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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Hamas is to blame for October 7 and Gaza’s ‘collateral damage’

September 17, 2026

The head of Realign for Palestine speaks about how being an anti-Hamas Gazan means he's not in lockstep with the zeitgeist, including those who gave a 25-minute ovation for 'NAZA'

Yohanan Plesner: 3 existential issues facing Israel’s voters

September 10, 2026

The president of the Israel Democracy Institute warns the country may be heading to another series of inconclusive elections unless politicians' promises are broken

Jonathan Greenblatt: Surging antisemitism brings ADL to a moment of reckoning

September 4, 2026

The 113-year-old organization was born out of a need to protect Jews, says its CEO. Now fighting petrol-funded heavyweights, it's turning to AI for reinforcements

Yossi Klein Halevi: Why Jewish extremism is so seductive – and dangerous

August 21, 2026

The author of 'Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist' plumbs his personal experiences to share insight into the psyche of those fringe settlers who are lighting up the West Bank

Richard Priem: The ‘age of security’ has ended for US Jews

August 12, 2026

The Dutch-born CEO of the Community Security Service aims to empower a volunteer force of American Jews by giving them the tools to prevent and de-escalate terrorism at home

Dan Ben-David: Israel is on the brink of a spiral of collapse

The prominent economist explains how a complete overhaul of the education system is needed to stave off an almost inevitable economic downfall