Yisrael Medad

Yisrael Medad, in Israel since 1970, Hebrew U. MA, resides in Shiloh and is an activist for Zionism and Judea & Samaria.

Voters casting ballots in Israel's 25th Knesset election

Don't waste your vote: What Israelis should consider before election day - opinion

Former Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit arrives to testify in the corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court, October 12, 2026.

Mandelblit’s testimony raises new questions about Netanyahu’s trial - opinion

Israel’s election campaign is gathering pace, with the country’s political parties competing over the questions of security, leadership and the direction Israel takes after three years of war.

All is quiet on the elections front: Where have all the screaming headlines gone? - opinion


Stop holding only one man accountable for Oct. 7 – opinion

Many experts and decision-makers saw the warning signs prior to Hamas’s massacre and misread them. Israel’s prime minister wasn’t the only one failing the nation; an entire misguided mechanism was.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations in New York City, September 24, 2026.

'NAZA' and the broader campaign to stigmatize Israel, Zionism - opinion

The 'NAZA' film is part of a broader campaign to stigmatize Israel, reshape public opinion and undermine Jewish national identity.

Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor pose during a photocall for the documentary "Naza" in Competition, at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, September 10, 2026.

A recipe for disaster: Edward Miliband, Britain, and relations with Israel - opinion

In fact, Miliband's statement of policy was not only an embarrassing presentation of lies in place of facts, but he made assertions about the future which are unsubstantiated.

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London

Fooled once, fooled twice - opinion

I think that the vast majority of the more than half a million Jewish residents also accept Huckabee's criticism of anti-Arab violence we witness by so-called “hilltop youth.”

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during a press conference after he met residents of Turmus Aiya, a Palestinian town near Ramallah in the West Bank that is home to many American citizens, September 5, 2026.

Why are more Jewish politicians considering joining Israeli Arab parties? - opinion

Ra’am Party leader MK Mansour Abbas confirmed that they have discussed with Segalovitz the possibility of his joining the Arab party’s slate ahead of the upcoming elections. 

Yoav Segalovitz, former deputy public security minister attends Internal security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on November 8, 2021

Why Israel's right-wing voters feel the system is stacked against them – opinion

Right-wing voters justifiably fear living under institutions that have been contaminated by rigid ideologies

The Likud primaries in Ashdod, August 17, 2026.

Hiking should not be a crime punishable by death - opinion

Israeli settlers entering a Palestinian village can be seen from two perspectives.

A Palestinian assailant attacks Israeli hikers near Gilad Farm, northern West Bank, July 24, 2026.

Going on a narrative offensive: It’s time to demythologize the mystique of Palestinianism - opinion

Not only have facts been ignored, inverted, and misrepresented, but the narrative of Palestinianism has also awarded protection and immunity from all the evil deeds of the Palestinian community...

 A silhouette of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, is displayed near a flag of the state of Israel on a building in Jerusalem.

From Washington to Vance: The risks of America's Middle East entanglements - opinion

The “situation” of Washington’s day is no more. Yet, in another sense, its leaders and politicians keep managing not to avoid unfortunate entanglements.

US Vice President JD Vance speaks on Joe Rogan's podcast, published July 15, 2026.

How Ze'ev Jabotinsky shaped Israel's Right and liberal democracy - opinion

Jabotinsky represented the core Right wing of the pre-state political battles and campaigns ever since the turn of the 20th century. He stood in opposition to Chaim Weizmann and Ben-Gurion.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a memorial ceremony for Ze’ev Jabotinsky at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, last year.