Israel would have continued with the same policy that effectively led to the "containment" of the Palestinian terror organization – categorizing it as just another escalation cycle with Hamas.
Alongside professional skills, the job requirements also include the ability to withstand media pressure as well as deep ideological and intellectual roots, ensuring a stable mental and conscious backbone that does not surrender to media or social manipulations.
Solutions exist – confiscating engineering equipment, seizing tools, imposing fines hefty enough to make any contractor think twice. Yet these steps are not being taken decisively enough.
The coming years look unpredictable both for the future of our country and for international affairs following the Ukrainian crisis. And yet, with the Trump administration, opportunities for the State of Israel can be realized.
What, then, was or will have been gained by this ceasefire deal? First, the gratefulness of Donald Trump. He has a long history of treating his friends well. This is a not unimportant consideration.
It's time to remove the artificial restraints on knowledge consumption in Israeli media.
We should see this unfortunate event as another national wake-up call for us to invest in public diplomacy much, much more.
Oct. 7 intensifies Israeli skepticism toward Palestinian peace process and conflict management.
Hamas members hold the majority of positions in the city's municipal leadership. Christian women in the Palestinian Authority and Gaza report threats to their lives from Muslims opposed to their presence in public spaces.
A hard-nosed review and massive recalculation of global support for the Palestinian Authority is also long overdue.
