Shimon Peres was the subject of much ridicule for opposing the bombing of the Iraqi reactor. When you delve into the arguments on both sides of that dispute, it’s somewhat frightening to realize there’s a chance that at the time Peres was arguably right. The risks were greater than the chances, but the risk did קראו עוד…

This is by no means a new phenomenon. In 1998, Chief of Staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak was already polling as a potential prime minister before he had uttered a single word. At different points in time, others were in the same position: Ami Ayalon, a recently retired and successful Shin Bet chief, and former IDF chiefs קראו עוד…

It seems there’s no politician I’ve been more wrong about than Yair Lapid. When he entered politics, I assumed it would be a short and unsuccessful adventure. I figured that, given his tendency to seek consensus and chase public affection, he would struggle to cope with the confrontational nature of politics and the inevitable decline קראו עוד…

President Donald Trump is far removed from the motivations many here attribute to him. He doesn’t genuinely care about the fate of the hostages. He has no real problem with Israel continuing the war in Gaza — as long as it doesn’t demand his attention, which is currently focused on the systematic destruction of every קראו עוד…

The details of the deal that was signed are infuriating — a written monument to the boundless cynicism of Benjamin Netanyahu. On the surface, Netanyahu appears to have scored achievements in this deal, but in practice, they are meaningless, and above all, they do not justify six or twelve unnecessary months of hostages remaining in קראו עוד…