Commentary

We all agree on the necessity of judicial review of the legislative and executive branches, but what creates a counterbalance to the court? An open letter to Congress.

Sometimes I'm glad that my late parents didn't have to see how their sacrifice, talent, and courage were so shamefully cast aside. For their sake and the sake of their generation, someone will have to make peace among us – perhaps someone up above or perhaps someone here on Earth.

The destruction of Judea in the sixth century BCE, partly due to the non-emancipation of the slaves, projected onto the fear of destruction of the newborn American state for the same reason.

Nasrallah must be disabused of the notion that he has managed to deter Israel. His mistakes and his attempts to change the rules of the game by establishing new facts on the ground must be "exploited" by Israel in order to massively undermine the Iranian doctrine, by destroying the PGM manufacturing facilities.

A military official tells Israel Hayom that Israel is "at the height of a terrorist wave," resulting in more than 15 brigade-level operations by the IDF Central Command.

The Turkish government has not only reduced the level of protection of Iranian dissidents, leading to their assassination, but has even arrested and deported them to Iran under the excuse of illegal entry to the country. One dissident is Mohamad Lahmi, a former airline pilot and cleric who had fled from Iran.

Why is it that American viewers get to watch our prime minister answer challenging questions, while Israelis only get a pre-written sterile statement from a podium?

Amid reports on Saudi demands that Israel make "significant concessions" to the Palestinians before official ties are announced, Israel is signaling that the formula that worked for the Abraham Accords could work now too.

Defining who we are has always been part of our history. In our contemporary era, it has become a judicial matter where the court seeks to decide on our eternal issues.

The distrust each side of the political divide has toward the other has naturally trickled into our daily interaction between groups and even individuals – and that is what’s most concerning. Ugliness has taken over our collective national judgment.