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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, June 21, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

As Iran and the U.S. talk, Israel chooses eternal war

Sidelined from discussions over the region’s future, Netanyahu is telling Israelis they’ll have to go it alone — and they all nod in agreement.

By Ori Goldberg July 3, 2026

President Donald J. Trump signs a Memorandum of Understanding between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America at the Palace of Versailles, France, June 17, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

The only logical outcome of a completely irrational war

Israel and the U.S. vowed to crush the Islamic Republic and its proxies. Yet despite its losses, the regime is stronger and has more leverage than before.

By Lior Sternfeld June 26, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump and the late Emir Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah of Kuwait, September 7, 2017 (Official White House Photo/Stephanie K. Chasez)

Expanding the Abraham Accords is a pipe dream. Except, maybe, in Kuwait

Stripped of its institutional buffers, reorienting toward the UAE, and repeatedly targeted by Iran, Kuwait could be next to join the framework.

By Mira Al Hussein June 3, 2026

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A public execution in Fayyam Square, Shiraz, November 21, 2018. (Students' News Agency)

What Israelis can learn from the nightmares of an Iranian hangman

As Israel embraces the death penalty, government ministers can look to what they call the ‘Iranian terror regime’ for inspiration — and caution.

By Orly Noy April 9, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits an army base near the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, July 4, 2023. (Shir Torem/Flash90)

Less Jesus, more Genghis Khan: How Netanyahu sees Israel’s place in the world

The prime minister’s historical analogies betray an appetite for eternal war and barbaric aggression — a worldview now reflected in Israel's regional policy.

By Meron Rapoport March 31, 2026

Israeli rescue and emergency forces at the scene where shrapnel from a ballistic missile fired from Iran fell in Yehud, March 9, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

‘Our coverage is not truthful’: How Israel is censoring reporting on the war

Barred from publishing details of Iranian missile impacts or interceptions, local and international journalists are struggling to tell the full story.

By Oren Ziv March 13, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump poses with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council, at the Ritz Carlton Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025. (Official White House Photo/Daniel Torok)

Why the Iran war has caught Gulf states in a bind

Facing the consequences of U.S. military dependence, the GCC is still reluctant to criticize Washington — but public anger will not be easily contained.

By Hind Al Ansari March 12, 2026

Funeral for three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces west of Gaza City, at Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City, March 8, 2026. (Yousef Zaanoun/Activestills)

‘The war is between Israel and Iran. Why should people in Gaza pay the price?’

After closures of Gaza’s crossings drove up food costs and stalled medical evacuations, ongoing Israeli strikes raise fears of a renewed large-scale assault.

By Ahmed Dremly and Ibtisam Mahdi March 10, 2026

Members of the Iranian Jewish community in Israel burn a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during a demonstration in support of the Iranian people in the city of Holon, central Israel, January 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Pahlavi? IRGC? What’s next for Iran after Khamenei

The U.S.-Israeli assassination of the supreme leader opens the door to a range of possibilities. A democratic transition seems the least likely of all.

By Lior Sternfeld March 3, 2026

Israeli rescue forces at the scene where an Iranian ballistic missile hit a residential area in central Tel Aviv, February 28, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

We are at war, therefore we are

Months after proclaiming a 'historic victory,' Israel embarks on another offensive against Iran — and the ritual erasure of political dissent begins anew.

By Orly Noy March 1, 2026

Members of the Iranian Jewish community in Israel and others protest against the Iranian government in Tel Aviv, February 14, 2026.(Erik Marmor/Flash90)

Israel’s lonely push for war with Iran

Internationally isolated, restrained in Gaza, and unraveling at home, Israel sees another escalation as the only way to maintain its aggressive regional agenda.

By Ori Goldberg February 26, 2026

Israelis protest in support of the Iranian people near the U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, January 16, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

On Iran’s protests, Israeli hypocrisy knows no limits

Only moments ago, Israelis were cheering on a holocaust in Gaza — and now they dare to celebrate the valiant uprising of the Iranian people.

By Orly Noy January 16, 2026

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran, January 8, 2026. (Kamran / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

Iran’s protests strike at the heart of the regime’s legitimacy. Can they succeed?

The Islamic Republic has always shown creativity in survival. But this time it faces demands that cannot be defused with material concessions.

By Lior Sternfeld January 9, 2026