Opinion Articles
Hezbollah Must Be Removed
The choices Israel makes now will not only shape its immediate future but will also define its security posture in the wider Middle East for decades to come.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Israel is in desperate need of a hostage deal and strategy
A deal is the order of the day, to be followed by the main task: elections, so that the elected leadership can finally formulate what Israel is lacking: a national strategy.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
The briefing Netanyahu did not give
An attempt to understand Netanyahu’s decision-making process regarding the Tehran assassination through an imagined briefing with a trusted journalist exploring the rationale and strategic considerations that may have influenced this bold move
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Israelis have several reasons to say ‘God bless America’ this month
In this topsy-turvy environment, Austin’s vow “to take every possible step to defend Israel” resonated boldly. So, too, does Biden’s firm message to Iran, repeating: “Don’t!”
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Israeli politicians who attack the US are playing with fire
The partnership with Israel’s key ally is the cornerstone of the nation’s security, yet right-wingers keep threatening to put its future in doubt
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Why did the Knesset sabotage Biden’s plan for Iran?
A US-led regional alliance against the Islamic Republic and its proxies is vital to Israel’s strategic security interests. The government should take greater care
Identity
Identity
A Hostage Deal – How Will We Decide?
The Israeli seismograph, in the last year and a half, has registered countless shocks beneath the ground we stand upon, but the thick and jagged fault line threatening a quake of enormous magnitude seems to run directly under the hostages
Antisemitism
Antisemitism
Europe and the Jews
The changing face of Europe leaves the Jews of Europe with no way out; they have but one insurance policy: Israel’s Law of Return.