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Opinion

Opinion

Human solidarity: What it really means to stand together

On International Human Solidarity Day, we are often reminded that the world is interconnected, that our challenges are shared, and that solutions require cooperation. But beyond the formal language of declarations and...

Faith can’t be forced: The dangers of coerced Judaism

When the Knesset legislates religious practice, it not only harms Israel's democracy but undermines the Jewish identity it claims to protect Judaism does not need police protection or criminal...

US should seek to elevate ties with Turkic bloc

Washington on Monday played host to an unusually quiet but geopolitically significant visit. Kubanychbek Omuraliev, the secretary-general of the Organization of Turkic States, arrived in the US capital for meetings with State...

Migration issue undergoes major transformation in 2025

The year 2025 has witnessed a significant shift in the way migration is viewed and politicized across the world. The convergence of several factors, such as large-scale armed conflicts,...

Five structural trends transforming the global economy

Slowing growth, escalating trade wars, tightening cross-border capital flows and intensifying migration pressures have dominated news headlines — and for good reason. Together, these forces threaten to undermine multilateralism and accelerate the...

Settler terrorism getting much worse

Cometh the olive harvest season in Palestine, cometh the exponential increase in settler terrorism against Palestinians in the West Bank who harvest their olive trees. It has been more than a year...

Should Qatar Reconsider Its Reliance on a Single Power?

On 9 September 2025, Israel launched an air strike on the Hamas political office in Qatar.  Israel committing genocide in Gaza and along with the United States attacked Iran, who has been...

Extremism is the pandemic of the ‘global village’

Wars are no longer confined to their battlegrounds. Social media has granted them the opportunity to infiltrate far-off places. It is enough for a person to look at their phone to learn...

Pro-Israel influences targeting US churches

More than 1,000 US pastors and Christian influencers last week concluded a trip to Israel organized and paid for by the Friends of Zion. The trip had a very clear objective: indoctrinate those on...

US actions more important than its new strategy

The Trump administration last week released its national security strategy, the first of President Donald Trump’s second term in office. While many in Washington were awaiting the publication of this strategy, most...