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The ceasefire has made us into a joke

OPINION: How Israel gave Hezbollah the last laugh

The ceasefire may have temporarily silenced the guns, but it has also revealed a troubling new reality: one where agreements with Israel can be violated without consequence, starting from day one.

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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

•opinions•Gila Isaacson
Arrested man in handcuffs

What's REALLY going on here?

OPINION: The troubling questions in Feldstein's detention story

•opinions•Gila Isaacson
Charedim protesting the draft outside the Jerusalem recruitment office.

Opinion

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

•opinions•Avi Woolf•1
Hand knocking on the door

The Knock That Shatters Worlds 

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

•opinions•Gila Isaacson
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

•opinions•Gila Isaacson
Shlomo Carlebach

His music lives on

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

•opinions•Gila Isaacson
Illustrative: Tired mother

I can't take this anymore

Wife of IDF reservists admits, "I can't take this anymore"

•opinions•Gila Isaacson•1
Silhouette of soldier saluting against the sunrise in the desert and Israel flag

IDF Soldier's mother

Did you know that every IDF soldier swears "And even to sacrifice my life"? I didn't.

•opinions•Gila Isaacson
Back when Bibi promised sovereignty over the Jordan Valley

Bibi, it's time to start being Right-wing

This time Netanyahu has no excuses: you have two years to be right-wing 

•opinions•Arye Yoeli
Boomers protesting

Have most Boomers been totally brainwashed?

The Kids Are Alright, It’s the Boomers Who Are Bananas

•opinions•Avi Nachmani
sraeli soldiers attend a swearing in ceremony as they enter the Paratroopers Brigade, at the Ammunition Hill Heritage Site in Jerusalem, November 6, 2024

Proud Soldier's Mama

In uniform, my IDF soldier son has 9 million Israeli parents

•opinions•Gila Isaacson•2
Portrait of a smiling young woman showing heart gesture

I wish it were simpler

The Haredi world: My love-hate relationship with a life I almost lived

•opinions•Gila Isaacson
Israeli soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion patrol near the Israeli-Gaza border

Tell your IDF soldiers

Why combat soldiers are priceless: EXPLOSIVE message goes viral 

•opinions•Gila Isaacson
Tomb of Rachel

Rachel is weeping for her children

On her Yahrtzeit: Rochel Imeinu's Ancient Cries Echo Through Today's Rockets | AD MOSAI?! 

•opinions•Gila Isaacson•1
Illustrative: Mother-daughter relationship

Missing my daughter

Why every pink onesie makes me cry - A mother's hidden heartache

•opinions•Gila Isaacson•1
Ultra orthodox jews walking in the street in the Ultra orthodox town of Bnei Brak

Does the IDF REALLY want the Haredim?!

REJECTED WARRIORS "We begged to fight, but the IDF said no": Haredi men break their silence 

•opinions•Gila Isaacson•1
Young Israelis arrive to the Tel HaShomer millitary base to enlist to the "Netzah Yehuda" battalion

Before you judge, read this

Would *you* really join the army if you were Haredi? I wouldn't | UNCOMFORTABLE OPINION

•opinions•Gila Isaacson•1
Donald Trump

Two months until Trump 2.0

As Trump looms, Israel faces critical window for military action | ANALYSIS

•opinions•Gila Isaacson
Trump meeting Netanyahu

How Trumps win links to Netanyahu

Trump's victory in the elections: "Bibiism" as a global phenomenon

•opinions•Michal Yoskovich, JFeed Staff