Israel & Zionism
North Korean arms dealers have been supplying Hamas with rockets, rocket-propelled grenades, laser-guided anti-tank missiles, and more.
Lacking freedom, Jews once developed an ethic of martyrdom. Now, they don’t need martyrs, they need to stand and fight.
Three catastrophes, all marked by euphoria at the start and denial at the end, have shaped the Palestinian predicament. Has the fourth arrived, and is the same dynamic playing out?
Earlier this year, the two nations were on the verge of repairing a broken alliance. Is that possibility still alive?
Nixon and Kissinger understood Israeli military power to be an asset to America, not a liability, and they formulated a strategy designed to exploit that power.
Three major sectors of Israeli society, at odds before the war, are now coming together. That unity cannot be allowed to dissipate.
Claims that the unexpected nature of the Egyptian and Syrian attack in 1973 didn’t ultimately matter are belied by the historical evidence.
Michael Doran, a leading analyst and author of “The Hidden Calculation Behind the Yom Kippur War,” discusses his essay and the eerie resonances between 1973 and 2023.
Heinous violence meant to force everyone to choose sides has long been the recourse of a radical minority that fears time is not on its side.
Acquiescing to American restraint would have led to an Israeli defeat, and peace between Egypt and Israel might never have happened.
For most onlookers, Hamas’s atrocities and Israel’s responses exist primarily as they appear online. What effect will that have on each side—and on the platforms themselves?
Pidyon shvuyim, the redemption and release of captives, is an old and urgent Jewish obligation. What does it mean today and what are the moral tradeoffs involved?
Wars in Ukraine and Israel are strengthening ties among Iran, Russia, and China. As in 1940, America can protect itself only if it rises to help the nations on the front line.
Israelis are making an extra effort to be kind to each other, even to the point of letting others pass them when driving, Sarah Rindner reports.