Words matter. A number of media organisations have editorial guidelines directing them not to use the term 'terrorist' in their reporting of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. … more

In the days since Hamas launched its barbaric assault on Israel, there has been a lot of discussion about possible analogies between the current struggle and past chapters … more

The Hamas gunman aimed his rifle at the elderly couple in their home in southern Israel early Saturday morning. He held a grenade on Rachel Edri’s head, began screaming “Allah … more

This is an excerpt from a column originally published in May 2022. In recent days, two voices from Ukraine have been calling out to me. Chaim Nachman Bialik had been a student … more

Last week, my family — children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren — were together in Israel, celebrating my wife Toby’s 80th birthday. It was heaven on earth. … more

This is the text of President Biden’s televised address on Tuesday afternoon. There are moments in this life — and I mean this lierally — when pure unadulterated evil is … more

This is the text of President Isaac Herzog’s address on Tuesday. A s president of the State of Israel, I speak to you now from our capital city Jerusalem under the dark shadow of war, as … more

Like everyone in our community and all right-minded people in the world, I am horrified by the heinous terrorist attacks that occurred in Israel over the past couple of days. The deliberate, … more

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Our marching orders for the holiday of Sukkot, which climaxed this weekend, are straightforward: eat in a sukkah, and be joyous. That was obviously a difficult command to follow this weekend. … more