Opinion & Analysis
גלוריה סטיינם פעילה פמיניסטית בהפגנה בוושינגטון ארכיון 2017
The 'click' moment: what Gloria Steinem taught us about fighting for women
Opinion: More than 50 years after Gloria Steinem and other women fought for abortion rights, the US Supreme Court overturned federal protections, reviving a battle many believed had already been won, a reminder that women’s rights can never be taken for granted
Ayelet Razin Bet-Or | 10:06 | 09.09.26
ערים חכמות
The next city will not be built. It will be programmed
Analysis: From Honduras to Albania and potentially Gaza, private investment in entire urban systems is blurring the line between development and sovereignty
Dr. Bella Barda Bareket | 08:57 | 09.09.26
ארה"ב תקפה מכליות איראניות
The Kharg trap: How US strikes in Hormuz put Israel’s Mediterranean gas infrastructure at risk
Analysis: As US strikes target Iranian oil assets, Tehran faces strong incentives to avoid symmetric confrontation with Washington and redirect retaliatory operations toward Israel's offshore energy grid; Jerusalem must establish forward deterrence now
Amine Ayoub | 07:55 | 09.09.26
עצרת בכיכר החטופים
My daughter died on October 7; Israel still owes her answers
Opinion: How can we talk about the country’s future while refusing to fully investigate its most immediate past? I ask for a year of truth, a year of responsibility
Eyal Eshel | 06:21 | 09.09.26
אולריך זיגמונג מנהיג אלטרנטיבה לגרמניה AfD במדינת המחוז סקסוניה אנהלט גרמניה לצד מנהיגת המפלגה הארצית אליס ויידל
How Germany’s AfD is making far-right ideas mainstream
Opinion: AfD is not the Nazi Party and modern Germany is not Weimar, but history shows how radical movements can enter the mainstream by shifting the boundaries of acceptable political speech
Oded Heilbronner | 21:55 | 09.08.26
The firewall of the soul
Opinion: A malicious link became an unexpected Rosh Hashanah lesson: Other people’s words can hurt us, but strengthening our relationship with God and ourselves can change how we respond
Rabbi Leo Dee | 17:26 | 09.08.26
אולריך זיגמונג מנהיג אלטרנטיבה לגרמניה AfD במדינת המחוז סקסוניה אנהלט גרמניה אחרי הניצחון שם בעצרת בעיר מגדבורג 6 בספטמבר
Germany’s absurd domino effect
Opinion: Germans looking for answers to the country’s mounting problems are instead getting governments unable to reach agreement on the issues most critical to German society
Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 02:50 | 09.08.26
The ‘Israeli Brexit’ risk: why the next election could reshape Israel’s ties with Europe
Opinion: Beyond security, the economy and domestic divisions, the coming vote could determine whether Israel rebuilds its relationship with Europe or continues down a path of political, economic and scientific estrangement
Avi Kalo | 09:17 | 09.07.26
פריצת גדר העוטף ב־7 באוקטובר
The October 7 failure was strategic, military and tactical, but it was not betrayal
Analysis: Three years after the Hamas attack, Israel still lacks an agreed account of what went wrong; the failure was built across the political, senior military and tactical levels, while the absence of a state commission of inquiry leaves conspiracy theories room to flourish
Guy Hazut | 09:06 | 09.07.26
Middle East is watching Israel’s election to see if it still has the strength to deter Iran
Analysis: Arab capitals are watching Israel’s election for more than political change, weighing whether the next government can preserve military deterrence, confront Iran and its proxies, and keep the Abraham Accords anchored in Israeli strength
Amine Ayoub | 07:35 | 09.07.26
נוסייראת
The danger of normalizing Palestinian population transfer
Opinion: Since the October 7 massacre, Israelis' attitude toward the idea of ​​transfer has changed dramatically; in the shadow of the trauma, the idea has moved to the center of the discourse and is embodied in the agenda of right-wing parties
Dr. Michael Milshtein | 18:47 | 09.06.26
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו
Netanyahu’s real election test isn’t when he woke up on Oct. 7, but his record in power
Opinion: As parties race to finalize their slates, Netanyahu faces judgment over his years in power, while Eisenkot, Lapid and Lieberman enter the campaign from sharply different positions
Shimon Shiffer | 11:08 | 09.06.26
קליינר במדים. "נציגי המגזר בו גדלתי מפנים לי ולחברות שלי עורף"
When the brotherhood of warriors is replaced by ideological tests of submission | Opinion
C, a paramedic in the reserves: 'The whole world takes a cue from the soldiers who refused to go on a mission because there was a woman in the namir; I want you to remember Agam Naim, who fell in Gaza while trying to save a life, and the religious friends on her team who still admire her.
