It Wasn’t a Deal – It Was a Crime
The decision by the Israeli government to make significant concessions to the Hamas kidnappers should never be called a “deal.” It was an extortion. Would you call it a deal if somebody kidnapped your...
Why Hamas still stands: Failed military doctrine drives IDF thinking
Ran Baratz, who teaches military doctrine at the IDF’s National Defense College and founded Mida, an online Hebrew-language Commentary-like magazine, raises no objections to the ceasefire deal with Hamas—but not for the reasons one would expect....
Announcing the Stefan Moldovan Prize for 2025
Monday, January 6, 2025
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We are pleased to announce the solicitation of titles for the 15th annual Stefan Moldovan Prize for Israeli Security Studies. This prestigious prize has previously been awarded to authors of...
Israel must stand up to the coercion of Qatar
Israel is now asked to free hundreds of rapists and killers who promise to rape and kill once again if they are set free.
There is no question about it.
Israel has a responsibility to abide...
Documents Reveal Hamas’s Goal: To Deepen the Rifts in Israeli Society
Documents seized in the Gaza Strip, some of which were published in the Israeli and international media, revealed a partial picture of Hamas’s goals and intentions prior to and during the October 7, 2023,...
Will Netanyahu Put Israel On Trump’s Doormat List?
Days away from President-elect Trump's inauguration, it appears that Prime
Minister Binyamin Netanyahu may set the catastrophic precedent of succumbing
to pressure to accept an unacceptable "deal" with Hamas.
If you only care about the next five...
Will the devil Arafat Arfa’ia also be released in the deal?
5 years ago, the terrorist Arafat Arfa'ia, who went out to carry out an attack wearing a kippah, came across a 19-year-old girl in a secluded area near the Biblical Zoo, Ori, who loved...
The hostages Deal – Behind the Closed Doors
From the reports coming out of Qatar through Arab media, it's possible to assess what's happening behind closed doors in Doha. What's noteworthy is that parallel to the talks in Doha, an Arab summit...
American Residents of Judea, Samaria Sue Biden Administration Over Sanctions
A pair of Israeli-Americans filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration on Thursday alleging that it had improperly imposed sanctions on them under an executive order intended to combat “extremist settler violence” in Judea...
Home truths
Will unpalatable and uncomfortable truths continue to be swept under the carpet this year?
The irresistible urge to avoid unpleasant realities is a dominant feature of political life in most democracies. When it veers into...