Philippines’ Duterte Confirms Israel Visit

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is set to make an official visit to Israel next month, his government recently announced.
The September 2-5 trip, will be the first visit by a Filipino leader since diplomatic ties were established between the two countries in 1957.
Ground Forces “An Option Which Might Take Place in the Next Few Days”

According to IDF Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, the Israeli government is currently deciding whether to go to war with Hamas in light of the escalating tensions. “Although we have only used air force and artillery so far without ground forces, this is an option which might take place in the next few days,” he said on a phone conference. “It is clear that a ground forces operation is more complicated, as it would result in many more casualties on both the Palestinian side and the Israeli side.”
Chomsky Calls Russian Interference a Joke – Blames Guess Who?

Noam Chomsky has gone off the deep end once again. This time he claims that in “most of the world” the issue of Russian interference in U.S. elections is “almost a joke.”
The Holographic Nation-State Law

The close resemblance of the Left’s talking points with the Arab narrative reflect a profound, and fast-paced process of radicalization that the Israeli Left has undergone over just the past years.
The Next Israeli Prime Minister, MK Ayelet Shaked

A potential future candidate for the Premiership? (after PM Netanyahu retires, of course). It might just be in order.
Erdogan Labels Israel ‘Racist,’ Netanyahu Responds to ‘Turkish Massacres’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of being racist and becoming a state based on apartheid, following passing Nation State Bill.
The Arson Balloons

The demented nature of chunks of Palestinian society is hard to grasp.
A Glimpse of Europe’s True Face

Due to an unusual conflation of events, over the past two weeks we’ve caught a rare glimpse of the face of European foreign policy. We shouldn’t let it pass unremarked.
Is Southern Syria Heading for ‘Lebanonization’?

The raid on the T4 base at Tiyas in southern Syria this week was, according to global media reports, the third such action by Israeli air power against this facility in the course of 2018.
Don’t Worry, They are Only Flying Kites

We need to stop the incendiary balloons and kites launched into Israeli communities. It has becomes unbearable. No government in the world would allow what is happening in southern Israel to happen without military response. Israel’s deterrent power is deteriorating while Hamas’s power is on the rise. How long is this going to last?