INTO THE FRAY: Generals in Israeli Politics: Pinnacle of Perversity?
As a rule, on entering Israeli politics, senior military and security figures have played a troubling role, which has—almost uniformly—proved disastrous, both for the country and/or for themselves.
INTO THE FRAY: Gaza-Trump, Truth and …“Transfer”
The Trump proposal comprises a point of singularity reflecting a sharp break from past trends, and a sober recognition of the futility of the past pursuit of some mythical Palestinian “peace partner.”
INTO THE FRAY: Iniquitous Indictments for Invented Infractions
Despite his remarkable success, Netanyahu has been ceaselessly assailed by his political adversaries. Indeed, it is perhaps his very success that has generated such raw rancor against him
INTO THE FRAY: A 660 lb. War Crime
“Such a missile would pulverize a house to dust. It blasted a crater that is impossible to describe… There is no protection that defend us in the case of missiles like this.”-Gaza-border resident
INTO THE FRAY: A Constitution -The “Excuse–du Jour”
The raising of the issue of a constitution as a potential way out of the political impasse over the future of Israel's legal system is nothing but a red herring on the part of the opponents of judicial reform
INTO THE FRAY: Gaza – Disaster Foretold
What has unfolded in Gaza should not really surprise anyone willing to face up to the inclement realities. After all, it was not only entirely foreseeable, but easily foreseen
The Blight that Bennett Brought
It will take a long time to repair the damage that the machinations used to ensconce the current coalition have wrought.
INTO THE FRAY: The IDF & Gaza: Soldiers or sociologists?
Has the IDF brass forgotten that they are soldiers, charged with providing military solutions to physical threats to the nation’s security; not sociologists, tasked with diagnosing the societal ailments of its enemies?
INTO THE FRAY: Liberman’s New Home Demolition Initiative: The Point and the Pointlessness
Unless integrated into a wider conceptually coherent strategic policy, home demolitions, like any other operational tactics, such as targeted killing, are unlikely to be effective in any meaningful way.
INTO THE FRAY: “Conflict management” – The Collapse of a Concept
While Israel has been “managing the conflict”, its non-state adversaries have been enhancing their capabilities so dramatically that they now a grave strategic threat
INTO THE FRAY:The Elections are for President—Not Pope
Sadly, the most consequential elections in modern history may well be decided because of the most inconsequential reasons
Into the Fray: What if the GOP Wins? – Potential Payoffs and Pitfalls for...
The changes in the Republican platform are a welcome development, but they create new challenges for Israel & much depends on how it meets them
INTO THE FRAY: BDS (Bibi-derangement syndrome) & the myth of Israel theocracy
From the rabid rants of the myriad of “Bibiphobes”, the uninformed observer would be led to believe that Netanyahu is to blame for every misfortune and every malfeasance on the face of the globe…
INTO THE FRAY: Trump, Macron and Greenland: A Contrived Conflict?
On the world stage and promoted by the legacy media, the Palestinian issue is relentlessly and often callously exploited by ruthless jihadist Islamists and their sympathizers, despite the immense suffering of many innocent civilians from both parties to the conflict.
INTO THE FRAY: Perils of Postponing Preemption
Israel is approaching a point when it must decide to destroy enemy capabilities, rather than attempting to deter the enemy from using them.
INTO THE FRAY: The Enemy – What the “Right” Seems Unable to Grasp
The time has come for the “Right” to “bite the bullet” & give up trying to advance convoluted political prescriptions in lieu of the two-state formula. It is time to identify the Palestinian-Arabs as the enemy
INTO THE FRAY: The Israel-UAE Pact: Substance Over Ceremony?
Despite all the potential payoffs Israel-UAE normalization may entail, the agreement is really a prop in the choreography for a much bigger drama.
INTO THE FRAY: Haaretz – One Outrage Too Far?
The recent diatribe by Haaretz’s Rogel Alpher against Israel Prize laureate, Miriam Peretz, must have crippling commercial repercussion; not only cancellation of reader subscriptions but dramatic reduction in advertisers/advertising revenues
INTO THE FRAY: Middle East Meltdown
With the Mid-East on the cusp of melt-down, imagine what Isaiah (5:20) would say of proponents of ‘regional integration’: “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness…”
INTO THE FRAY: The GOP—Still Bringing a Knife to a Gunfight
'Republicans play badminton; Democrats play pro football'—Former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich
INTO THE FRAY: The Israeli Right Gone Wrong
Astonishingly, having been proved entirely justified in its condemnation of the dangerous defects of the “Left’s” political credo, the “Right” proceeded to embrace it
INTO THE FRAY: Lapid on Gaza – Stupid is as Stupid Does
Lapid’s recent Gaza policy proposal is just one more display in an appalling catalogue of his imbecility-cum-ignorance, which, in light of his electoral success, is—in itself—a grave indictment of the Israeli voter
INTO THE FRAY: Liberman-A Dove in Hawk’s Feathers?
The perception of Liberman as an abrasive hardliner is due more to his blunt statements regarding the loyalty of Israeli-Arabs rather than any territorial intransigence regarding the Palestinians
INTO THE FRAY: Israel Victory Initiative – Quo vadis?
It is unrealistic to expect that the Palestinians will experience a sudden “aha moment”, slap their forehead in epiphanic realization of the futility of their Judeocidal endeavors—and, of their own volition, docilely declare defeat
Why So Many Former Israeli Generals Push FOR Territorial Withdrawal
An in-depth interview with Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen, on the significance of territory in modern warfare and on his disagreements with his IDF colleagues, who endorse far-reaching territorial withdrawal by Israel.
INTO THE FRAY: An Imperative Precursor for Victory-A Diplomatic “Iron-Dome”
Israel requires a massive strategic public diplomacy offensive to generate the freedom of action required for victory-oriented policy
Gaza: A Simple Solution
The solution for Gaza is not, and cannot be, its reconstruction, but its deconstruction and the generously funded humanitarian relocation and rehabilitation of the non-belligerent Gazans to third party countries, outside the “circle of violence”.
INTO THE FRAY: Fickle, Faithless, Feckless
There seems no rational explanation for Blue and White's manifestly irrational behavior other than that Netanyahu’s rivals’ seemingly pathological ad hominem hatred for him has totally unhinged them from any reasonable and responsible political action.
INTO THE FRAY: Gaza – A “Simple” Solution
The solution for Gaza is not, and cannot be, its reconstruction, but its deconstruction and the generously funded humanitarian relocation and rehabilitation of the non-belligerent Gazans to third party countries, outside the “circle of violence”.
INTO THE FRAY: When Generals Stray into Politics…
This week--despite the resounding failure of the “land-for-peace” formula—3 former IDF generals penned an Op-Ed, urging the Biden administration to “keep open a path to an eventual two-state solution”
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