"Israel is a regional force, anyone who tries to attack us will suffer a crushing blow," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Kohelet Policy Forum.

If former Sakhnin Mayor Mazen Ghanayem leaves the Balad party and runs with the Democratic Union, will Arab voters move away from the Joint Arab List?

Finance Ministry attributes deficit, which exceeded the government goal of 2.9% to the fact the state's tax revenues were $2.6 billion lower than expected. Bank of Israel pegs foreign currency reserves at a record $126 billion.

In Syria, the Russian president wants to make sure pro-Iranian militias don't provoke the Americans and Israelis. Libya, meanwhile, could become Russia's second naval foothold in the Mediterranean basin, after Syria, if he convinces Turkey to stand down.

Nearly all political leaders in Israel from left to right exhibit unity concerning national security, especially when it comes to Iran, which is viewed as an existential threat to the Jewish state.