Swords of Iron

Former hostage Gadi Moses proposes detailed mandate for October 7 state commission of inquiry

JPPI initiative argues that the scope of the investigation will determine whether Israel confronts the root causes of the October 7 failures.
Former hostage Gadi Moses proposes detailed mandate for October 7 state commission of inquiry

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The dangerous fantasy of independence from the US

Frustrating as it may be, Israel's defense sector can't fill in the supply gaps opened by months of high-intensity warfare
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Opinion: Don’t promise victory when there are hostages in Gaza

The cabinet ministers, and the prime minister himself, should understand that messaging victory when the hostages are still not home is not likely to convince us.
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October 7 was a feature, not a bug

The failures of that day were not the result of individual mistakes but of an entire strategic paradigm.
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Has Israel already lost the war with Hezbollah?

Depth, speed, and decisiveness. When it comes to Lebanon, Israel no longer seems to have any of that.
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Genocide and the Hague

To win the battle against us in The Hague, possibly an impossible goal in that anti-Israel body, we have to be sure not to say anything they can use against us.
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Returning to sites of the massacre, hard yet necessary

We should do whatever it takes! – to see the evil that so many Gazans unleashed upon us on October 7.
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Acknowledge the Religious Zionist Community’s Sacrifices in the War

Since the war in the Gaza Strip began, there have been a number of fallen soldiers from the religious Zionist community. Many of them grew up in or lived in settlements in Judea and Samaria
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Israel stopped apologizing on October 7

Since Hamas’s savagery, with young Israelis dying every day, the accusations, anguish, and apologetics must end. The relationship between Israel and the Diaspora needs resetting
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Protest politics endangers the hostages

No matter what we think of the government, our duty is to ensure that nothing delays the return of the captives in Gaza
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