Let Gaza Be: Israel Must Abandon Its Fantasy of Destroying Hamas
Some objectives are unattainable, even for the omnipotent Israel. Even if we put aside the moral considerations so…
Two Incidents Show How Israel’s Security Chiefs Have Become Netanyahu’s Enforcers
A straight line connects the demand by the heads of the Shin Bet and Mossad to investigate political…
RZP’s Strock: Israel to establish settlements across West Bank Area A, B
National Missions Minister Orit Strock said that Israel will establish settlements “with God’s help” across the West Bank,…
Israeli Opposition Leader to Meet Netanyahu After PM’s Warning of Looming Attack
Opposition chairman Yair Lapid is set to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 11 P.M. on Tuesday, the…
Welcome to the Land of Make-Believe: How Israel’s Government Rules by Illusion
This week, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s loyal servants once again arrested a groom and his relatives in…
Israel’s Law of Return Is for All Jews. Netanyahu Wants It Only for Rightists
We seem to have updated the Declaration of Independence: Israel will be open to Jewish immigration and the…
Forget Bibi Yes or No. Brace Yourself for What Israel’s Next Knesset Will Look Like
The week had barely begun when there was already electoral news: Leaders of the Zionist opposition parties in…
Israel’s opposition agrees to stop fighting, but not how to replace Benjamin Netanyahu
The leaders of the four “change bloc” parties who met at Yair Lapid’s home on Saturday evening reached…
Israel’s Embrace Is a Gift to Austria’s Far Right, but It Comes With Hidden Risks
When is an apology not an apology? On September 17, Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli posted on X…
A Fifth of Israelis Are Shut Out of the Election, but the Israeli Center Just Yawns
The elections committee’s ban on every Arab party barely registered in Israel, because everyone assumes the High Court…
Israel’s Opposition Leaders Must Stop Fighting Each Other and Come to Their Senses
The left’s mistakes last time cost the country dearly; any misstep this time around could be fatal. Opposition…
As October 7 Approaches, Israel Remains Divided Over Accountability and Failure
The approaching election and the preparations for the third anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 attack have reignited the…