Trump’s 21-point plan is not a plan at all, but an amateurish document. It contains desirable visions, but ones that are far beyond reach. One provision states that Gaza will be declared a free-trade zone. Another deals with an economic reconstruction program led by countries that have succeeded in building “miracle cities” such as Riyadh,… Read More: Trump’s Plan: Amateurism and Charlatanism »

During the last coalition negotiations, a journalist from Maariv wanted to understand one of Otzma Yehudit’s demands concerning land. One of Itamar Ben-Gvir’s spokespeople directed her to an authority on the subject who was apparently behind the demands. The referral to that authority caused an uproar in Ben-Gvir and his associates’ WhatsApp group.   “Why… Read More: David Zini, Listen: If You Become a Political Appointee as… »

One of my reports on the submarine affair focused at the time on Yossi Cohen and raised questions about one of the opinions he had signed as head of the National Security Council. After the report was published, Cohen — by then already director of the Mossad — invited me to a meeting. I left… Read More: The Submarine Affair: The Unsung Heroes of the Commission of… »

On February 22, 2024, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened the Security Cabinet, intending to have it approve the negotiating team’s departure for Qatar. He opened his remarks by saying that the Emir of Qatar had updated him that several hostages had received their medication. “I believe the Emir of Qatar, and therefore I recommend sending… Read More: Netanyahu Blinks at Orich, Haddad Has a Conflict of Interest,… »

Passover Intermediate Days, 2024   After months of insistence, the security establishment submitted a recommendation for a partial withdrawal from the Netzarim Corridor, which would make a breakthrough in negotiations for a deal possible. At noon, the War Cabinet convened. Here is a summary of what happened there, being published here for the first time.… Read More: An Example of How a Deal Was Scuttled, Minute by… »