Terrorist group ruling the Gaza Strip shows no signs it plans to cease taking advantage of Palestinians in need of medical care and those who hold Israeli citizenship to do its nefarious bidding for it.
Air defense is only a part of the Israeli military's security initiatives. The wider response is based on a rapid ground maneuver into enemy territory to destroy systems firing on civilians.
The prevailing assessment that Israel Hayom has come across in the political world is that another Gaza war is closer than ever but Israel prefers to wait until the vote the concludes.
The newly released peace plan means that Israel no longer has to choose between three bad options. It now has a great option and it must seize it, despite the costs.
Sudan, in particular, wants to be removed as a state sponsor of terror, end its isolation and rebuild its economy.
The defense establishment is at a crossroads reminiscent of the wave of lone terrorist attacks of 2015, but given the outline of the US peace plan and the backing the PA offers terrorists, the situation is far more volatile.
From international rebukes and potential action by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, to the political logjam – applying Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley is looking like an uphill battle.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not preoccupied solely with his country's relations with Israel. In less than four years, he will complete his fourth term in office. But then what?
The writing was on the wall, but Ramallah and Gaza refused to see it. For decades, the Palestinians expected that the world would force a deal on Israel that would break it – but in the end, the world got weary and PA leader Abbas was left stuck with Hamas. The Arab response to the "deal of the century" has left the Palestinians in shock.
The traditional unwavering support for the Palestinian cause no longer seems to be the order of the day among Arab powers, whose leaders have more pressing issues to resolve.
