Former acting head of the National Security Council Jacob Nagel, who was involved in the process of acquiring the submarines at the center of Case 3,000, tells Israel Hayom that to the best of his understanding, there were no irregularities.
Israeli voters have embraced Netanyahu's view that the territorial concessions and a peace process are not the key to making Israel stronger. Gantz's loss proves that the Left cannot successfully obscure its views.
There can be no of introspection on the part of people who are convinced with every fiber of their being that they report reality strictly as it is, when in fact they are political activists like everyone else. We need alternative media.
Once again, pollsters were correct about some aspects of the election but missed the big picture. Many voters seem to have made up their minds on the way to the voting booths. Given that polls not only predict but also shape results, is it time to limit their use?
The outgoing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is leaving the fifth Netanyahu government with a relatively quiet security situation, but that could turn on a dime, and some vital social and security issues also need to be resolved.
Left-wing parties had accepted defeat well before the votes were cast, but the humiliation was just a bad when the polls closed. Journalists almost outnumbered the activists in the half-empty headquarters.
In 1981, the elite tried to separate Israel of the "second tier" from the leader they had voted into office, Menachem Begin, claiming he was putting the future of the country in danger. Not much has changed.
"If Likud voters don't wake up, we'll lose the election," warns PM Benjamin Netanyahu • Targeting Benny Gantz, Netanyahu asks, "If this has been the hardest month of his life, how can he handle being prime minister?"
Arab regimes are today demonstrating more flexibility on normalization with Israel, in particular in the Gulf region, says Abd Al-Hamid Al-Ansari, one of the most outspoken liberal voices in the Arab world.
Former GOC Southern Command Maj. Gen. Tal Russo: We need to find a solution for them, come up with a plan. You can't continue this reactive policy of putting out fires.
