Netanyahu is gambling with Israel's security

Roman Gofman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Maayan Toaf / GPO

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has named Roman Gofman as director of the Mossad, despite Gofman having no background in intelligence or special operations. The Mossad is a profession, not a political posting. An appointment based on personal loyalty rather than professional expertise places Israel’s security at risk.

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The draft law breaks the psychological barrier

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Read the proposed legislation before forming an opinion. Before a wave of enlistment can emerge inside the ultra-Orthodox community, the barrier of alienation toward military service must first be broken. As with Moses and Theodor Herzl, before reaching the promised land, the thinking has to change. Patience.

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Remembering Sheldon Adelson