Opinion

AI won't replace magicians, but it may reshape live entertainment - opinion

AI may not master sleight of hand anytime soon, but it could weaken the human desire to gather, watch, and wonder together

Creative director/magician Douglas "Lefty" Leferovich fans out a deck of cards before teaching magic tricks on Facebook Live with magician/comedian Murray SawChuck from SawChuck's home to entertain people under stay-at-home orders to fight the spread of the coronavirus on April 25, 2020 in Las Vegas
The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, pictured September 16, 2025; illustrative.

How Israel, America's enemies weaponize the NYT's prestige to target Western values - opinion

People walk past an anti-U.S. billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026.

Trump's Iran negotiations walk him into a $300 b. extortion scheme by the IRGC - opinion

Kibbutz members take part in traditional Shavuot Festival celebrations in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, May 22, 2026.

Beyond the Headlines: Finding our personal portion in the Torah after Shavuot - opinion


Overthrow the Islamic Republic is an existential duty for Jews, Iranians - opinion

America and Israel are weakening the regime, after which civilians, with the help of these countries, will be able to take to the streets for the final battle once the bombings have ended.

A skull with a beard is raised into the air as while Iranian community members gather in support of regime change in Iran outside of the Westwood Federal Building in Los Angeles, California on March 7, 2026.

Equality is designed, and so is inequality - opinion

How feminist urbanism is rethinking public space design

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From scuds to solidarity: Israel and the Sunni world - opinion

Iran has, in a single day, done what decades of Israeli diplomacy could not: It has clarified to every Arab capital that the enemy they share is not Israel.

Vehicles drive past a building that was damaged by an Iranian drone attack, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, in Seef, Manama, Bahrain, March 1, 2026

Epic Fury: Why Macron was not warned or involved in attacks on Iran - opinion

“Neither forewarned nor involved” is not neutrality – it is the public confession of a voluntary abdication.

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the murder of Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old French Jew who was tortured and murdered in 2006, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, February 13, 2026.

A lesson from Amalek and the exception that defines the rule of Jewish morality - opinion

The enduring rule of Jewish life is to act, even at times of war, with compassion and moral restraint toward all human beings.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir conducts a situational assessment in Rafah on February 13, 2026.

Mordechai’s Persian asthma test and modern-day Iran - opinion

Today, as we await a preemptive strike by America on Iran, many people are asking, “Why provoke a sleeping lion?” The Megillah gives us the answer.

The world's largest aircraft carrier, the U.S. Navy nuclear-powered Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) arrives in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, December 1, 2025.

'Zionophobia': A new term to fight anti-Zionism - opinion

Zionophobia ought to be on the lips of every individual who is thrust into the Israel debate, and the term should be broadcast far and wide on social media and beyond.

 Kosher restaurant vandalized in Athens by anti-Israel hooligans.

How Israel can improve communication with the West - opinion

The context Israel too often overlooks is the cultural gap separating it from its Western partners. Acknowledging this gap does not mean accepting every European position, but it is a necessary step.

European Union, Israeli and German flags flutter near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 5, 2022

'Bored of Peace': Trump's latest project is a mockery of diplomacy - opinion

It has been dubbed the Bored of Peace because of Trump’s well-known short attention span (except for revenge and self-enrichment) and tendency to flit from one project to the next.

President Donald Trump reacts at the end of the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, February 24, 2026.

Jesse Jackson helped legitimize the antisemitism poisoning America today - opinion

In legitimizing high-brow and low-brow antisemitism, he strengthened the ideological foundation triggering today’s multi-dimensional Jew-hating storm, uniting anti-Zionism with antisemitism.

Rev. Jesse Jackson attends Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 20, 2024.