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Which of the following Mideast and world events can be expected in 5787 (2026-2027)? Take this quiz and calculate the year you need to be prepared for. (My answers are at the bottom of the article.)

Pressure on Israel, or even punitive measures imposed against it, has never advanced peace. Instead, it has hardened Palestinian positions. Israel can continue down the path it has followed for decades, but it may also be possible to make a decision that could shape the region's future. 

Even after Tucker Carlson's antisemitism reached new extremes, US Vice President JD Vance continues to maintain a personal relationship with him and treats him as a legitimate figure whose views amount to mere "political disagreements."

Israel has been at war since its rebirth in 1948, and as a result, a large portion of Israel's leadership comes from the military. The ongoing conflict with the Arabs has given military leaders the privilege and the ability to become the authority and a model for governing affairs. However, in a democracy, the people do not represent a disciplined army, soldiers who obey orders without protest.

Today the Muslim immigrant is the “other,” but when a society begins asking who truly belongs, who is a foreigner and who threatens its identity, Jews have good reason to listen carefully. 

The model Washington used against Iran could one day be turned against Israel. The precedent has already been set: US support is eroding, and Jerusalem still has time to prepare for a threat to its banks, companies and the economy as a whole. 

The US president does not want to "repeat the experiment" of another military campaign and would rather pressure Tehran through sanctions and an economic blockade. But Iran could conclude that escalation is preferable to surrender or economic collapse.

Israel needs an infusion of unpolluted leaders. The cynicism and divisiveness of Avigdor Liberman, Aryeh Deri, and Yair Golan must be ruled out.

The Jewish people possess an immensely powerful public diplomacy tool that, for some inexplicable reason, we are reluctant even to mention: the Bible, the Book of Books, which forms part of the moral and historical foundation of Western civilization and of the Christianity that has profoundly shaped it.

Achilles’ Shield gives Greece and Israel the resilience to withstand Turkish pressure. Poseidon’s Wrath defines what happens if deterrence fails: a war launched from occupied northern Cyprus must end with the occupation itself.