Regardless, the recent events have crystallized the urgent need to establish a strong and efficient public body to act alongside the Israel Police and Arab authorities to collect illegal firearms and eradicate the criminal gangs in Arab towns and communities.
Marilyn Venig, a Belz Hassid and film critic, writer, poet, and scholar, knows more about the nascent Haredi film culture than almost anyone.
Before agreeing to a truce, Israel must make sure the terrorist organization will not be able to rebuild its arsenal and regain its military prowess.
Hamas will have to balance the price it paid in Gaza with its success on the Palestinian street. Over a week into Operation Guardian of Walls, it seems that the main Israeli challenge now is no longer military, but political: how to leverage the achievements of the operation so as to ensure prolonged calm in the south, while conveying strength and implicitly preventing an escalation in other areas.
"If the circumstances change in the future in a way that would require updates to the public, we will make things known publicly," party says after reports of negotiations being underway on power-sharing deal
