Opinion

Since October 7, Israel has fought on multiple military fronts. Yet there is another front that receives far less attention despite its strategic significance: delegitimizing the State of Israel.

In Keinon’s reading, Gaza’s devastation was not an unforeseen consequence. It was a price Sinwar was prepared to pay in the hope of igniting a regional war that would ultimately destroy Israel.

Israel will attack, not defend. It will initiate, not respond. It will hunt down its enemies, not be hounded by them.

It is difficult to imagine a more foolish or morally obscene bargain than the one visible in Dagan’s early July meeting with Simion, which reportedly took place in Bucharest.

Had the Jews studied their history impartially, they would've understood centuries before Herzl that regaining their land and restoring their power is their task, not God's.

The Middle East never takes a break, with power struggles, hidden agendas, and dangerous alliances shaping the region’s future.

Leadership is supposed to be about making difficult decisions for the good of the country, even when they carry political costs. What we saw this week is the opposite.

This is not a technical legal debate over exemptions. It is a fundamental strategic choice about the future security of the State of Israel.

A full Knesset term, the first in nearly four decades, is a real institutional achievement in a region where governments rarely die of old age. But the Temple was magnificent on its last morning too.

Warning signs from both Democrats and Republicans suggest the Israel-US relationship has entered a deep and dangerous crisis.