Commentary

It is likely that copycat attacks will follow Saturday's deadly shooting, meaning that the next few weeks will be marked by high tensions. 

The latest setback in negotiations over the maritime border means Nasrallah could very well try to respond soon, perhaps even by testing Israeli nerves in various ways, be it with words or by sending drones. 

While Prime Minister Yair Lapid has no doubt about condemning Russia for the conflict, others wary of limiting the IDF's freedom of action in Syria, jeopardizing the safety of Jews in Russia and pushing Moscow into the arms of Tehran.

By officially calling for "an agreement with the Palestinians, based on two states for two peoples," the prime minister has changed the election paradigm from "anybody but Netanyahu" back to the issue that has divided Israel's left and right since the signing of the infamous Oslo Accords in 1993.

Nightly "selichot" tours are already taking place in Jerusalem's Old City, Bukharan Quarter and Nachlat Shiva and Nachlaot neighborhoods.

When he addressed the General Assembly in 2021, President Biden focused on broad themes of global partnership, urging world leaders to act with haste against the coronavirus, climate change and human rights abuses.

By giving up on traditional sources of energy in favor of unreliable green alternatives and putting their trust in Putin's gas, European leaders have exhibit shortsightedness that will now sentence their people to a cold and expensive winter.

The current congress differed from the first in that over the years Israeli culture has developed a thin layer of cynicism towards the ability to change and dream ahead. But this week was different.

Israel understood full well that any attempt to focus on the risks of an Iranian nuclear bomb would be ineffectual, so instead, it decided to adopt a different approach that included highlighting the issue of funding the IRGC.

In the coming days, the Israeli political-security echelon will focus on one thing and one thing only: to make a last attempt to stop, or at least improve, the emerging nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers.