Strategic depth is a precept precisely the opposite of one of the proverbial “misconceptions-conceptzia” dominating the public discourse in Israel since the Hamas-led invasion and massacres on Oct. 7
With the opposition positioned to end Netanyahu's rule, Avigdor Liberman's rejection of Arab parliamentary support threatens to turn a historic opportunity into a devastating defeat.
As Elie Wiesel said in his oft-repeated guidance: “Stand up, do not stay quiet. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
Shas's campaign is one of the sharpest we have seen in the feed, with production values and writing closer to cinema than to a party broadcast, with real emotion invested in them.
The Houthis are exposing an uncomfortable reality: Saudi Arabia, despite spending hundreds of billions on defense, remains dangerously vulnerable to an Iranian-backed militia.
Canadian Jews feel largely misunderstood and, indeed, unprotected from the actual hate that is visited upon them daily.
A Jew in France or New York should be able to hold any opinion about Israel, or none, without being tested on it before walking into a synagogue.
Should Netanyahu once again emerge victorious, the government he will form in its aftermath might be even worse than the outgoing government. Voters should certainly take this into account.
Why Israel must end the Oslo experiment, confront judicial overreach, and secure its future.
This systemic self-destructive behavior of Israeli governments, letting one group decide and legislate what is religiously (and therefore civically) acceptable, is the root of today's inequality.
Hamas unleashed its unprecedented wave of slaughter, rape, and kidnapping, fully knowing the inevitable Israeli response and the devastating cost to Gaza. Yet, they did it anyway. Why?
