With Gadi Eisenkot and Benny Gantz threatening to leave the emergency government. The make-up of the war cabinet becomes crucial to achieving a comprehensive victory rather than a pyrrhic victory that would leave Arab nationalists in control of Gaza, claiming they won and they would be right in so doing. The Hamas-Palestinian flag would still […]
Continue readingWhile Iran and Pakistan have been trading low-level military strikes on each other’s border recently, it needs to be seen in the context of Balance of Power politics. Iran and Pakistan are Muslim countries; Iran is Shiite, and Pakistan is Sunni. There is no love lost between these two branches of Islam. The tensions shared […]
Continue readingSome voices are calling for a National Unity Government. To oversee the conflict in Gaza and the looming threat on Israel’s northern border from Hezbollah and Syrian proxies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The thinking behind this is that a broad-based coalition would better handle the complex situation Israel is currently facing. These voices […]
Continue readingFirstly, I would declare my political allegiance, which is firmly in the Religious Zionist camp. That said, when Avigdor Lieberman gets it right, he gets it right! After entering the Knesset in 1999, he has served in multiple government roles, including two stints as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2012 and 2013 to […]
Continue readingWhen contemplating a Nuclear strike on another country, the thought should arouse the most profound human empathy for the victims of an Atomic nightmare. The reality that must defy comprehension. Yet that is precisely what the Islamic Republic of Iran contemplates for the Jewish State. Iran’s leaders declare their deadly intentions for Israel on a […]
Continue readingTo be a Jewish Patriot today is to court world condemnation. You will be accused of being a racist or a Nazi. You will be scorned for being an extremist and not wanting peace with the Arabs. No matter that, the Arabs make it very clear that the destruction of the Jewish people and their […]
Continue readingKatzrin, the capital of the Golan, was established in 1977 as a planned urban centre for the Golan under the auspices of the Israeli government in November 1973. 1976 saw construction begin, and it has now become a regional hub providing educational, administrative and cultural services throughout the region. The first settlers were from Tel […]
Continue readingUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken wants a diplomatic outcome between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah. The United States sees no advantage to them to have an Israeli military victory in Northern Lebanon, let alone the expulsion of Hezbollah from Beirut. As always, America compromises over military victory and containment over resolution. A policy that […]
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