War and peace

The hardest part of war isn’t fighting it, it’s ending it wisely - opinion

From Gaza to Ukraine to Iran, battlefield gains mean little without a plan for the day after. Ending wars takes courage, not just force.

|ByCOLONEL (RET.) ADI BERSHADSKY
An Iranian woman walks past an anti-USA and anti-Israel mural, in Tehran on April 21 2026, amid a ceasefire in the region.
Demonstrators including Israeli and Palestinian activists take part in a demonstration in support of peace near the West Bank city of Jericho October 19, 2016

If the world spent even 10% on peace, everything could look so different - opinion

As nations pour resources into war, investment in peace remains negligible. A small shift in priorities could change the future far more than any weapon.

|ByCOLONEL (RET.) ADI BERSHADSKY
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a press conference, in Doha, Qatar, October 24, 2024.

Israel must convince the world to direct its pressure on the sponsors of terror - opinion

Israel deserves support and ethical defense; criticism is valid. Peace needs strength, wisdom, and diplomacy to end Hamas.

|ByBERNARD-HENRI LÉVY
AN IDF tank is on the move near the border with the Gaza Strip, last week. Our soldiers will be the individual voices and the collective impetus for instilling a renewed awareness and spirit into our country, the writer asserts.

What Leo Tolstoy can teach us about 'the day after' in Gaza

What Tolstoy might very well teach us is that we must ultimately look to the individual soldiers and their feelings, senses, and perceptions of how the war went.

|ByDOUGLAS ALTABEF

PM says Israel obligated to continue defending itself

At memorial ceremony Netanyahu stresses that Israel will do everything to prevent war, but if forced into conflict, will act with full force.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018ByHERB KEINON
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a memorial for IDF soldiers killedi in the Yom Kippur War, September 20, 2018

Letters to the editor: September 17, 2018

Our readers have their say.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

‘New-generation warfare’ and the future of state security

“I know not with what weapon World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones” – Albert Einstein

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018BySHAHZADA RAHIM
Cyber Warfare 300