Two terrorist attacks within the space of one day have proven that the Palestinian theater is now on the verge of exploding. Israel operates there with considerable freedom, but what is really needed is a concerted operational intelligence effort in coordination with Egypt to ensure calm in the Gaza Strip and with Jordan to prevent inflammation on the Temple Mount
Security officials should operate under the premise that the Friday night massacre would lead to copycat attacks, which was already noticeable in the shooting on Saturday morning near the Western Wall.
Netanyahu’s joy may be short-lived. Putting together his coalition proved to be surprisingly complicated, requiring nearly two months of painstaking negotiations and a series of legal maneuvers just to allow his partners to take office.
The probe is scandalous; Israel and US need to deal with it through diplomatic channels, says expert.
This "inquiry" was created at the behest of the Organization of Islamic states, joined by HRC members and human rights aficionados such as China, Libya, Russia, Somalia, Sudan and Venezuela, and garnered zero Western democratic support.
The emerging deal is not perfect, but the alternative – a dangerous escalation on the northern border – would be much worse.
A student-led initiative at the University of California, Berkeley brings back memories of some of the darkest periods, but this is only the tip of the iceberg.
Attempts to shoehorn European political leaders into a neat equation about fascists, authoritarians and democrats doesn’t advance Jewish interests or make sense.
Israel is alarmed at the Palestinian Authority's increasing loss of control in northern Samaria as well as the number of Palestinian security operatives involved in terror activities and shootouts with IDF forces during arrests, putting Israeli-Palestinian security operation at risk.
Under President Raisi, a hard-liner elected last year, agents of the morality police appear to have been unleashed. Despite the recent crackdown, some demonstrators still chant “death to the dictator,” targeting both Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's rule and Iran's theocracy, despite the threat of arrest, imprisonment and even the possibility of a death sentence.
