Is Bibi Truly Done?
There are still 50 hours until Yesh Atid’s Yair Lapid mandate expires. And it’s a week or so before the earliest time in which a new government can be sworn in.
There are still 50 hours until Yesh Atid’s Yair Lapid mandate expires. And it’s a week or so before the earliest time in which a new government can be sworn in.
The problem might be as follows: he can either ease tensions or offer hope. Doing both seems impossible.
The support of American Jews is important for Israel. It is important as long as it is support for policies that Israelis see as necessary.
If Hamas realizes that the international community (or at least the United States) will not be its savior if it chooses aggression, its leaders might decide to be more cautious.
Those who preach to Israel a “proportional response” do not understand this region’s game of power.
The Pew report reveals polarization on more than one front. Jews behave in different ways, believe in different things and do not feel that they share much in common.
Gazans will end up in as bad a position as they entered. It will not make them more prosperous or happier.