A recently published study debunks claims of “genocide” allegedly committed by Israel in Gaza. Thought-policing academics were quick to dismiss and smear. And Europe? It is slowly succumbing while we abandon the battle for global perception.
Listening closely to voices calling to end the war prematurely, including misleadingly presented polls, analysts' commentary and politicians’ statements, Hamas is wagering that Israel is "exhausted" enough to agree to a ceasefire without securing the hostages’ release.
Torah study and national duty are not mutually exclusive, and it’s long past time for the broader Haredi community to stop isolating itself and start showing up as full, responsible participants in the society they benefit from.
Events over the past week reveal that Syria, and the wider region to Israel's east, is dangerously unstable. Israel must urgently define its strategic goals in the area, ensuring coordination with Washington, and keeping close tabs on the activities of al-Sharaa and his forces.
In his eight months of rule, Syria's al-Julani has taken a series of positive steps toward Israel, including canceling the “Palestinian refugee” status, stopping Iranian smuggling, and de facto relinquishing the Golan Heights. But what was our response? Faulty diplomacy, excessive use of force and now – forcing him to threaten us with war.
The Syrian Islamist regime had planned to seize control of the Druze city Sweida, but local fighters and Israeli strikes stopped it in its tracks. One can hope the attack has shaken those swayed by the Syrian President charm offensive.
The blood feud ignited now remains unresolved despite the ceasefire, and given the regime’s character, it will likely resurface. Israel must determine how far it is prepared to go for its allies: will it offer only air support, or, if needed, send divisions for ground combat for an uncertain duration.
The new Syrian regime is struggling to confront armed Islamist groups that view the Druze as heretics, having already perpetrated massacres of Alawites and Christians. The situation only proves Israel’s need for a strategic response to the growing chaos, and the potential for a renewed intra-Syrian conflict - this time, without a central figure like Assad.
Iran, reeling from its defeat in Operation Rising Lion, employs covert diplomatic and military strategies to disrupt US efforts for a new Middle East order, aiming to block a Gaza ceasefire, crucial for regional change. Iran also sabotages Israel-Syria talks and Saudi Arabia’s Abraham Accords entry.
Holocaust inversion is not a casual misstep. It is a deliberate weapon used to delegitimize Israel and cast Jews, once again, as villains in someone else’s narrative.