The Winter Olympics are always a whirlwind: new sports, unfamiliar names, and suddenly you’re emotionally invested in someone you met 12 seconds ago, Googling “what is a good time in skeleton.”  At... Read more »

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After meeting with us, Lt. Col. Y., head of the Subterranean Branch in the IDF Southern Command, waited for representatives of the US military near a Hamas attack tunnel discovered close to... Read more »

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Like so many journeys, this one began with a photograph. When I was growing up, a framed photograph of Shirley Temple sat on my family’s Knabe piano. Shirley looks about 10. Her... Read more »

The Winter Olympics are always a whirlwind: new sports, unfamiliar names, and suddenly you’re emotionally invested in someone you met 12 seconds ago, Googling “what is a good time in skeleton.”  At... Read more »

On June 24, 2025, a ceasefire between Israel and Iran went into effect, bringing Operation Rising Lion to an end. That morning, Iran launched another missile at Israel. Israel, which intended to... Read more »