IDF, Shin Bet launch major operation in northern West Bank
August 28, 2024 | Ahron Shapiro
There has been an alarming escalation of security threats from the northern West Bank in recent months.
The UN continues to ignore Israeli victims of terrorism
August 28, 2024 | Justin Amler
In the entrance hall to the United Nations in New York, there’s an exhibition reminding those visitors of the victims of terrorist attacks from around the world. But among the many exhibits of attacks, including those in New York, Boston and in Kenya, there’s one glaringly obvious group that is missing.
Wong’s Middle East proposals would make things worse
October 9, 2024 | Colin Rubenstein
It is appropriate for foreign ministers to float initiatives and ideas to resolve international problems, but they should first be very sure they are improving the situation rather than exacerbating it.
Hamas’ 7 October attack, one year on: How it’s changed the Middle East
October 7, 2024 | Ran Porat
That day, 7 October, was a seismic event in the history of the Middle East. A year later, what are the aftershocks of this event? What are its implications for the Palestinian issue, and for the balance of power in the region between the pro-Western bloc and the “axis of resistance”?
A strategic game changer
September 24, 2024 | Ahron Shapiro
The new strategic reality with which Israel is faced has catalysed fundamental changes in the way Israel defends itself. This article will look at several of those likely changes… a year after October 7 and its aftermath showed the old conceptzia was no longer fit for purpose.
Preventing the West Bank from becoming Gaza
September 24, 2024 | Neomi Neumann
According to ISA estimates, about 15 battalions from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other Palestinian factions are currently operating in the West Bank. Each has dozens of fighters as well as commanders, financiers, and sabotage experts, resulting in attacks that are increasingly sophisticated and daring.
The Last Word: Beyond this year of shattered hope
September 24, 2024 | Rabbi Ralph Genende
It has been a year of shattered pieces, fragmented bodies and fractured hopes. Broken pieces, broken hearts, broken hopes. So much has been crushed and damaged for the Jewish people. It’s hard to let go of the dark images…
