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Israelis watch the release of three hostages from Hamas captivity as part of a deal with Hamas, on a big screen at "Hostages Square" in Tel Aviv, on Jan. 19, 2025. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

The Art of the (hopefully not all bad hostage) Deal

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On Sunday, Israel and Hamas entered into a temporary ceasefire, 470 days after the horrific Oct. 7 massacre in which Hamas murdered some 1,200 Israelis, kidnapped over 250 and injured thousands more. A bitter 15-month...
ZAKA emergency response personnel remove the corpses of civilians murdered by Hamas terrorists near Israel's border with Gaza, Oct. 9, 2023. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

A deal with Hamas means Israelis deserve the truth

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The deal to bring the hostages home from Gaza carries an immense, largely unspoken price—one that has received far too little attention, if any at all. While some may support it and others oppose it,...
Hamas terrorists in Gaza City, March, 25, 2017. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

The security consequences of the Gaza truce

Israeli officials confirmed on Thursday night that a hostages-for-ceasefire agreement was reached with Hamas, hours after the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem said that the Palestinian terror group had reneged on parts of the deal...
U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, walk to board Marine One as they depart from the White House in Washington, D.C., to Manassas, Va., on Jan. 23, 2024. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.

The pathetic finish to Joe Biden’s failed presidency

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Every president strives to create a legacy that will be part of the headline in their obituary. They crave policy achievements or a foreign triumph with which their name will always be associated while...

Israel’s Nuclear Doctrine: A Science and Law-Based Assessment

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“Science, by which I mean the entire body of knowledge about things, whether corporeal or spiritual, is as much a work of imagination as it is of observation… The latter is not possible without...
Microchip. Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels.

What the rule says and Biden means

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Is the Biden administration computer illiterate? Is it technology-innovation-unaware? Is it malicious when it comes to Israel? The third seems to be the case. On its way out, the administration’s “Interim Final Rule on Artificial...
Families and supporters of the hostages in the Gaza Strip hear news of a release deal as they gather outside the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Jan. 15, 2025. Photo by Itai Ron/Flash90.

Trump and Israelis may regret the hostage deal he wanted … and got

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For most supporters of Israel, Jan. 20 and the beginning of President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration couldn’t come soon enough. President Joe Biden’s weakness and appeasement of Iran, as well as ambivalent policies and public...
Palestinian children during the opening of the British International School in cooperation with the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Khan Yunis on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Educational changes are key to a peaceful future in the Middle East

The Middle East remains in turmoil, lurching from one crisis to the next. Israel is fighting a war on seven fronts, primarily against irregular forces under the control of Iran, and against the well-financed, international...
President-elect Donald Trump visits the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 8, 2025. Credit: Trump transition team.

Trump’s Israel agenda: immediate critical decisions await

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As Donald Trump prepares to reclaim the White House in seven days, an extensive portfolio of international and domestic challenges awaits—with Israel's security concerns commanding significant attention. Unlike his first term, Trump enters office on Jan....
The parents of Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa and Naama Levy, at a press briefing at the Hostage and Missing Families Forum HQ in Tel Aviv, July 16, 2024. Photo by Amelie Botbol.

A call for bold leadership to save the hostages

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For more than 450 days, 100 innocent people, including seven Americans, have been held captive in the dark tunnels of the Gaza Strip. Their names and faces often fade from the news cycle. Their...