Politicians, pundits and parents: Israel’s 2026 elections as a country song
When I was a younger man, I harbored the illusion that as I grew older, my tastes would…
Is Benjamin Netanyahu the root cause of Israel’s abysmal public relations record?
Among the most cited stories I ever wrote for The Jerusalem Post was the series of polls taken…
Celebrating Israel’s olim community on Shabbat Aliyah
When Abraham, Sarah, and Lot arrived in the land of Canaan after a grueling trek from Haran, no…
Egypt, Saudi Arabia confront Iran as Arab world faces uncertain future
Citizenship before maps of separation An-Nahar, Lebanon, October 20 For more stories from The Media Line go to…
Israel Elections 2026: Benjamin Netanyahu asks voters for time to finish the job in Iran
It was 2:14 a.m., and Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to know whether we were tired. He had just turned…
Why Yemen’s fight to retake Sana’a mirrors Syria’s liberation of Damascus
Retaking Sanaa: Like Liberating Damascus Asharq al-Awsat, London, October 10 For more stories from The Media Line go…
Book review: ‘The Prime Ministers: An Intimate Narrative of Israeli Leadership’
Baroness Thatcher poured the tea, pushed a brass tray of peppermints across the table, and asked Israeli diplomat…
Flydubai foiled hijacking is reminder that God protects Israel
‘No, no, they can’t take that away from me…’ – George Gershwin One of the many miracles recorded…
How Bezalel Smotrich has changed the landscape of West Bank settlements
Over the past four years, something remarkable has been happening in Judea and Samaria. Since the current government…
Voices from the Arab Press: US-Iran tensions, AI dangers, and Israel’s vote
Iran and the US: An October surprise? Asharq Al-Awsat, London, September 26 For more stories from The Media…
Israeli books to appear at the world’s largest literary gathering in Frankfurt
A picture may, indeed, be worth a thousand words but, as any book reader knows, there is a…
The Israeli surgeon who flew to Georgia on Yom Kippur for emergency operation
A decade has passed since that Yom Kippur, 2016. I can’t get it out of my mind. It…