Among the global powers, only Japan has managed to preserve this significant vestige of the old world. On Tuesday, in an event that perhaps occurs once or twice every 100 years, Emperor Naruhito formally declared his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne as the nation's 126th emperor at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
The Hashemite kingdom's independence is a vital interest not just for Israel but for the Persian Gulf states. Western powers must strengthen the kingdom and help it oppose efforts by Iran and its proxies to infiltrate and destabilize it.
How can it be that Jewish men and women in my native land must once again fear for their lives?
Israel’s current approach “is better than launching a wide-ranging military operation which forces Israel to retake responsibility" for Gaza Strip, in which case Israel would likely face “ongoing guerrilla warfare,” says head of the Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy.
ANALYSIS: With Russia, Cuba, Iran and Hezbollah offering their support to Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, some fear the once prosperous South American country could become a hub for international terrorism.
Israel carried out airstrikes against Syrian targets, but has limited its accusations to the Syrian regime, which it sees as responsible for any attacks launched from its sovereign territory.
As a people, Jerusalem is our capital, but at the same time, each and every one of us also has our own private Jerusalem. It seems that herein lies the magical secret of this city.
A secular Jew reflects on his brief encounter with the extraordinary Kaliver rebbe and Holocaust survivor, the late Menachem Mendel Taub.
Former Ambassador to Israel Gérard Araud learned nothing about the complexity of Israel's situation during his three years in Tel Aviv.
If we don't start educating the next generation about the Holocaust, Adolf Hitler and the 6 million Jews that were systematically erased from existence, we run the very real risk that history will repeat itself.
