5779: A new year of hope Those of us privileged to live in Israel should give thanks to the Almighty and appreciate the extraordinary achievements of the past year and pray that this momentum is maintained in the coming year. Of course, we continue to face threats from the...
Deterrence against Hamas is evaporating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will see his electoral support plummet unless he finds a better solution to the barrage of Hamas rockets and incendiary kites than bombing empty buildings. What we see now is déjà vu – a return to the tit for...
Hysteria over nation-state law It is inevitable – and laudable – that there are debates and differences over most new legislation. However, that does not justify the global hysteria generated over the recently passed nation-state law, which the clear majority of...
Balancing dangers and opportunities The speed of change – both positive and negative – in this region over the past two months has been breathtaking. On the negative side, the ongoing escalation of anti-Semitism, especially in Europe (and in the U.K. which could elect an...
Reviewing a month of hypocrisy and moral decadence Never have we witnessed such morally decadent political behavior as what has transpired these past weeks. Paradoxically, this occurred in the wake of a series of incredible Israeli achievements. It was Israel’s founding leader David Ben-Gurion, an...
Threatening Regional Storm Clouds Notwithstanding the exuberance of Israelis at the jubilant 70th Independence Day celebrations, justified in light of Israel’s extraordinary achievements and progress on both the diplomatic and defense fronts, the Jewish state will be facing major...
Dysfunctional politics and disgraceful behavior The criminal charges recommended by the Israel Police against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the politicians’ and media’s reactions amount to perhaps the most scandalous political imbroglio in Israel’s history. This is not to say that...
Seeking the perfect national leader We expect national leaders to behave in an exemplary manner and act as role models to be emulated. What most of us seek is a “perfect” leader. But that is mission impossible. Such a person has never existed. Some of the greatest American leaders...
Fatah-Hamas reconciliation: A fusion of evils World leaders – including some of our American friends – are apparently still unwilling to face reality and continue to delude themselves that Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority can be induced to making a peace settlement if Israel...
The prisoner exchange imbroglio It has been reported that Israel is once again engaged in negotiations with Hamas on the issue of prisoner exchanges. There is no certainty whether the three Israelis—Ethiopian born Avera Mengistu and the Bedouin captives Hisham al-Sayed and Jumaa...
