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Letters to the Editor, November 18, 2024: Perceived deterrent value

 Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka look on as Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses supporters at his rally, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024.

Why Jared Kushner’s return matters for Jews, Arabs, and Muslims alike - opinion

 US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump and his secretary of state nominee Marco Rubio appear during a campaign event in North Carolina, ahead of last week’s US elections.

Trump’s pro-Israel appointments: Dream team or a tightrope for Jerusalem?

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden delivers remarks on the 2024 election results and the upcoming presidential transition of power, at the White House, last Thursday. ‘People will call us a lame duck government, but we have to keep our eye on the ball, and we will,’ says a Biden aide regarding the Middle East.

Biden's final opportunity: A bold move on Iran and Israel to secure his legacy

 SAUDI ARABIA’S Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US president-elect Donald Trump meet at a G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019, during Trump’s first term.

Trump's key move for global Muslim-Jewish relations: Saudi normalization with Israel

 US VICE President Kamala Harris delivers remarks to supporters as she concedes the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump, in Washington, earlier this month

US Democrats need to reflect, rebuild, and focus on economic issues

 AN IRANIAN woman holds a poster of former senior Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, during a rally in Tehran earlier this year. Donald Trump’s previous term as president was marked by tough measures against Iran, including the assassination of Soleimani, the writer notes.

Iran rethinks strategy amid Trump's return to power and regional shifts

By AVIRAM BELLAISHE
 PHILADELPHI CORRIDOR view, between southern Gaza Strip and Egypt, seen July 15.

Is annexation a realistic solution to the Israeli-Palestinian stalemate?

By AMINE AYOUB
 An air defense system intercepts rockets fired from Lebanon, as seen in the skies over Haifa, earlier this month. ‘So, what does it mean to be a Haifa mother in our times? First and foremost, we’re caught between a rock and a hard place,’ says the writer.

Haifa’s struggle: Living through war and a broken promise of peace

By VARDIT SHTERENBACH
 NEWLY-APPOINTED Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar (right) takes over from outgoing foreign minister and current Defense Minister Israel Katz, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, earlier this month.

Israel’s diplomatic struggles: Hasbara, antisemitism, and the need for clear strategy

By TOVA HERZL
Israeli soldiers inspect the Shavei Shomron checkpoint, west of the West Bank city of Nablus, November 12, 2024

US should reverse policy on Israeli settlements in the West Bank

By ALIZA PILICHOWSKI
 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu confers with then-defense minister Yoav Gallant during a meeting with US President Joe Biden last year in Tel Aviv. Last week, Netanyahu celebrated Donald Trump’s victory after ridding himself of Yoav Gallant as defense minister, the writer notes.

Changing of the guard: A mercurial president and rankling ambassador

 Dr. Haim Ben. Yaakov

Iran’s Jewish question is ancient suspicion and the “dual loyalty” - opinion

By Dr. Haim Ben Yakov
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walking outside his office at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 11, 2024

The PMO must come clean to the public and be held accountable

 The writer poses with Maj.-Gen. Daniel Goldfus at the JFNA General Assembly this week.

Heroes walk among us: This year’s JFNA General Assembly

By DANIEL M. ROSEN
 BRANDENBURG GATE in Berlin is lit up in the colors of Israel with the Star of David and the message: ‘Never Again is Now,’ last year after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. ‘As a teenager, I found myself reading obsessively about the Holocaust, haunted by the choices faced by European Jews in t

Defining moment for Jews: Confronting threats and choosing our future

By MICAH AVNI
Zachi Dinar

AI and creativity: Expanding boundaries, not replacing them

By ZACHI DINAR
 US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump is joined by Senator Marco Rubio at a campaign event in Raleigh, North Carolina, the day before Election Day last week. Rubio is expected to serve as the next secretary of state. Trump has brought back optimism to the American discourse, the writer argues.

A tale of two worlds: Republicans and Democrats after the US election