We can only hope that Trump’s pressure is part of a larger plan to secure Israel’s total victory, not its surrender. Opinion.
Category: 7. Opinion
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Why did President Trump pressure Israel to make a deal with Hamas?
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The view from Kibbutz Nir Oz
The hostage-ceasefire deal has no effect on the distance from Nir Oz to Khan Yunis. We have gone out of the Blinken frying pan and into the Trump fire. Opinion.
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Israel's closing window to act decisively against the Ayatollahs
Israel must act now! It cannot wait for Trump to do the job because he may not want to. Delaying action will place Israel in a precarious position, constrained by shifting American foreign policy priorities. Opinion.
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Sadly, nothing has really changed
Defeating Hamas and freeing all our hostages are both worthy objectives but they are incompatible. Have we learned nothing? Opinion.
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These will be a nerve-wracking 42 days
This deal now before us will not allow us a national sigh of relief. It will require us to take deep breaths again and again as we gather the images into our collective memories. Only when the process is complete would we be able to look back and…Continue Reading
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Is this the best deal they could come up with?
The goal of both Israel and the US should have always been the unconditional surrender of Hamas. Now, Hamas will learn that hostage-taking is the most effective strategy to use against Israel. Op-ed.
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What Trump’s economic agenda means for the US and its allies
Opinion: Trump’s second term promises to revive economic nationalism through tax cuts and tariffs, raising concerns about deficits and inequality; for Israel, balancing US-China tensions and leveraging opportunities from Trump’s policies…
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Nothing to cheer
Is there no choice but to let go hundreds of terrorists for some of the hostages? Did Israel give in to please Trump? Opinion.
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Is Hamas being left as a ‘controlled threat’?
The IDF concurs that fighting against Hamas will resume in the foreseeable future. Hamas will not be disarmed, remaining a persistent threat that must be addressed. Even if combat initially remains aerial after Phase II of the hostage deal, a…
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25 big American Zionist ideas for 2025
American Zionists need to start implementing a new agenda to guide their activism after over a year in which Israel is fighting an existential war. Op-ed
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