Chen Artzi Sror | 06:22 | 09.06.26
The UN General Assembly during a session in 2017
How a UN racism conference became a turning point for the new antisemitism
Opinion: Twenty-five years after Durban, the writer recalls how a UN conference meant to combat racism became a platform for attacks on Israel and Jews, helping blur the line between antisemitism and anti-Zionism for years to come
Dina Porat | 03:36 | 09.06.26
חתימת ההסכם בין לבנון לישראל
Ceasefire deals without guarantees: Israel’s strategic challenge
Opinion: The Gaza, Iran and Lebanon deals halted fighting but left key issues unresolved, with vague commitments and weak enforcement mechanisms raising questions about Israel’s strategic position and the durability of the agreements
Doron Hadar | 14:49 | 09.04.26
Mojtaba Khamenei, Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz
How stable oil flows could leave Israel trapped in a war with Iran
Opinion: As oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz normalize, the US faces less pressure to end its war with Iran, risking a prolonged conflict that could leave Israel trapped in a war of attrition
Amine Ayoub | 08:03 | 09.04.26
Trump knows how to pressure Iran, but not how to end it
Analysis: The tactical logic is clear, but tactics are no substitute for strategy; the question is not only how Trump plans to manage the next two months, but where he wants that pressure to lead
Eldad Shavit | 06:04 | 09.04.26
masa
Building a wider circle of support around Israel’s teachers
Opinion: Israel must recruit and retain more teachers, but targeted classroom support can also give students more individual attention, more opportunities to practice English and greater confidence to speak
Meir Holtz | 05:43 | 09.04.26
מטוס נוסעים
I opposed Israelis from abroad returning to vote in elections. This time I'm coming
Opinion: The Jewish state should be a source of security for world Jewry, not something Jews feel they have to apologize for being associated with; And that is exactly why I can no longer use living in New York as an excuse to stand aside
Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes | 16:28 | 09.03.26
המלך עבדאללה ירדן
Jordan has had enough of Netanyahu, and is waiting for Israel’s election
Opinion: Jordan’s peace with Israel has frozen under Netanyahu, but security ties still endure; officials in Amman are now waiting for Israel’s election, hoping a change of government could reopen the palace doors and revive a relationship left in deep freeze
Smadar Perry | 05:42 | 09.03.26
America is $40 trillion in debt — and that’s not even the problem
Opinion: Rising yields are making America’s vast debt increasingly expensive to service, but an AI-driven productivity boom could accelerate growth, boost tax revenue and ease the burden
Daniel Leitner | 21:41 | 09.02.26
אודיה
Why closing one fashion site made so many Israelis angry? When did Shabbat become the enemy?
Opinion: Shabbat observance has become a culture-war battleground, from outrage over a fashion site closing for a day to kosher restaurants facing backlash and Tel Aviv residents fighting plans for a ritual bath. What happened to mutual respect?
