Iran israel war

Voting with their feet: These are the most popular vacation destinations after the war with Iran

After Operation Rising Lion, the number of Israelis flying abroad doubled. Popular destinations shifted as hostile countries dropped off the list. Travel is nearing pre-Sword of Iron war levels.

 Ben Gurion Airport
 IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, July 9, 2025.

Tank explosion kills three soldiers in north Gaza, IDF soldier takes own life on northern base

 Group session at one of the Sunflowers centers

A New Dawn for Israel’s War Orphans

 Israeli air defense systems operating during the war with Iran.

Israel accomplished 'revolutions' in drone and air defense systems during Iran War


Preemptive strikes against Iran are self-defense - opinion

In the laws and ethics of war, a country need not be attacked first in order to defend itself.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Argentina’s President Javier Milei in Jerusalem last month, days before the Israeli strike on Iran. Milei was among the very few world leaders who publicly supported the strikes on Iran’s nukes, says the writer.

Jewish unity is no longer optional - opinion

Do we want to keep pouring energy into internal feuds? Now is the moment to build bridges – within Israel, between Israel and the Diaspora, and across our global Jewish communities.

 THE BORDER area with the Gaza Strip, last week: No army, no matter how brave, can win the long war if the people behind them are at war with themselves, the writer states.

From nuclear threat to harmless kittens: Israeli rescues adopt names of US-struck facilities

Read how one American-Israeli saved three kittens under fire from Iranian rockets.

Kittens Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan seen over an illustrative background of US-struck Iranian nuclear sites.

US, Iran have a long road to a nuclear deal - analysis

Trump appears to be asserting that the US strikes on Iran have destroyed the Iranian nuclear program, making it less urgent for the US to reach a deal.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

When war breaks out, so do messages from friends of years past - comment

It's nice to know that someone out there is thinking about you and wishing you well.

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Notorious director of Iran’s Evin Prison flees before strike after Israeli warning - report

In the US, the Evin prison head was designated under the  Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, which means that US entities are prohibited from dealing with him.

 A view of the entrance of Evin prison in Tehran, Iran October 17, 2022

Fantastic achievements, but the job is not done - opinion

The 100-year war against the tiny Jewish presence in the Middle East might finally end, auguring a new era of 100 years of peace.

 THE IDF maneuvers inside the Gaza Strip, as seen from Israel, last week.

Freed hostage Eli Sharabi receives book award

Sharabi: 'No matter what cards life deals you, it is in your hands, always, in every moment, the choice to die, and the choice to live.'

 ELI SHARABI receives a Golden Book award from the Israel Book Publishers Association.

From Cyrus to Khamenei: Four Thousand Years of Persian-Jewish Relations

The history of Iranian-Israeli relations shows how ancient alliances can turn into modern conflicts, but maybe now is the time to hope for a better future.

 Dr. Haim Ben-Yakova, Director General of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress

'Crushing victory' or 'jarring and bitter' mistake? Israel weighs in on the ceasefire with Iran

The US-brokered ceasefire was violated by an Iranian missile fired towards northern Israel just hours after the truce took effect.

 People take cover as siren warns of incoming missiles fired from Iran, at a public bomb shelter in Jerusalem, June 15, 2025.

Spiritual frameworks: Faith and family in Israel at war - opinion

Raising spiritually bilingual children in Israel: the instinctive awareness born of immersion and the thoughtful commitment shaped by reflection. 

 THE WRITER’S youngest child touches the Western Wall on a visit soon after the family made aliyah.