Hostages Eli Sharabi, 52 (left), and Or Levy, 34, prior to their release on February 8 (Image: Shutterstock)
Fact Sheet: Recently released hostages reveal stories of horrific mistreatment  
On October 7, 2023, while thousands of Hamas...
Israeli flags in Hostages and Missing Square, Tel Aviv, marking a mourning day dedicated to the first return of casualties from Gaza (Image: Shutterstock)
A month of hostage horrors
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Gaza today is a “demolition site”, President Trump has argued (Image: Shutterstock)
Essay: “Gaza shall be forsaken”
Nobody wants it – but Donald Trump  ...
Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin, with PM Netanyahu: Both boycotted Justice Amit’s swearing-in ceremony and have vowed not to work with him (Image: Shutterstock)
Israel’s judicial reform battle flares again 
While the attention of most Israelis remains fixed...
The dramatic Book of Esther, describing events in Persia more than 2,000 years ago, still has important themes that resonate today (Image: Shutterstock)
The Last Word: The Tale of Esther in 2025 
When I read the Book of Esther and...
With Gaza almost unliveable, the fate of its residents is wide open (Image: Anas Mohammed/ Shutterstock)
Scribblings: The PA’s solution for Gazans
It would probably not surprise readers that the...
Hamas is determined to continue controlling Gaza by acting in the same murderous way toward locals that it employed before October 7, 2023 (Image: Anas Mohammed/ Shutterstock)
Hamas’ war on “collaborators”
Hamas is always at war – sometimes with...
Hamas propaganda is portraying Israel's military operation as not achieving its objectives
Hamas’ “victory” narrative 
The announcement of the ceasefire in the Gaza...
Will ideas from veterans of Trump’s first term in office inform the Mideast policies of his second? (Image: Shutterstock)
Biblio File: Trump’s shot at Mid-East peace #2
One Jewish State: The Last, Best Chance to...
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Asia Watch: Balancing Act
US President Donald Trump’s bold proposal to transfer...
Trump’s Gaza plans captured the imagination of many Israelis because it constitutes a recognition that past approaches to the Palestinian issue must change fundamentally (Image: Whitehouse.gov/ Flickr)
Shifting the diplomatic landscape
Implications of Trump’s Gaza proposal   US President...
Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi during his handover by Al-Qassam Brigades to the Red Cross, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on February 8, 2025 (Image: Anas Mohammed/ Shutterstock)
Behind the News – March 2025
ROCKET AND TERROR REPORT Since the Gaza ceasefire...
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