Commentary

Tisha B'Av is not a "religious" fast day but a national day of remembrance, during which we mourn the loss of our independence and sovereignty.

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What better moment than Tisha B'Av – ten months distance from Israel’s contemporary national catastrophe of Tisha B'Av magnitude – to remind oneself of the Biblical warnings against the politics of defamation?

Our stability depends on our unity; only then can we face the challenges and secure our future as a state and a people. Let's not lose the third temple as well.

Analysis: Iran's revenge motive, Hezbollah's role, Gaza concessions risks, and the deeper roots of conflict challenge diplomatic solutions.

Tisha B'Av preserved our national core while we were scattered in exile without a kingdom • The persistent memory, year after year, compels us to revisit the lessons from then and draw encouragement from the long journey we've taken to rectify them.

Who decided that victory over our enemies is not a moral value? Our ancient tradition suggests otherwise. Why does the IDF consult only one school of thought? If our enemies internalize their total defeat, they will refrain from fighting us.

This is the war of the free world against tyranny that seeks to enslave it in the name of a death cult . World leaders, look at your streets, you have fallen asleep on the wheel in the face of the danger approaching you.

The rocket attack on Majdal Shams is part of a long game that has been ongoing since the Second Lebanon War. On the northern front, there will be no new developments until Israel decides to change the strategic situation.

The elimination of Haniyeh now puts Iran on the same level as its proxies and dependents. Israel will be freer to confront Tehran's octopus and its other arms and establish a regional anti-Iranian coalition from a position of strength.