It started with the TikTok of Palestinian youth, and escalated to an unprecedented exchange of fire between Hamas and Israel. This is not a classic war, because while the leaders take care to be protected and guarded, the residents of…
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Israel fights Jihad while Hamas keeps silent
An Arabic proverb goes: “My brother and I against my cousin, my cousin and I against the stranger”. In accordance with our reality in Israel and Gaza, we can translate this as “Bibi and Gantz against Hamas, and Bibi and…
Gazans Want to Live
“We want to live” is the rallying call that has mobilized thousands of young Gazans against the Hamas regime on an unprecedented scale. These youngsters have lost their trust and patience. They do not believe that rockets, balloons, incendiary kites,…
Kushner, Greenblatt, Friedman and the absent Palestinian president
Three of President Trump’s envoys – Kushner, Greenblatt and Friedman – spent this past weekend in Israel. They worked on Friday and marked the end of the Sabbath in a West Bank settlement. Afterwards, they returned for a second…
Even Kites Shoot
“Kite terror” is what newspapers call incendiary kites that set ablaze the fields of Israeli farmers on the “Gaza periphery.” This new terror has replaced “tunnel terror,” which, in turn, was neutralized by the IDF deployment of a new detection…
One Massacre, Many Partners in Crime
One hundred and seven Palestinians have been killed and more than 10,000 wounded by Israeli troops over the past seven weeks along the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel. The Palestinians stormed the fence and Israeli soldiers responded…
Our pal Mohammad Dahlan returns to the fray
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is on the verge of exploding in our faces. But commentators continue to reassure us that Hamas has no interest in another round of war. In Israel, we want this summer to pass quietly. At…
Barghouti will not bring salvation
The Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike led by Marwan Barghouti has global repercussions. The Israeli political-security cabinet discussed the issue in light of the strike’s potential to ignite widespread unrest in the West Bank and sever the “idyllic” security cooperation between…
Comptroller’s report on the last Gaza war: More is hidden than revealed
With the words “There is no clear policy toward Gaza,” the Israeli State Comptroller summed up his criticisms against the Netanyahu government in a recent report on Operation Protective Edge. This claim is baseless. The humanitarian disaster in Gaza testifies…
The West Bank – Gaza Divorce
The Knesset was frantic over the latest flotilla sailing toward Gaza, especially because Knesset Member Basel Ghattas of the Joint Arab List was on board. The purpose, he said, was to draw attention to the siege on the Gaza Strip…