A Unified Reminder of the Iranian Threat

Ironically, the jolt back to Israel’s pre-pandemic reality served as a refreshing break from the incessant coverage of the coronavirus, economic crisis and nationwide protests.
Netanyahu Prefers for Gantz to Decide

If Defense Minister Benny Gantz refuses to budge on the budget issue, we will have an election this November. If he folds, Prime Minister Netanyahu will have to hold on until March, when his trial will be underway.
Did Corona Kill Sovereignty

The “Peace to Prosperity” plan is on the table, but as far as being a main foreign policy agenda item, it’s as if someone in Washington pushed the pause button.
Does Israel’s Government Chaos Mean Elections are Coming?

The ultra-Orthodox parties are at a loss: Blue and White has proven unreliable, and they are troubled by Netanyahu’s ambiguity regarding early elections.
‘Blood’-Soaked Remarks Stain Protests and Political Discourse

Pictures of protests don’t show proud Israelis hurt by the coronavirus, but anarchists seeking to destabilize the country. They are being encouraged by reckless politicians.
Cozbi in 2020? Antifa Woman Publicly Defiles Menorah in Jerusalem

“Last night, Jews began observing the nine days of austerity leading up the Ninth of the month Av commemorating the destruction of the Temple,” Rabbi Makover noted
Real Zionism Also Includes Economic Momentum

A government choice to continue the Zionist strategy that characterized the Jewish people over recent decades will constitute the basis for continued economic development that will steadily intensify in the future.
Pandemic Politics in America and Israel

While American conservatives consider COVID-19 restrictions an infringement on their freedom, Israelis of the same political bent believe that abiding by regulations is a civic duty.
Both Hero and Zero: Israel’s Strategic Incoherence

As soon as the coronavirus threat was perceived to have retreated, its second-to-none security apparatus bowed out, and the civil infrastructure took over. The result was instant chaos.
Why is Israel Going to Pot?

One would think that with the COVID-19 outbreak now lurching out of control—not to mention never-ending security threats—a move to inflict upon itself the dire risks to public health and social order from normalizing cannabis use would be dismissed out of hand as crazy beyond belief.