Israel’s emotional whiplash: from war’s edge to hostage tragedy. Netanyahu’s strategy speech sparks controversy. Is prioritizing security over hostage rescue the right call?

With the justice minister blocking Supreme Court appointments and ministers defying the attorney general, Israel’s democracy faces a critical test.

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.

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

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!”

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

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

Rabin’s funeral consecrated Oslo as his legacy, with then-US president Bill Clinton deeming him “a martyr for peace.” Donald Trump was lucky – the assassin missed.

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