War, Deterrence and Capitulating to Terror

Mordechai Kedar

Israeli military doctrine considers deterrence preferable to war, but the state has not attained the necessary conditions for it to work, and has capitulated to terror instead.

Cooking Up A Storm

There are all sorts of interests represented in Gaza. Hamas runs it. Palestinian Islamic Jihad also fires rockets toward Israel. Qatar provides money to pay wages and Iran is arguably behind it all.

In the Middle East, You Win with Fear

Ephraim Inbar

The past six months have brought us violent demonstrations along the Gaza Strip border, cross-border infiltrations, rocket fire and incendiary kites and balloons.

How Hamas Wins

Shoshana Bryen

That’s the worst sentence to write: Hamas wins. The people of the Gaza Strip lose. The people of Israel lose. The State of Israel remains to be seen, but for now, it loses, as well.

Guardian of the Gulf

Mordechai Kedar

For the Gulf States and the Saudis, a common threat means that Israel is becoming part of the solution instead of playing its old role as the core of the problem.

Ask the Rabbis: Can Israel Sign a Peace Agreement With Hamas?

Weekly riots on Israel’s southern border have resulted in hundreds of Palestinians killed. Accompanied by incendiary aerial devices, the riots have destroyed massive amounts of farmland and nature preserves in southern Israel. Accented by sporadic rocket fire by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the hostilities led Israel to take part in Egyptian-brokered ceasefire talks, leading to a transfer of $15 million by Qatar to pay beleaguered Gaza civil workers.