Gal Luft is co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, which describes itself as a Washington, DC-based think tank focused on energy, security and economic trends.
"This is an historic day because we have a clear commitment by Turkey to submit the ratification documents to the Grand National Assembly, and to work also with the assembly to ensure ratification," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg tells reporters after a series of high-stakes meetings.
Israel captured Ghajar from Syria in the 1967 war when it took the Golan Heights but Hezbollah has falsely claimed it is Lebanese territory.
With the major part of the judicial overhaul – a measure preventing justices from overruling ministerial decisions – passing its first reading, demonstrators vow to stage protests nationwide, including at Ben-Gurion International Airport.
The ball is now in Netanyahu’s court. Netanyahu will soon have to decide whether national security considerations trump domestic politics or vice-versa because his maneuvering room is rapidly shrinking.
