Commentary

Now that US President Joe Biden has agreed to an even more dangerous nuclear deal, Israel can expect to be demonized.

Refusenik Natan Sharansky famously argued that legitimate criticism of Israel could be distinguished from anti-Semitic invective by the application of the "3Ds" test: delegitimization, demonization and double standards. In the case of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has applied all three.

Now is the time to practice what we preach for in the Nation-State Law, which stipulates that Israel will "strive to ensure the safety of the members of the Jewish people and of its citizens in trouble or in captivity due to their Jewishness or nationality

Within a mere week, the country has seen entire markets and industries collapse, businesses crash, and Western companies close offices and recall employees.

By continuing to collude with Russia in Vienna, the West's claims that the sanctions the US and its allies are imposing on Russia are morality-based fall apart.

Ukrainian-born Israeli judoka Peter Paltchik says his heart goes out to all the citizens of Ukraine: the members of its national judo team and his close friends and family who find themselves in a reality that was forced upon them

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's 32-second video with his highest-ranking government officials illustrated the difference between his democratic leadership and the autocrat in the Kremlin.

The increasing collaboration between Warsaw and former "Eastern Bloc" countries – those that have joined the EU and NATO and those that have not but also fear the Russian threat – has put Poland in a prominent position in Europe, one that Israel has to recognize.

Israel moved mountains to oppose this agreement but was powerless against a determined US administration. Moving forward, Israel must request a significant compensation package, as Iran is sure to become more violent and aggressive.

It is doubly important to give police officers the technological tools they need to tackle crime at this point in time.