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…
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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.
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…
Michael Oren Appears on CNN Newsroom (7.19.25)
Michael Oren Appears on CNN Newsroom (7.19.25)
Our Blood Covenant with the Druze
The IDF announces decision to act “to prevent the entrenchment of hostile elements beyond the…
Is Peace Between Israel and Syria Really Possible?
With new leadership in Damascus, Trump wants a deal between the two countries. That will…
A Region Reordered – Perhaps
The Israeli media spent much of Monday speculating about the reasons why the summit between…