Israel & Zionism
A meḥdal occurred in 1973. It has now, in an eerily similar way, occurred again. What exactly does it mean in English?
For the West, what’s at stake now is not just the safety of Israel’s citizens, but its own.
Watch or read a discussion about the perennial power of the Nakba with Hussein Aboubakr and Ghaith al-Omari.
After October 7, the possibility of a diplomatic resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has receded from view.
America’s support might also entail a weakened ability for Israel to end the war on the terms necessary to achieve victory and to make the next war less likely.
A leading rabbi looks at the theological significance of the honorific given to a Jewish martyr, and explains how it differs from the typical honorific given to the Jewish dead.
A war in Gaza right now is a war on Hamas’s timeline and initiative. Israel should consider seizing the initiative by making unpredictable moves elsewhere first.
A fighting report from a 20-year-old Border Police agent who was one of the first responders to Saturday’s massacre in southern Israel.
If they see Israel as weak and not a dependable ally, the likes of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt would have little choice but to align with Iran.
Why Hamas frames the Israel-Palestinian conflict with the imagery of divine justice and cosmic warfare, and why it appeals to so many in the West.
Grotesque images of abused Israeli hostages and violations of dead Israeli bodies should remind us of the reality of evil and the necessity of countering it.
It’s long been the greatest question about the war: why Israel waited to be attacked. But what if it was convinced to wait by its closest ally, the United States?
The founder of a new start-up explains how Tel Aviv became a global hub for cyber-security, and what it means for global and local politics.
How generations of Arab thinkers and leaders tried to turn the humiliation of their losses to Israel into a springboard to launch their nations into an enchanted new age.