Herb Keinon

The US and other Western powers are pressing Israel not to proceed with the move, warning that it will make getting humanitarian aid into Gaza more difficult and worsen the humanitarian crisis there.

Amid IDF sacrifices, haredi leaders quietly pursue a workaround for military exemptions.

Israel's enduring bond with the US faces shifts from American electoral dynamics, polarization, and evolving Jewish priorities, underscoring the need for Israel.

Michigan is a critical swing state, one that Trump won by 10,000 votes in 2016 but lost by 150,000 in 2024. The Arab and Muslim vote is critical, but so is the Jewish vote.

As we all know, the simple truth is that reality is neither black nor white. Voting in the US presidential elections is a binary choice – one casts a ballot for x or y.

Even though Netanyahu is already embroiled in several legal affairs—Cases 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000—some dreamed this would amount to Case 5000 and would, Watergate-like, force him out of office.

With the war raging, Iran on the verge of a potential attack, and the world waiting to see what happens in the US elections, the main thing on Netanyahu's at this moment is his political survival.

As reassuring as Trump’s past gestures have been, his second term – and his relationship with Israel – will be shaped by new circumstances, new priorities, and new personalities around him.

When it comes to ultra-Orthodox (haredi) military service, the change within the haredi community will come from the bottom up.

As US envoy Amos Hochstein works to broker a deal for northern Israel's security, UNIFIL's role in Lebanon faces scrutiny after decades of failing to curb Hezbollah's activities.