In this U.S. election, Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t even make a clumsy attempt to hide his preferences. At least twice during security discussions, he gave speeches saying that if Donald Trump is elected, it will be easier because Trump understands the Iranian issue. With the other side, it would be harder — like with Barack Obama, קראו עוד…

In February, a hostage deal could have been made. Benjamin Netanyahu thwarted it. Let’s imagine a hypothetical scenario where Netanyahu had made the deal then. In the first phase, dozens of hostages would have been returned alive, soldiers’ deaths would have been avoided, northern residents might already have been back in their homes, and the קראו עוד…

Years after the end of the Second Lebanon War, I interviewed the defense minister during that war, Amir Peretz. “Anyone who thinks they achieved a victory effect at a certain point in time in a particular event is wrong,” he said. “It’s amazing to see that the most heroic and significant operations — last 48 קראו עוד…

There is no certainty that the Prime Minister even wants to end this. It’s quite clear that he doesn’t. But for the sake of the intellectual exercise: how can the war be ended?   Hezbollah presents two main challenges. With future missile build-up deep inside Lebanon, it will be harder to deal with. Avigdor Lieberman קראו עוד…

The rationale of decision-makers in Israel for the recent series of actions is as follows: They are not meant to bring about a decisive victory or remove the threat, but rather to force Hassan Nasrallah to sever the link he made on October 8th between Gaza and Lebanon. To sign a separate agreement with us קראו עוד…