With the US elections reaching their peak, warfare on two fronts – Gaza and Lebanon – settling into a sustained pattern, and Iran yet to push Israel into another spiral of escalation (not to mention the internal Israeli political calculations), conditions aligned perfectly for this long-planned move. The significance of this November 5, 2024 timing cannot be overstated.
Regional stability requires tackling weapons smuggling at the Syrian-Lebanese border, but progress is unlikely without Russian mediation.
Peace agreements or "arrangements" with terror groups like Hamas and Hezbollah is futile because they view such agreements as temporary tactical measures rather than genuine peace commitments.
Israel has so far defied pressure to stop legislation against UNRWA. The bills' final passage will take at least three more months anyway and even a Trump or Harris administration would likely request a freeze. So why wait? The transition period actually poses the greatest risk.
There is a tried and true method for stopping the supposedly expansionist Israelis right in their tracks. Stop bombing them.
The coverage of Hamas and Hezbollah in Western media reveals troubling patterns that go beyond mere misrepresentation.
Israel's war of survival must become the free world's battle. Just as Britain couldn't defeat Nazi Germany alone, neither can we defeat Iran on our own.
Israel must act within the sovereign territories of other nations, strike continuously, be the “bad kid” in the neighborhood—and acknowledge that all this comes at a price.
There is power in ancient tradition to lift our gaze from the complex present and challenges of war to an eternal perspective • Once again we begin anew the cycle of Torah reading and learn how to read history • 10 comments on Genesis.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in the region, seemingly in a last attempt by Washington to achieve a comprehensive ceasefire before the US elections. However, given that Israel has yet to respond to Iran's ballistic missile attack and the drone strike aimed at the Prime Minister's private residence in Caesarea, the chances of success seem slim.