Michael Oren

Though I’ve voted in many Israeli elections, starting in the 1970s, every time is like the first. I’m poignantly aware of the great privilege of casting a ballot in a sovereign, strong, democratic Jewish state. The stakes in this election are exceedingly high but so are the

למרות שהצבעתי בבחירות רבות בישראל, החל משנות ה-70, כל פעם היא כמו הפעם הראשונה. אני מודע באופן נוגע ללב לזכות הגדולה של הטלת קלפי במדינה יהודית ריבונית, חזקה ודמוקרטית. הבחירות הללו הן אכן גורליות אך ההשתפות בהן מבורכת ביותר.

Irrespective of how many Israelis are involved, and no matter what the provocation may be, vigilante violence in Judea and Samaria is causing strategic damage to the State of Israel and seriously harming our security. The attacks must stop now, without excuses or hesitation.

The Foreign Ministry announced “As we have demonstrated in our dealings with…Netherlands and Britain, Israel will respond firmly and forcefully to any country that takes such measures against us.” Not forcefully enough. The British and the Dutch launch strategically-threatening

Tucker Carlson just called Hamas’s October 7 massacre a false flag operation contrived by Israel, accused Israel of killing 200,000 Palestinians, and labeled President Trump a liar for identifying American-Israeli Idan Alexander as a U.S. citizen. All responsible leaders, above

“How has October 7 changed the State of Israel?” That is the most frequently asked question I get in international interviews. My answer invariably begins with the trauma and the sadness, the anger and disillusionment, but also the immense pride in our soldiers and our national

לא רק היום, אלא כל יום בשלוש השנים האחרונות, ובמובנים רבים, כל יום הוא ה-7 באוקטובר. אך היום, במיוחד, עלינו לעצור ולזכור את 1200 יקירינו שאיבדנו ואת 251 שנגררו לשבי לא אנושי. עלינו להתאחד, להתאבל ולחדש את הבטחתנו, "לעולם לא עוד, 7 באוקטובר".

Occurring just over a week before the anniversary of the October 7 horrors, the saving of FlyDubai Flight 1073 from fiery destruction and 174 passengers, most of them Israelis, from certain death, stands as a metaphor for the past three years of war. Read my latest Substack

At a time of spiraling hatred for Jews and the Jewish state, the Israeli passengers of flydubai 1073 have shown the world the indomitable courage and spirit of our people. Once again we proclaim—neither antisemitism nor terror will defeat us.

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The Netherlands, the most pro-Nazi Western European country during the German World War II occupation, has fully returned to its antisemitic roots and performing selections on Jews. Israel must expel the Dutch ambassador at once. x.com/Jerusalem_Post…

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Together with all Am Yisrael, I am praying for the recovery of Neria Dov Leiter, an IDF reserve soldier seriously wounded today by a Palestinian terrorist. Neria is the brother of Major Moshe Yedidya Leiter who fell in Gaza during Swords of Iron and the son of my friend and x.com/yechielleiter/…

This Yom Kippur, as Israel and the Jewish people face mounting challenges to our legitimacy and security, let us seek not only forgiveness for our actions but also the unity and strength necessary to meet this fateful moment. To all Am Yisrael, I wish you an easy fast and gmar

Trying to convince the world that NAZA is rife with falsehoods will hardly mitigate the damage it will inflict on Israel’s image. No one in that rarefied Venetian audience will be convinced that Israel is anything other than genocidal. No—the only effective response to the

The same Great Britain which, in 1939, wouldn’t let European Jews into the Land of Israel and so doomed them to death in the Holocaust, is now prohibiting the entry of Jewish products from the Land of Israel into Britain. Israel must respond forcefully to this antisemitic boycott

I was deeply dismayed and outraged by the the hateful acts of vandalism committed against Kol HaNeshema synagogue in Jerusalem. The synagogue in which all my children were raised and where they celebrated their Bar Mitzvah, Kol HaNeshema is a wellspring of Jewish faith, learning,

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In one of his first acts in office, Colombia President, Abelardo de La Espriella recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Muchas gracias, señor presidente. Todo Israel le saluda!

אזלו התירוצים: על ישראל להתייצב לצד אוקראינה israelhayom.co.il/news/geopoliti…

Acts of spitting at and verbally assaulting Christians in Jerusalem are thoroughly unacceptable, diplomatically damaging, and un-Jewish. Israel’s government must act now and decisively to end these despicable crimes and bring their perpetrators to justice. מעשי יריקה על נוצרים

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