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When Selichot Became Mass Entertainment

As the High Holidays approach, a cultural shift has transformed traditional penitential prayers into stadium concerts, while many Jews struggle with the authenticity of their apologies

Ariel Sharfer, Srugim10:27
Hasan Piker

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Hasan Piker is Another Democrat Problem | OPINION

opinionsBianca Jones2
Netanyahu; Ben Gvir

From Settlement Promise To Gaza Retreat

How Netanyahu Convinced Israel That Identity Matters More Than Policy

opinionsYair Kleinbaum
Erdan and Edelstein

POLITICAL ANALYSIS

No Name, No Direction: The "Erdan-Edelstein" Party Dilemma

opinionsAriel Sharfer
Bringing cement into the Gaza Strip

Who won?

Netanyahu's Gaza Endgame: Retreating While Claiming 'Total Victory' 

opinionsYair Kleinbaum
Netanyahu talks to Haredi MKs in the Knesset

Sad but true

250,000 Israelis Emigrated Since 2023; Analysis Links Exodus to Coalition Policies

opinionsYair Kleinbaum 5
Eisenkot

NEW FUTURE?

Gadi Eisenkot Emerges as Leading Anti-Netanyahu Candidate; Polls Show Rise Based on Grief, Not Policy

opinionsYair Kleinbaum
Sara Netanyahu

ALARMING 

Multiple Former Employees Allege Abuse, Discrimination By Sara Netanyahu

opinionsYair Kleinbaum 2
IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip

DEAL OR NO DEAL

Has Israel Forgotten About the Gaza Threat?

opinionsAriel Sharfer
President Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Netanyahu-Trump Meeting Sidesteps Substantive Commitments on Regional Crises

opinionsAriel Sharfer
April 7, 2025: United States President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House in Washington DC.

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE

Netanyahu’s Ultimate Battle: Persuading Trump That Iran's Deal Demands Absolute Surrender

opinionsAriel Sharfer3
Mojtaba Khamenei, President Trump

The Return of "TACO Trump"

Promised But Failed to Deliver Again: Trump’s Greatest Enemy Is Himself

opinionsAriel Sharfer3
Spain-Israel relationship

Spain's War on Israel

Europe's Corrupted Compass—Why Gulf Money Shapes Israel Policy

opinions Ezequiel Doiny2
Female combat soldiers in training. Illustration.

IDF

Women in Combat and the Limits of Equality

opinionsYair Kleinbaum 2
FIFA World Cup 2026

The Day After 

Distractedly: A World Cup Final Summary from a Jewish Perspective

opinionsAriel Sharfer
Justin Bieber

A way to end

The World Cup Halftime Show That Explained Today's World

opinionsYair Kleinbaum 3
Lionel Messi

The end of a dream

Spain Were Better, But the World Wanted a Messi Fairytale

opinionsYair Kleinbaum
US Vice President JD Vance

The oldest trick in the book

JD Vance Says Jews Are Secretly Running Washington. Israel Needs to Wake up to Who He Really is

opinionsGila Isaacson8
Al Julani (Al Sharaa)

dear president trump

Dear President Trump: Handing Hezbollah to a Former Jihadist Is a Stupid and Dangerous Plan

opinionsGila Isaacson
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: the Ashkenazi Synagogue

Dead end?

Europe, America and Israel - The West’s Alliances Are Being Hollowed Out From Within

opinionsYair Kleinbaum 7