The Ben-Gvir effect has brought front stage a long-muted Jewish nationalism, attracting intense animosity but also discreet curiosity from Western leaders seeking strategies against radical Islamism.
The charge of genocide against Israel has become a powerful tool for its critics, with consequences reaching far beyond the Gaza war.
Sinwar’s goal was to initiate a future multifront war that could succeed after Israel lost the world’s support, and ideally after Iran obtained a nuclear capability.
Mamdani’s plan was written to show that he takes antisemitism seriously. His October 7 statement showed it was written to give him cover for the hatred he keeps feeding.
Israel is not a mistress; these countries can hide while seeking to enjoy the benefits of its intelligence and other capabilities.
A sane government does not demonize an entire sector of society. It brings it in – into the army or national service, the workforce and shared responsibility – on equal terms.
Israel does not need another government whose principal achievement is defeating the other side. It needs a government of leaders humble enough to understand that the country is more important.
Israel’s electoral threshold was designed to improve governability. Instead, it can distort election results and leave voters without representation.
The dramatic events of flydubai’s flight 1073 – what I like to call “the miracle at 30,000 feet” – have brought to the surface a host of eye-opening revelations.
I will have that hamburger someday. And when I do, it won’t be “to die for.” It will be to live for.
Since the current government took office at the end of 2022, it has approved the establishment or retroactive legalization of 104 Jewish communities there.
