that bans Palestinians married to Israelis from automatically receiving citizenship, the interior minister is persisting with her efforts to block the applications of those wishing to join their families in Israel - but can she win?

Dr. Elias Matanis , 23:26, 07.24.21

NSO scandal shows Israel lost control of its defense industry

Opinion: Jerusalem must boost its lackluster regulatory legislation, which failed to address human rights concerns behind the NSO Group's sale of the Pegasus spyware to autocratic regimes, despite supposed governmental oversights on exports that have a distinct security element

Gil Naveh , 19:37, 07.23.21

The silence of the federated solution

Analysis: A plan to divide Israel and the West Bank into 30 autonomous cantons under the auspices of a central Israeli government - not dissimilar to the system of the United States - could provide both sides with the security and peace they lack. So why does no one like it?

Robert Swift , 08:29, 07.23.21

Israel's government must end its coronavirus paralysis

Opinion: In this time of uncertainty, our leaders should not be taking great risks either with all-out closure or by refusing any mitigation measures at all; but we seem to be stuck in stasis and barely anything is being done to address the spiraling COVID spread - and that is very risky indeed

Nadav Eyal , 23:28, 07.21.21

Ben & Jerry's handed a victory to the campaign of hate

Opinion: The directors of the ice cream company have fallen prey to a mendacious campaign whose leaders openly declare that they want to eradicate Israel, the only Jewish state in the world; in truth, it is the Palestinians who have consistently rejected every proposal for peace

Ben-Dror Yemini , 23:20, 07.20.21

NSO debacle is a black mark on Israel

Opinion: Due to potential for harm of the sophisticated spyware, Defense and Foreign ministries were meant to oversee sale of Pegasus, preventing it from falling into hands of those who allegedly used it to spy on journalists and activists - far from its noble mission of fighting terror

Ben-Dror Yemini , 23:27, 07.19.21

No one told this young soldier to protect Palestinians from settlers

Opinion: We are deployed in the West Bank without truly understanding our role there, and if the Justice Ministry says IDF troops have the authority to arrest settlers, someone should tell the Israeli army this important information because its officers do not appear to know

Snir Klein , 23:29, 07.18.21

‘Palestinian Spring’ not such a good deal

Opinion: The most significant similarity between the latest protests against the Palestinian Authority and the Egyptian Arab Spring of 2011 is that the only well-organized alternative to Mahmoud Abbas and his reeling Fatah movement is an Islamist group, in this case Hamas

Mark Lavie , 23:26, 07.17.21

This Tisha B'Av, let us work to end hate

Opinion: There are rare occasions when it is acceptable to feel negative emotions, but we should not let that become a common occurrence; nor should we expect our leaders to bear the brunt of building a better, more tolerant Israeli society - for that is a burden that we all must share

Uri Banki , 23:45, 07.16.21

Israel’s reconsideration of PA ties may be too little, too late

Analysis: After years of Netanyahu telling Israelis that Palestinians do not matter to anyone, Jerusalem must now deal with an explosive Gaza still under Hamas control and a no less explosive West Bank, where demonstrators protest the regime and demand Abbas' ouster

Ksenia Svetlova , 19:30, 07.16.21

Divided Lebanese people must unite to end their crippling crisis

Opinion: Lebanon's post-civil war honeymoon quickly evaporated largely due to greed of warlords, but there is a limit to what the world can do to help this former model of coexistence; countries suffer when tribalism prevails, and many in the region have yet to learn concept of power sharing

Daoud Kuttab , 13:59, 07.16.21

Israel must open its borders if it wants tourism industry to survive

Opinion: Hotels and travel companies have done their best to compensate for the ban on incoming tourists due to COVID-19 restrictions by marketing to domestic tourists; but this solution is only partial and is not suitable for all tourism businesses

Uri Sharon , 07:59, 07.16.21

Bennett's pandemic plan seems all talk, no action

Opinion: Despite his media-friendly news conference, Bennett's declarations on how he'll battle the new COVID strain ring hollow in the face of uncertainty and lack of a real plan, with only weeks until the start of the school year that could spark mass outbreaks

Sarit Rosenblum , 23:45, 07.15.21

Jordan's king reasserts rule after crisis but economic strains linger

Analysis: With alleged coup plot by former crown prince Hamza’s quelled, monarch must now navigate Hashimite Kingdom out of COVID-induced economic slump and tribal disagreements among political and military echelons

Reuters , 18:20, 07.15.21

U.S. has set dangerous precedent on house demolitions

Opinion: Condemnation from the American embassy in Jerusalem of the destruction of the home of an accused Palestinian terrorist was directly aimed at the IDF, paving the way for politics and not security issues to dictate how Israel counters terrorism

Elisha Ben Kimon , 23:33, 07.14.21

When it comes to the IDF, it's not size that matters

Opinion: Despite warnings of waning conscription into the military, the Israel Defense Forces does not lack the manpower nor the means to subdue our enemies but does suffer from a dearth of clear objectives and the modus operandi to achieve them

Ofer Shelah , 23:21, 07.13.21

Small numbers, large threats: Is IDF big enough to wage war on multiple fronts?

Analysis: Outgoing deputy chief of staff warns that prioritizing technology over manpower will make it harder for military in future multifaceted campaigns, as seen during May war when army simultaneously faced rocket salvos at its civilian population, Hamas in Gaza, riots by Israeli Arabs

Yossi Yehoshua , 03:15, 07.13.21

Iran will not remain silent for long

Analysis: The cyberattacks on Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guard-run transit system are an open act of war designed to make the Iranians vulnerable, but Tehran has already proven that it is very much capable of retaliating; how it chooses to do so remains to be see

Alex Fishman , 23:55, 07.11.21

Is restoring Israel-Poland ties a Sisyphean task?

Opinion: While Jerusalem's relationship with Warsaw has suffered from the law on Holocaust restitution, the trouble started years earlier; what is important now is that leaders of both countries take concrete steps to improve communication and work to restore a formerly valued and valuable partnership

Sebastian Rejak, Zvi Rav-Ner , 23:10, 07.10.21