Shoshana Chen | 19:56 | 09.02.26
Xi, Sisi, Pezeshkian
Xi in Cairo: How China’s yuan push could help Iran evade sanctions
Opinion: Xi Jinping’s Cairo visit highlights Beijing’s expansion of yuan settlement infrastructure along the Suez Canal, creating new sanctions-evasion risks for Iran and raising direct concerns for Israeli security
Amine Ayoub | 10:21 | 09.02.26
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
This is the truth that Netanyahu is trying to forget
Opinion: The prime minister’s focus on whether he was awakened on October 7 obscures years of policy that strengthened Hamas, ignored repeated warnings and treated the group as deterred, helping create the conditions that preceded the massacre
Avi Issacharoff | 05:26 | 09.02.26
עדה יונת בתמונה שצולמה לרגל קבלת פרס לוריאל-אונסק"ו לנשים במדע, 2008
Ada Yonath gave Israel more than a Nobel Prize: she taught a generation to dream
Opinion: The Nobel laureate who decoded the ribosome became an unlikely cultural icon, bringing science into classrooms and showing young Israelis, especially girls, what curiosity and persistence could achieve
Shai Friedman | 16:30 | 09.01.26
עבאס וסגלוביץ' בריצה משותפת
Segalovitz’s Ra’am move tests a new model for Jewish-Arab politics
Opinion: The former police deputy commissioner’s alliance with Mansour Abbas could broaden Ra’am’s appeal, challenge post-Oct. 7 distrust and offer a rare model of political partnership without erasing ideological differences
Dr. Michael Milshtein | 04:37 | 09.01.26
מצר הורמוז
Iran is losing momentum, but the war is far from won
Opinion: Iran can still escalate by attacking tankers, US forces or through proxies despite American strikes; Washington risks overestimating its gains, as Tehran did after closing the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran’s nuclear capabilities remain largely intact
Dr. Raz Zimmt | 22:42 | 08.31.26
יאיר נתניהו
Shin Bet owes us the truth about what happened to Yair Netanyahu in Miami
Opinion: The Shin Bet says Yair Netanyahu faced a 'significant threat' in Miami and was urgently evacuated, yet US authorities stayed silent and he returned three weeks later; once it confirmed the story, the agency owes the public a full account
Einav Schiff | 16:32 | 08.31.26
Mojtaba Khamenei, Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz
US strikes Iran on Larak Island. Israel is left carrying the long-term risk
Opinion: Washington can strike Iranian assets and step back, but Israel remains within Tehran’s reach and cannot outsource its deterrence to changing US political priorities
Amine Ayoub | 09:12 | 08.31.26
מחבלי נוח'בה ב־7 באוקטובר
The biggest election spin may be making Israelis forget October 7
Opinion: Israel is already arguing over what will define its next election, from the Haredi draft dispute to settler violence, while the defining catastrophe behind nearly every major political question is being pushed aside
Ruth Elbaz | 07:15 | 08.31.26
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes a question from a reporter during a press conference
Zohran Mamdani’s anti-Israel rhetoric may have dangerous consequences for Jews far beyond New York
Opinion: New York mayor’s attacks on Israel risk legitimizing antisemitic hostility, emboldening violence and reviving dangerous patterns of political demonization seen throughout history
Dr. Bruce Portnoy | 02:07 | 08.31.26
כוח צה"ל בקוסרה
Israel’s fate will be decided in the West Bank
Opinion: As elections near, transfer has become legitimate while any West Bank arrangement is cast as reckless; but Israel must remember the danger that violence in the territory could spill over into the rest of the country
Dr. Michael Milshtein | 23:53 | 08.30.26
מפגש הרשימה המשותפת שפוצץ
Arab parties unite, but women remain left out
Opinion: When Israel’s Arab parties merged their slates, they also merged their male hierarchies; the alliance solved the equation of how to divide seats among the parties, but it did nothing to fix gender inequality
Rawiya Handaklo | 17:32 | 08.30.26
Sudan Gaza Hamas
In Gaza and in Sudan, the United Nations investigates half the war
Opinion: As foreign powers arm both sides in Sudan, the UN faces a test: investigate every weapons pipeline with the same rigor or risk prolonging the war
Chama Mechtaly | 17:00 | 08.30.26
עימותים בקוסרה
Israel can’t fight anti-Zionist lies while ignoring extremists within
Opinion: Israel has strong facts and credible advocates, but propaganda cannot compensate for West Bank violence, inflammatory rhetoric and a government that fails to confront extremists on its own side
Ben-Dror Yemini | 14:06 | 08.30.26
מליאת הכנסת
What will be left of Israel after this government is gone?
Opinion: From Zvi Sukkot’s attempt to smash a Palestinian memorial to Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir’s use of the Altalena story, the question is no longer only what this government is doing, but whether whoever replaces it can repair what it leaves behind
Shimon Shiffer | 07:50 | 08.30.26
Kuwait Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
Kuwait just hired Pakistan’s army to defend it
Opinion: While rejecting Israel, the Gulf monarchy is outsourcing its security to a nuclear-armed, Islamist-leaning military; a dangerous mirage of protection
Amine Ayoub | 23:35 | 08.29.26
אילוסטרציה
Your AI is about to start spending your money. Who checks its ID?
