Revisiting the Distance Between September and October
The connection between the horrific events of 9/11 and our own trauma of October 7.…
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Michael Oren is an American-Israeli diplomat, essayist, historian, novelist, and politician. He is a former ambassador to the United States.
700 Days and Three Years
We must not repeat past mistakes. The next three years offer historic opportunities to reinforce…
The Upside of Down
The single issue that unites most of Israeli society and will influence the next Israeli…
Introduction to “The Night Archer”
My ani ma’amin—about the connection between creativity and limitations, between freedom and law I am…
Whether on a Ladder or a Tree, Israel Must Decide to Go Down or Up
There is no cost-free way to bring this war to an end. In English, one…
A Chosen State?
SAPIR Journal invited me to write this article at the end of March, 2025, shortly after…
The Wisdom of Yahya Sinwar
The leader of Hamas bet that the West’s oldest hatred would obscure Hamas’s atrocities. He…
The Wisdom of Yahya Sinwar
Growing up as the only Jewish kid in an Irish and Italian neighborhood, and then…
A Hopeful Deja Vu
A Hopeful Deja Vu The radical changes that took place in the Middle East as…