If commentators like Ta-Nehisi Coates continue to impose their own racial and social frameworks onto the conflict, they will only perpetuate a misguided understanding of the region's complex history and the realities its people face.
The investigations into CBS's conduct show how far this media network has strayed from basic journalistic principles.
The emerging rules in the Middle East may, for the first time in decades, exclude non-state actors, with Iranian proxy organizations potentially facing obsolescence.
The perhaps well-meaning but ultimately distorted “we are all the same” ideology continues to perpetuate an asymmetry that paints the victim as aggressor and encourages policies that, rather than promote peace, prolong suffering.
Proxy organizations have become negative marketing agents for Iran, as the Middle East recognizes the destruction they bring.
Yom Kippur is not a frightening day, but rather a joyous day when one can start anew, and we are assured to emerge from its other side clean and reborn. The past year has exposed us to several meanings of repentance.
The past year has compelled Israel to stop reacting to reality and start shaping it.
Israelis unwillingly became experts in balancing a constant existential threat with an effort to maintain normalcy. What’s our “secret”?
Watching pundits, whose professional failure we’ve all witnessed firsthand, continue to offer advice without pausing for a moment to reflect on their own role, is a disturbing experience. It's gaslighting in leather jackets and authoritative tones.
Yesterday, Iran launched 180 missiles at Israel, but defense systems achieved a high interception rate. It is likely that this attack was encouraged by Iran's proxies, who feel abandoned under Israeli pressure. Yet the situation could escalate into a regional conflict.
