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Israeli soldiers working on the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, on December 1, 2024
We have no other land 

OPINION: Why trying to break the Israel-Jewish connection will never work

The West's persistent attempts to remake the region ignore fundamental truths about identity and belonging.

Gila Isaacson15:00

BLOOD AND TORAH

OPINION: As National religious students die, this Haredi Rabbi spits on their sacrifice

opinionsGila Isaacson
Photo: Antisemitism hard at work

Blatant antisemitism masquerading as news reporting

Murder is Murder: Stop Sanitizing the Slaughter of Jews

opinionsGila Isaacson
Palestinians seen in the street in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 4, 2024

Here we go again

Analysis: Why Amnesty's 'Genocide' allegations against Israel are nonsensical

opinionsGila Isaacson
Israelis protest in support of Eli Feldstein and the Israeli soldier accused of leaking classified documents, outside the court in Tel Aviv, November 21, 2024

Eli Feldstein VS the Shin Bet

OPINION: What is actually wrong with the Shin Bet these days?

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Jewish man praying

The Illusion of Divine Debt

OPINION: G-d doesn't owe you anything

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Woman helping a child to light Hanukkah candles

In memory of fallen soldier Zamir Burke HY'D

Why it took me 17 years to fall in love with Israel

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'Sufganiyot' sold around Hanukkah, for illustration

Controversial 'Hostage symbol' donuts being sold in Tel Aviv

'Hostages Sufganiyah' Sparks Controversy: "What Were They Thinking?"

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Family and friends of IDF soldier Staff sergeant Zamir Burke attend his funeral at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on December 1, 2024.

Reflections of an IDF Soldier's Mama

When your son's friend dies in Gaza: A mother's heartbreak

opinionsGila Isaacson
A Magen David (Jewish star hexagram) with Israeli flag on the background

Uncomfortable opinion

The betrayal of our own values: A Religious Zionist's wake-up call

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Brawl Stars gameplay

IDF Soldier's mama

My IDF soldier's commander plays Brawl Stars - here's why it matters

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Funeral of Duvdevan combat medic, Yona Bezalel Brief

War Fatigue

Please let this war just be over

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Under fire for an unpopular ceasefire deal.

It All Depends On the Results

Benjamin Netanyahu's ceasefire: Here's why it's good(ish)

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Ali Shoeib in al-Khiam

The ceasefire has made us into a joke

OPINION: How Israel gave Hezbollah the last laugh

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Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara and State Prosecutor Amit Eisman at Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on November 18, 2024

The straw that breaks the camel's back?

The Fall of Israel's AG? How Feldstein could be Baharav-Miara's undoing

opinionsGila Isaacson
Arrested man in handcuffs

What's REALLY going on here?

OPINION: The troubling questions in Feldstein's detention story

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Charedim protesting the draft outside the Jerusalem recruitment office.

Opinion

Charedim and the IDF are both lying through their teeth about the draft

opinionsAvi Woolf1
Hand knocking on the door

The Knock That Shatters Worlds 

The scariest noise in Israel these days (It's not what you think)

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Ultra orthodox Jews protest against the drafting of ultra orthodox jews outside an IDF Recruitment Center in Jeursalem, October 31, 2024.

Does the IDF truly want the Haredim?

How they broke Religious Zionism | Opinion

opinionsGila Isaacson
Shlomo Carlebach

His music lives on

The complex symphony of Shlomo Carlebach: 30 years after his death

opinionsGila Isaacson