Lessons of Gaza: 10 years later
August 4, 2015
Anniversaries always present us with an opportunity to reflect on the past and to try to learn from history.
Uri Dromi
Israeli Housing Minister Uri Ariel’s ironic homage to Yitzhak Rabin
November 6, 2014
Housing Minister Uri Ariel is a staunch supporter of Jewish settlements in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria.
Should Israel stay or withdraw from the West Bank?
October 20, 2014
Sixty years ago the Algerians revolted against the French who had ruled them for more than 120 years.
Why Hamas is not like ISIS
August 21, 2014
As James Foley is beheaded and rocket attacks resume on Israel:
With leadership, threats might turn into opportunities in Israel
July 9, 2014
The recent cycle of violence in Israel, after a period of relative calm, raises concerns that perhaps we are on the threshold of another intifada, or another Operation Pillar of Defense (a full-scale operation in Gaza), or both.
The art of pitching Israeli innovation to philanthropists
February 4, 2014
Flying for many years in the Israeli Air Force (IAF), made us IAF veterans somewhat skeptical of the “civilian” society.
Appreciation: A salute to Ariel Sharon
January 11, 2014
In January 1985, as a colonel in the Israeli Air Force, I was running a course for high-ranking officers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), focused on lessons from Israel’s wars.
Yom Kippur War: 40 years later
September 11, 2013
A week before Yom Kippur 1973, I moved from Hazerim air force base to Jerusalem to study history at Hebrew University. Yet it was life, not university, which actually taught me a history lesson.
History and the war in Syria
August 28, 2013
While the bloody civil war in Syria rages on, Israel keeps a watchful eye on the Israeli-Syrian border, making sure the fighting between the rebels and Assad’s forces doesn’t spill over into the Golan Heights.
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