The humiliating US withdrawal from Afghanistan is likely to provide impetus to terror organizations in the Middle East, but the Taliban isn’t expected to give them the infrastructure they need to execute mega-attacks as they did the previous time they were in power.
Everyone wants to go to America, but there are complicated issues that need to be solved before Israelis can enjoy visa-free travel there. In the meantime, every five to 10 years, the application process has to be repeated.
Maj. Gen. (res.) Eitan Dangot, who served as Israel's coordinator of government activities in the territories, says the recent meeting between Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas creates new options for Israel to decrease future uncertainty. Regarding Gaza, all roads lead to escalation, he warns.
Jere Van Dyk, a Pulitzer-nominated American journalist who was held captive by the Taliban says the group sees its struggle as one waged on a global scale and that Afghanistan under the Taliban's rule will be magnet for jihadis worldwide.
Polish diplomat Jakub Kumoch says that contrary to the foreign minister's claims, the statute of limitations adopted by his government on property confiscated during WWII was never intended to harm Jews. Rather, it is meant to prevent dubious real estate companies and criminals from laying their hands on them.
As Riyadh continues its attempts to show the US that it has rejected its problematic past as a supporter of terrorism, Hamas makes its position as an ally of Iran and its satellites – including the Taliban – increasingly clear.
The four Arab families living in Jewish-owned homes in Sheikh Jarrah/Shimon HaTzadik are part of a political game that has been moved to the courts for a decision. But the “property” dispute is really a war between two different narratives about Jerusalem.
How does resting the land work in modern-day Israel where, even during the other six years, many farm families live hand to mouth?
Israel Hayom diplomatic correspondent Ariel Kahana reviews the years of contacts that led to the historic normalization agreement, including the back-and-forth on Israel declaring sovereignty in the West Bank and a snowstorm that led to a crisis of trust between Israel and the US.
Orthodox distance running talent "Speedy Beatie" has her sights set on representing Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics.