In June 2023, the Israel Innovation Authority signed a cooperation agreement with the Investment and Development Authority of Latvia, with the latter opening a permanent representative office in Israel to promote economic ties.
Without the religious envelope, we would not have succeeded in preserving our national core. That is why our sages knew that to keep the hope of the return to Zion alive, we need traditions that would cement our collective memory.
Iran is trying to build on the diplomatic momentum it has enjoyed in recent months by bolstering its standing in the African continent and adding more countries to the anti-US camp.
Perhaps we need a "reasonableness standard" for all the vitriol currently flying around.
While the methods of war keep changing due to technological advances and other developments, war’s underlying principle remains: weakness invites evil. The West must now make a course correction and change its posture toward Iran.
I am proponent of limiting the scope of the "reasonableness clause," but not like this. The bill currently being debated by the Knesset will deny average Israelis the only method to redress their grievances in the face of arbitrary decisions by government officials. It could deal a major blow to our liberties.
The IDF launched a counterterrorism operation in Jenin while France was set ablaze by Islamic radicals. The fight for Jewish security in northern Samaria is linked to the historical processes that culminated with the riots in Europe.
Will the PA adopt a more proactive approach in order to preserve the new situation? The simple two-word answer to this question is "highly unlikely."
Adding Saudi Arabia to the Abraham Accords will be a boon for all players – and the world – and would help keep it away from Iran and China. But it won't be worth it if the Israeli concessions are too big.
Every Jewish state and its Jonathan. Here is the historical perspective in which I see the figure of Jonathan Netanyahu looking at us from the distance of generations.
