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Statement on the return of hostage Ran Gvili
"The recovery and return of Ran Gvili’s body...
Iran's vast "camp of proxies", once celebrated, now greatly diminished (Image: Shutterstock)
Essay: Transformed by war
Assessing what has changed in the Middle East...
The Palestinian street is overwhelmingly hostile to numerous measures essential for moving the Trump peace plan forward (Image: Jose Hernandez/ Shutterstock)
The tyranny of Palestinian public opinion
Why Trump's Gaza plan likely won't work  ...
Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror (Image: BESA Centre)
The key to the future of the Middle East
An interview with retired Israeli Major-General Yaakov Amidror...
Eliminated: Hezbollah military chief Haytham Ali Tabataba’i (Image: Hezbollah/ X)
Is the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire deal doomed?
Disarmament falters as Hezbollah rebuilds   On November...
A terrifying scene from "Red Alert" (Screenshot)
Cine File: The day Israel stopped breathing
What October 7 unleashed   Red Alert Directed...
A Hamas terrorist and a captured man at the Nova festival on October 7, 2023 (Image: Video footage posted on the Telegram channel South First Responders)
Biblio File: The “X” Factor
Fine writing and trite sloganeering in service of...
An analysis of BBC headlines on Gaza tells a clear story of inherent bias (Image: Shutterstock)
Europa Europa: Auntie-dote required 
“The BBC should provide duly accurate and impartial...
Peace in Gaza depends upon the disarmament of Hamas (Image: Anas Mohammed/ Shutterstock)
Editorial: Disarmament blues
For the first time in two years, Israel’s...
UNRWA claims to be a UN agency, but its Palestinian clients have taken it over, making it a facilitator and driver of rejectionism (Image: Anas Mohammed/ Shutterstock)
Indispensable?
UNRWA after the Gaza conflict   What is...
Gazans receiving aid: Things are quieter since the ceasefire, but a full end to the war requires implementing "Phase two", including Hamas' disarmament (Image: Anas Mohammed/ Shutterstock)
Waiting on Gaza
Optimists see the chance for a new regional...
Palestinians carrying food aid received from an aid point in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip (Image: Shutterstock/ Anas Mohammed)
Scribblings: Aid will never be enough
UN agencies continue to complain that not enough...