Weekly Commentary: Follow Action Plan: Put Ministry of Defense In Charge of Coronavirus NOW

Thirteen years ago the Ministry of Health issued "The Pandemic Flu Health System Readiness Program 2007" https://www.health.gov.il/Subjects/emergency/preparation/DocLib/tora/BIO_TORA_PANDEMIC_FLU.pdf The plan set that following the WHO declaration of stage 5 there is "Transfer of the crisis management responsibility...

For Israel, recognizing another enemy is second nature

Among the world's democracies fighting the coronavirus, Israel has so far been by far the most successful. With a population of about 8.6 million, it had recorded at time of writing 33 deaths from...

Plagued by failure: ‘The Yom Kippur War of the Israeli health system

The summer of 2006 was a wake-up call for the home front. Israeli civilians, it became apparent during the Second Lebanon War, were inadequately protected, both against a large-scale military conflict and, as the...

Why this night will definitely be different

As Jewish families worldwide gather this year to celebrate the beginning of Pesach (Passover) there will be no need to ask why “is this night different from all other nights?” The stark contrast will be...

Badly-Hit Israeli Town Succeeds in Beating Coronavirus

As Israel remains under lockdown and the coronavirus continues to spread, one small community appears to have done the impossible and stopped the spread of the virus, the Globes news site reported. Read full...

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (March 25 – 31, 2020)

While Hamas has focused most of its attention on trying to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Gaza Strip, this past week a rocket was fired into Israeli territory. It is unclear which...

What the ConronaVirus Pandemic Teaches About Hopes for Middle East Peace

So much of our world has changed so drastically and so dramatically these past few weeks, leaving us literally and figuratively gasping for air. Is there anything or anyone we can count on not...

Don’t Blame G-d, Blame Beijing and Tehran

From Biblical times through the Nazi Holocaust, to the present suffering in northeast Nigeria, to our local emergency room, man’s reaction to innocents’ suffering has often prompted the same question: “Where is G-d?” When it...

The Palestinian Authority and Hamas Blame Israel for the Spread of Coronavirus (Updated to...

Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas have been particularly worried about the spread of the virus from Israel (despite the fact that the first cases of the...

The EU supports UNRWA to safeguard its own diplomatic stance

The European Union is coming closer to admitting that there are political aims behind its funding of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). In announcing its €82 million contribution to...