Guest Editorial

Democracies that promote values such as freedom, equality, and human rights are all too often forced to confront a complex reality where dictatorial regimes exploit democratic advantages. How can they maintain moral values in the face of global and regional threats?

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is more complex than the sum of its parts. But what leads talented young people, studying in the most liberal institutions ever, to directly support the the scale of the horror and cruelty that occurred on October 7?

Rachel Ehrenfeld has written "a damning indictment of a dangerous man, an act for which she deserves our utmost appreciation".

It is necessary not to lose sight of the basic issue - a regional and global challenge posed by Iran's comprehensive influence.

"I was distracted and accidentally pushed a button I hadn’t seen before. I live on the 7th floor, the 4th apartment on the right, but I found myself going down, and I couldn’t stop it. . . . "