Back from the Brink

Until Benny Gantz threw his political lot in with the right-wing coalition, it would be little exaggeration to say that the entire Zionist endeavor was poised on a knife edge.
Netanyahu Finally Wins Israel’s Elections, Set to Form Large Center-Right Government

Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, who hasn’t slowed down during an extended campaign season, remains in office for the next 18 months. Israel is much better off for it.
Benny Gantz and the Pyromaniacs

Amid a global pandemic, the threat of war with Iran and economic collapse, Israel’s Blue and White Party is dead set on bringing Netanyahu down—even if it means taking Israel down with him.
How the ICC is Encouraging Greater Civilian Casualties

By prosecuting Israel, the International Criminal Court has essentially said there’s no point even trying to uphold the laws of war because as the court interprets them, they are incompatible with self-defense.
As Coronavirus Seeps into Israel: IDF Troops Now Have a New, Precarious Mission

As General Gozal explains: “You cannot take a chance with the IDF. They are keeping us safe”
No, Not all Votes are Equal

Blue and White persists in an obsessive effort to include the inimical Joint Arab List in determining the fate of the Jewish nation-state.
What Happened to the Israeli Left?

MK Ofer Shelah from the Blue and White party is the architect of his party’s current efforts to form a government with the support of Joint Arab List.
Democrats and Anti-Democrats

The contrast between the Democrats’ intensive campaigning and the Israeli Left’s shrug at voters doesn’t mean that Democrats are fervent democrats.
Soldiers of the IDF: Modern Day Purim Heroes Securing Israel, Jewish People

It’s almost Purim, the joyous festival celebrating God’s miraculous deliverance of the People of Israel from their enemies. The story tells that the Persian Empire’s anti-Semitic ruler, Haman, wanted to annihilate the Jewish people.
Gaza, Elections and the Corbynization of the Democratic Party

In a world where the best-case scenario has a Democratic Party that’s openly hostile to Israel, how is Israel supposed to deal with Hamas, the sweethearts of the radical left?