Strawberries and memories: A family trip south to mourn and celebrate
I miss my son, Dr. Zechariah Haber, killed in action, immeasurably, but I'm grateful for his blueprint for meaning and fun on the national holidays
Reopening Strait of Hormuz should be No. 1 priority
The Strait of Hormuz should not be held hostage to the talks in Islamabad, which appear to be deadlocked. Hundreds of millions of people are seriously affected by its closure. Energy supplies...
Putting Israel’s ‘democratic’ parties under the microscope
If a party that aspires to democracy and equality cannot maintain the rule of law, it cannot be expected to govern (and other failures)
Before...
From grief to trepidation: This year’s fateful transition from Memorial Day to Independence Day
Threatened without and within, Israel will soon have to decide whether Netanyahu is best placed to defeat enemies bent on our destruction, and whether his policies...
A new security architecture for the Middle East
The collapse of the first round of negotiations between the US and Iran, mediated by Pakistan, should have surprised no one. Both parties’ entrenched positions and hard-line rhetoric made meaningful progress unlikely...
A bereaved daughter’s guide to new families on Memorial Day
I remember when my grief made it impossible to get out of bed and I know that, one day, they too will learn to live with loss
Threatening Gulf ports
The fighting has not stopped since negotiations in Islamabad came to a halt. US President Donald Trump’s dangerous decision to impose a blockade on Iran’s maritime trade has disrupted the entire landscape,...
A blueprint for ambitious Ukraine-Gulf ties
The Iran war has created multiple geopolitical challenges and uncertainties but also some opportunities. One of these is the role that Ukraine has been playing as a promoter of global security in...
Trump, Iran and the battle of wits
• Military gains highlight the US president’s strengths, but his unpredictable style risks backlash at home
The US is largely winning the war with Iran, but may end up...
Africa is losing the Iran war
Like wildfires, wars in the Middle East rarely remain contained. Africans have learned this lesson many times and we are doing so once again. As missiles fly and oil infrastructure smolders, a...