Opinion: As AI agents begin buying, paying and hiring other agents, a new trust challenge is emerging: proving who they represent, what they can do and who is responsible
Prof. Ilan Alon | 18:01 | 08.29.26
סולברג עם הרצוג ועמית. הקו של בג"ץ: לצמצם ככל האפשר את מקרי הפסילה
Right-wing parties expected to push hard to disqualify Arab parties from Knesset race
Analysis: The coalition plans to use its majority on the Central Elections Committee to try to bar Arab parties and candidates, while already blaming chairman Noam Sohlberg if the effort fails
Tova Zimuky | 13:13 | 08.29.26
jewish
In an age of algorithms, Jewish peoplehood must be personal
Opinion: American Jews and Israelis share history, identity and a common future, yet often know little about one another firsthand; direct relationships, especially among young people, can counter stereotypes, bridge divides and strengthen Jewish peoplehood
Diana Anderson | 22:32 | 08.28.26
Mazloum Abdi
The commander who smashed ISIS just surrendered to Syria’s ex–Al-Qaeda president
Opinion: Mazloum Abdi dissolved the army that destroyed the caliphate and took a desk job under Ahmed al-Sharaa. Washington calls it peace. Israel faces a consolidated Islamist state on its border
Amine Ayoub | 17:05 | 08.28.26
הפגנות באיראן נגד שר החוץ עבאס עראקצ'י ויור הפרלמנט מוחמד באקר קאליבאף
Iran’s regime is cracking from within as economic collapse, humiliation and dissent deepen
Analysis: Plunging rial, anger over failure to avenge assassination of Ali Khamenei, tightening hijab enforcement and growing disillusionment among loyalists are eroding the Islamic Republic’s legitimacy and fueling expectations of renewed unrest 
Dana Sameh | 05:21 | 08.28.26
אחמד א־שרע (אבו מוחמד אל־ג'ולאני)
Al-Sharaa’s very busy week: Israel talks, Kurdish deal and Syria’s economic reopening
Analysis: Syrian leader is moving on several fronts at once, seeking to consolidate control at home, draw Kurdish forces into the Syrian state, reopen the economy to foreign investment and maintain discreet regional channels without triggering new conflicts
Smadar Perry | 14:14 | 08.27.26
פדרו סנצ'ז
Spain declares national security crisis in Ceuta. Israel can help Morocco make the enclaves costly
Opinion: Madrid lectures Israel on borders while activating emergency powers over its African outposts; the Abraham Accords now give Israel and Morocco a real way to respond
Amine Ayoub | 07:57 | 08.27.26
מנסור עבאס
The Muslim Brotherhood octopus inside Israel’s political system
Opinion: Ra'am party head Mansour Abbas is a master of the tactic of speaking sympathetically in Hebrew while acting and speaking very differently in Arabic; Ra'am has an 'ideological connection to the Muslim Brotherhood, which calls for Israel's destruction
Boaz Haetzni | 13:53 | 08.26.26
ח"כ צבי סוכות משחית אנדרטה לזכר השהידים בכפר מאדמה בדרום לשכם
Israel’s far right is playing with fire in the West Bank, and the IDF may pay the price
Analysis: Zvi Sukkot’s destruction of a memorial to a Palestinian terrorist reflects a broader push to provoke unrest, weaken the Palestinian Authority and turn West Bank escalation into political gain
Avi Issacharoff | 08:02 | 08.26.26
China’s President Xi Jinping (L) and King Abdullah II of Jordan (R) gesture after attending a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China
Jordan’s Beijing pivot: what it really means for Israeli security
Analysis: Not a rupture, not a crisis, but Chinese digital infrastructure near the Jordan Valley is a new intelligence vulnerability that Israel cannot ignore
Amine Ayoub | 02:57 | 08.26.26
עשן עולה ממתקני נפט בטהרן לאחר תקיפות של צה"ל
The unexpected winner of the Iran war: renewable energy
Opinion: The conflict failed to eliminate Iran’s strategic threats, but the Hormuz energy shock is accelerating solar power and EV adoption worldwide while Israel lags behind
Dr. Nadav Nir | 12:39 | 08.25.26
נשיא ארצות הברית דונלד טראמפ
Can Trump’s economic siege on Iran succeed where force has failed?
