Hamas Mortally Threatens Israel’s Existence
Israel has to destroy Hamas because the attack of Oct. 7 threatens the country’s existence.…
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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.
Israel’s Everywoman at War
Ever since the 1970s, the entrances to many American Jewish institutions have boasted a single…
Why tribes?
“We cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass,” declared the just-inaugurated…
Israel’s current crisis is a necessary step in the process of state-making
There’s no time that Israeli parents and grandparents hate more than late August. Summer programs…
Essay | Remembering the Yom Kippur War in a Divided Israel
Fifty years ago this month, the Jewish state survived a surprise attack by its Arab…
Israel at the Crossroads
On this Rosh Hashanah, perhaps more than any previously, Israel stands at a crossroads. In…
Can the Two-State Solution Be Saved?
Dangerous Delusions Michael Oren Anyone seeking to understand why U.S. policy in the Middle East…
Our Many Holocausts
In the aftermath of the Shoah, different nations embraced different narratives of the tragedy. Today,…
Israel Is Preparing for Open War
The Coming Middle East Conflagration Israel is bracing itself for war with Iranian proxies, as…
The Case Against the Iran Deal
Reviving the JCPOA will ensure either the emergence of a nuclear Iran or a desperate…