A senior member of the negotiation team working to return the hostages recently told me the following: "I always had the feeling there was an inexplicable bias in favor of Qatar. Strange things happened. It started when we were instructed early on to brief Yossi Cohen, the former Mossad chief, ahead of his trip to… Read More: Why is Qatar mediating, and not Egypt? »

The most embarrassing minister of all is Bezalel Smotrich. In an interview on “Zman Emet” on the Kan public broadcaster, he said that he “conceived the idea to eliminate Nasrallah.” Yet in the meeting itself that discussed the matter, two days earlier, he opposed it. Smotrich was also not present at the second major attack… Read More: Then Netanyahu stood up theatrically and wrote exactly the same… »

When did the Prime Minister truly lose trust in the head of Shin Bet? At the Supreme Court hearing, the judges asked this repeatedly. The timing is critical: after October 7? If so, why wait a year and a half? Because of the classified documents affair? If that’s the case, then it’s essentially a settling… Read More: Who would even agree to be appointed head of Shin… »

Operation “Guardian of the Walls” in May 2021 was supposed to end on Sunday, May 16, 2021, but was delayed until the night between Thursday and Friday. The main reason: an opportunity to eliminate Muhammad Deif. In the end, it was decided not to carry out the assassination. The assessment was that killing him would… Read More: The continued killing in Gaza is a stain on all… »

In February 2023, the first confrontation erupted. It was reported in the media that the head of Shin Bet, Ronen Bar, warned Itamar Ben-Gvir about the consequences of his actions—visiting the Temple Mount and other provocations. In response, two MKs from Otzma Yehudit launched an attack. Almog Cohen shot back: “His role is to thwart… Read More: Will the Supreme Court (Bagatz) in its ruling regarding Bar… »