No, no, antisemitism is not, only, a phenomenon of the political extremes. It lies just beneath the surface in the hearts and minds of all too many “moderates” in the “civilized” west, as well as all around the planet.

The training and equipping of civilian rapid-response security squads on a massive scale everywhere in Israel is more necessary and urgent than ever. This requires both government investment and volunteer mobilization, including participation of the Haredi sector.

According to one expert who spoke with Israel Hayom, the analogy doesn't stand up. "First, even if Gaza is totally defeated and occupied at the end of the war, it is only a small part of the Arab world. Jihad, jihadists, political Islam and Islamists will continue to exist and thrive elsewhere, both in the Arab world and the wider Middle East."

In an exclusive Israel Hayom interview, the guards and commanders in charge of a prison facility where Hamas terrorists are incarcerated share what it is like to work in close proximity with the people who committed atrocities that the national psyche still struggles to comprehend. "On the outside, I have a poker face, but inside my soul is in turmoil," one of them shares.