Opinion: Washington’s threatened secondary sanctions could deepen Iran’s economic crisis, but targeting countries that trade with Tehran risks widening the conflict into a global economic confrontation
Sever Plocker | 08:17 | 08.25.26
נתניהו
What Israel’s Altalena crisis teaches about unity and sovereignty
Opinion: The 1948 Altalena crisis showed that Jewish unity and state sovereignty are not competing values; as Israel again debates equal military service and civic responsibility, that balance is being tested
Gadi Ezra | 07:17 | 08.25.26
צבא טורקיה רג'פ טאיפ ארדואן
Erdogan’s Turkey is no Iran, but Israel cannot ignore the warning signs
Opinion: Turkey is now the Muslim Brotherhood’s most powerful state, pairing Erdogan’s Islamist ideology with formidable military power; it is not Iran, but its rhetoric is increasingly beginning to sound like it
Ben-Dror Yemini | 06:39 | 08.25.26
Mark Ruffalo
When ‘human rights’ activism becomes an obsession with Israel
Opinion: Mark Ruffalo’s Hollywood activism is drawing fresh scrutiny as his criticism of Paramount’s deal with Warner Bros. intersects with Israel, Zionism and Jewish identity, reigniting questions about double standards, antisemitism and the limits of performative politics
Yuval David | 03:56 | 08.25.26
ישראל כ"ץ
Israel’s political rot is seeping into the IDF
Opinion: As Israel heads toward elections, political pressure, institutional fear and the trauma of October 7 are leaving the IDF increasingly hesitant, constrained and vulnerable to decisions driven as much by survival in power as by security needs
Einav Schiff | 12:05 | 08.24.26
מצר הורמוז 16 ביוני
Iran’s Hormuz fee plan: A sign of regime under growing fiscal strain
Opinion: Iran’s plan to impose fees on commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz reflects mounting fiscal pressure, as sanctions, economic strain and disrupted trade limit Tehran’s revenue options and push the regime to seek cash from a vital global waterway
Amine Ayoub | 05:36 | 08.24.26
כתובת "יהודי עכברוש" (מימין) וצלבי קרס באירלנד
From Manhattan to Jerusalem, liberal synagogues face the same hatred
Opinion: Attacks on Central Synagogue in New York and Kehilat Kol HaNeshama in Jerusalem expose a broader assault on Jewish pluralism, liberal values and the right to practice Judaism freely
Ofer Chizik | 23:39 | 08.23.26
פעילות הכוחות בבופור
The IDF can decide how the battle on the Ali Taher Ridge ends. This is why it is in no hurry
Commentary: Dozens of Hezbollah members and Revolutionary Guard officers are besieged in the strategic underground compound, with the IDF controlling most of its access routes; but eliminating them could force Tehran to respond and reignite the region
Ron Ben-Yishai | 23:01 | 08.23.26
בצלאל סמוטריץ'
Israel is being pushed toward another intifada
Opinion: Smotrich’s E1 construction drive is less about expanding settlements than provoking an international clash and inflaming the West Bank ahead of Israel’s election
Ben-Dror Yemini | 16:59 | 08.23.26
promo
Israel just redrew the map in Syria and Lebanon. Containment is over and forward deterrence has begun
Analysis: Precision strikes in Syria and a physical buffer in South Lebanon show Israel is no longer waiting for threats to arrive. This is Forward Deterrence, and it is only the opening move
Amine Ayoub | 15:34 | 08.23.26
ועידת הביטחון הלאומי של קבוצת "ידיעות אחרונות" בשיתוף המכון למחקרי ביטחון לאומי INSS
Diaspora Jews are paying the price for Ben-Gvir’s extremism
Opinion: Extreme rhetoric from Israeli leaders is fueling hostility abroad, forcing Diaspora Jews to defend views they reject, threatening careers and deepening divisions within Jewish communities already facing rising antisemitism
Daniel Bettini | 13:58 | 08.23.26
And now Turkey: Netanyahu risks an eighth front in Israel’s forever war
Opinion: Public threats and political posturing are replacing quiet diplomacy, as Netanyahu’s government turns another manageable dispute into a dangerous confrontation and risks adding yet another crisis to Israel’s seemingly endless cycle of war
Shimon Shiffer | 09:04 | 08.23.26
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