Moment Debate | Will America Turn On Its Jews?
The question lacks nuance: No country ever turned on its Jews overnight.
The Strategist Who Called It: How India-Gulf-Israel Integration Survived Gaza
In his new book, Mohammed Soliman lays out a grand strategy that integrates Israel into a wider region he calls “West Asia” and argues that Israel’s place in the emerging regional order depends on Palestinian statehood.
Book Review | Israel’s Spies Spill Their Secrets
When a director of an Israeli spy agency retires, there is a burst of interest in what they will reveal about secret operations—and what they’ve really thought about Israeli leaders.
Talk of the Table | The Karma of Shawarma
The vertical rotating rotisserie tower of meat is deliciously innovative, but it’s difficult to pin down its Middle Eastern origins.
Iran Standoff Scenarios
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1. Iran standoff scenarios
It’s been a month since mass protests broke out...
The Future of the Haredi World: An Interview with Dr. Nechumi Yaffe
Dr. Nechumi Yaffe is a political psychologist and faculty member of the Department of Public Policy at Tel Aviv University, as well as a member...
Is Elissa Slotkin Leading the Angry Middle?
On January 3, 2025, Elissa Slotkin was sworn in as a senator of the 119th Congress. Dressed in a blue blazer, with her signature blunt...
Opinion | The Fate of Israel’s Arab Parties
The position of Arab parties—even those that focus mostly on other matters, such as economic equality and integration—is hard for the Jewish majority to swallow.
Opinion | Poisonous Rhetoric, Unjust Entitlement
This is not the first time Haredim have accused other Jews of antisemitism to protest the imagined loss of their entitlements.
Deciphering Trump’s Iran Plan
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1. What could the Iran plan be?
It’s a guessing game. The entire...
Did Israel’s 12-Day War Accelerate Iran’s Protests?
As intense protests over the economy and the regime sweep across Iran for another week, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his government have refused to back...
Exploring Israel’s Move to Recognize Somaliland: A Guide for the Perplexed
While the decision made strategic sense for both parties, it was controversial on the world stage, and also shined light on an unlikely affinity between the two.