Opinion

Israel must recover the world’s trust without surrendering its security or identity. That requires a government that shares power, develops new leaders, and presents the full human face of Israel.

Perhaps what will matter in the future is not the number of these marriages, but what they produce: people who see no need to make a forced choice among the parts of their identity.

The elections are coming up, and for me, there is no contest. It is time for us to get behind Bibi. Return him to power. Let him finish the job.

Instead of progressing, we will be regressing, and may be responsible for what future historians will call “the destruction of the Third Temple.”

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and the players will undoubtedly insist that their actions concerned Gaza, not Jews or Israelis as people. But intentions do not erase consequences.

Two years ago, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned of the need to reexamine the security arrangements for foreign aircraft entering Israel.

Hayoun’s act saved the plane and its passengers from a certain immediate crash.

Many experts and decision-makers saw the warning signs prior to Hamas’s massacre and misread them. Israel’s prime minister wasn’t the only one failing the nation; an entire misguided mechanism was.

Israel’s next leader must be evaluated on how they managed both their party lists and campaigns, what they believe are the nation’s main challenges, and their approach to foreign policy.

Democratic freedom has never been a spectator sport. Australians must raise their voices to meet the immense responsibility of this moment.