After 75 years of making excuses and denying the plain fact that antisemitism is the root and the branch of the Arab conflict with Israel, Israelis of all walks of life and across the political spectrum need to accept that it is true.
When condemnation of Israeli actions comes from outside the Israeli discourse, a thin line separates legitimate critique from an onslaught of antisemitic rhetoric that is often masked as anti-Zionism.
After sputtering out of the gate, it appears the intelligence-military machine is now firing on all cylinders and is producing results. Israel’s dilemma now is whether to keep on going or not.
Hamas would sign a ceasefire deal in a heartbeat if it were offered the opportunity. Its members understand the balance of force in this latest round of fighting has begun to clearly lean in Israel’s favor, and their situation is getting worse by the minute.
Violent terrorist gangs such as Hamas aren’t interested in the distant future, just the daily fight for their own survival.
When those fireworks are aimed at human beings, they are no longer fireworks. They are explosives.
As the unification of the city is marked, the Biden administration thinks the best thing would be for Jews to lose a crucial court case. Are they right to think that defusing the crisis by giving up Jewish rights is the priority?
Israel's ruling class refuses to see the ramifications the Biden administration is having on the Middle East – from the Taliban in Afghanistan to Syria to surging Palestinian violence against Israelis.
Despite repeated assertions they would not join a Yair Lapid-led government that includes Meretz, Yamina party members appear intent on abandoning their promises in order to form the next government.
Since it became clear that Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah was far behind in the polls ahead of the Palestinian Authority elections, the PA raised its incitement to levels we haven't seen in more than a year.
