Category: 7. Opinion

Senior IDF officials are demanding that the government decide who it wants to replace Hamas as the rulers of the Gaza Strip, after the war, claiming that decisions, though hard, must be taken to avoid any military achievements in the fighting,… Continue Reading

We are the generation that connects Holocaust Remembrance Day to Memorial Day. We are the children of parents born before the founding of the State of Israel; some of whom arrived as remnants of destruction, straight from the concentration camps;… Continue Reading

The current conflict is “a struggle between democracy and tyranny,” with the West on one side, Russia, China and Iran on the other. Russia is deepening its ties with Iran, while China is harnessing the widening divide between Washington and… Continue Reading

U.S. President Joe Biden’s confirmation on Wednesday about delaying the shipment of munitions for the IDF, amid the administrations opposition to an offensive on Rafah, and the testimony given by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to… Continue Reading

Israel can manage the practical military consequences of Biden’s withholding of weapons because the munition stockpiles are currenly full, but this helps Hamas bide its time when it comes to the hostages, especially with the US doing the heavy… Continue Reading

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to appear before Congress on Friday, against the backdrop of the Israel-U.S. crisis, which reached a new peak on Wednesday with U.S. President Joe Biden’s dramatic threat not to supply Israel… Continue Reading

Looking at the current protests in the West, including in Israel, it is impossible to avoid the thought that many of the protesters are simply purblind, devoid of all insight or understanding of the world in which they live. Particularly… Continue Reading

No more than a few minutes had passed Monday night after Hamas’ announcement that it would accept the Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire, and the celebrations had already begun in the streets of Rafah by Gazans who assumed that this would spare… Continue Reading

Although the Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a hostage deal wasn’t accepted by Israel since it was first put on the table, Hamas’ positive response to it has reshuffled the deck. The ball is back in the Israeli court, and it’s now up to the… Continue Reading

Analysis: Rafah border crossing in Israeli hands is a blow to Hamas civilian and military rule of Gaza; to maintain military win, Israel must promote alternative leadership and make clear, hostage release prevents further destruction of Hamas… Continue Reading