Analysis

 The leaders of Blue and White need to redefine the party's perception among Israeli voters to have any real chance of winning the Sept. 17 election.

Tehran is cautiously pushing the envelope as a signal to the US president that his conduct could lead him to an unwanted destination.

US Ambassador David Friedman has broken a hypnotizing spell in US foreign policy regarding the disposition of Judea and Samaria.

The British, it seems, will do everything in their power to avoid making the Iranians angry. Yes, the same Iranians who ordered Hezbollah to build bombs in London.

The US senior presidential adviser Jared Kushner simply stated what many Arab leaders, all too familiar with Abbas’ decadent, corrupt government, believe but do not dare say.

Between the destruction of Hezbollah's cross-border tunnels, the pressure the Shiite terrorist group is under in Lebanon and Israel's attempts to see Russia help expel Iranian forces from Syria, the borders in Israel's northern sector are being redrawn. This mandates Israel remain especially vigilant and require it generates significant deterrence, so as to prevent the simmering tensions from turning the northern frontier into an active war zone.

With a high birthrate and large families, ultra-Orthodox Jews are the fastest growing segment in Israel. Economists warn that with a workforce unprepared for the challenges of modern society, they could become too great a burden on Israel's economy.

Will the Trump administration succeed in its first phase of Arab-Israeli peacemaking?

Bezalel Smotrich is afraid of the serious attempts being made in recent days to unify the religious-nationalist camp, which is why he is helping Avigdor Lieberman stir the hornet's nest of religious-secular divisions.

Politics is politics, and will always involve backroom deals. But is there anything we can do to clean up the coalition system without losing the worthwhile parts?