It's possible the world is on a collision course with Iran, but by taking the initiative and adopting an uncompromising approach the breadth and scope of a future conflict can be mitigated and maybe even prevented entirely through deterrence.

Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis says that under the Likud, Israel has always been a Jewish, democratic state, and will remain one.

“I think by condoning anti-Semitism the way he does, I’m afraid he’s effectively culpable of that vice,” says Boris Johnson. Labour: “Jeremy Corbyn is implacably opposed to anti-Semitism in all its forms and has campaigned against it throughout his life."

Israel applies Western thinking to the Gaza problem and concludes that if only they had something to lose, they'd stop fighting. But Hamas doesn't want anything of its own; it wants what Israel has and is willing to pay for it in blood.

Moti Kahana says his only goal is to prevent oil exports from Kurdish-held northern Syria to Iran and the Assad regime. Kahana to Israel Hayom: "I do not serve any side in this story because I have one goal – for Syria to be democratic, free and live in good neighborliness with Israel. I don't serve Israel, I am an American citizen, but everyone can benefit from this."