During discussions about a potential large-scale ground operation in the north, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was perhaps the most extreme among the speakers. He painted the most terrifying worst-case scenarios, explained to those present that there would be long power outages and that the oil refineries would be attacked, and mentioned numbers better left unspoken. קראו עוד…

About five months ago, during a security discussion, Benjamin Netanyahu referred to leaving the Netzarim corridor, which cuts the Gaza Strip in two between north and south. “If we leave it, it’s our defeat in the war. We lost,” he said. At that time, the Chief of Staff also opposed withdrawing from the corridor, and קראו עוד…

Israel’s control over the Philadelphia corridor has now become the cornerstone of our existence, the security foundation of our nation. The presence at the Rafah crossing is described in Prime Minister’s Office briefings as the keystone of national security. All our troubles began there. The moment we leave, Hamas will return to its capabilities of קראו עוד…

Analysis of political polls focuses on the question “Yes or no to Bibi.” According to most polls, the current situation is that Benjamin Netanyahu has no chance of becoming the next prime minister. In the most favorable polls, he might prevent his opponents from forming a coalition and drag the country into another round of קראו עוד…

During the first eight months of the war, the decision-makers had no real intention of launching a ground war in Lebanon. They threatened with bold statements like “Nasrallah will make the mistake of his life,” but for Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Galant, and the military leadership, it was clear there was no point in such a קראו עוד…