Analysis: Although the Houthis claim they paused attacks because of the Hamas-Israel ceasefire and maintain an ideology aimed at Israel’s destruction, their real motivation was the growing military and economic pressure on their regime

Opinion: Despite claims Israel just follows American orders, recent decisions show Jerusalem acting on its own calculations; alliances matter, but Israel isn’t a 51st state; it balances pressure, timing and strategy to protect its interests

Opinion: In the usual chorus, rabbinical courts are cast as villains to women’s rights—but in many cases, their judges better grasp the economic reality of single mothers, while family courts uphold blind equality that leaves women with minimal support

Opinion: The more anxious, divided and violent a country becomes, the more people cling to the death penalty as a cure, not because it works but because it feels satisfying; a highly effective election-year slogan that replaces facts with emotion