This column defends more the concerns of our enemies, UE nations and John Kerry, than the security of our nation. People like Yaalon and Golan feed the mouths of our enemies against us. No matter what we give away to show our morality and democratic values, the world will always find the way to make us look like the villain. So why do we need to sacrifice our soldiers and put in risk our civilians just to please them? A 12 years old terrorist is a pure and oppressed child for the world. An IDF soldier making guard on the border and serving his nation is a terrorist in the eyes of the world. Should we follow the opinion of the world then?

The next few months will tell the true story. However, Bogie was not doing his job. Bogie catered to hostile "Palestinians" at the great expense of good Jews. Hopefully, Lieberman will be an improvement.

Media elites "experts" and always AFTER THE FACT he and his cohorts NEVER saw the wars or Intifadas coming ONLY after them did they become Mayens Experts NEVER DID THEY SEE THEM COMING ON and yet they claim to have all the answers what jokes he and his ilk are

if he sucks as a defense minister, its up to the israeli citizens to vote in someone different the next time. judge the man on how he is not on what you think he will be,

The so called Nationalist old guard Likud that was clueless and posed as such but really were Leftsts have been found out and rejected by the suffering public Moshe Arens etc etc etc and good riddance They lied to us for generations creating many of the messes we find ourselves in today be gone be gone be gone , to your fate historical footnotes .

Ya'alon was tough on the Jews but weak on the Arabs. He betrayed the soldier who shot the terrorist. We won't miss him.

Outsiders, when they care to glance at the content of Israeli media, must be bemused by the constant twist and turns on the part of politicians and commentators whether of the 'left' or the 'right'. A more sober observation is: so what's new? Bibi's central belief, of course, is in himself and in his right to remain PM whatever the cost. Supping with the devil is no big deal to him. As to the future of Israel as a thriving, democratic society for all its citizens, as well as being at peace with its neighbours and supportive of Palestinian self-determination - do me a favour!

Israel reputation will continue downwards no matter who is prime minister. the BDS is growing, Anti-Semitism is growing. Islamic terrorism is growing. Of course Israel will continuing be blamed for everything. No leader in Israel today has the power and influence as Netanyahu and when he leave office. No leader will be able to confront the nations against Israel. Netanyahu at least has the courage to stand for Israel.

in what he says. measured by the talkbacks he got from the philippines,london,los angeles,canada, and some english speakers from israel, which show an astounding drift to "facismn". It sends "shivers" thru my body. We became the jewish "marie le pens", the jewish AFD in germany, the extreme right wing austrian party. We even invite those politicians to our tables. We lost all sanity and are on the way to lose "humanity" too. Soon critical words and articles will be forbidden, journalists imprisoned who critize the goverment (model erdogan and or/victor orban of hungary) and then what ? We are playing "poker" with our democracy and our citizen. The way to stop it will not be civilized....

I agree. The spectre haunting the world today is not communism. as Marx famously said, but extreme right-wing populism. Trumpism is the slippery slope to Fascism. Sadly, Israel is not immune from this global threat.

Nutshell! As I've been telling you all along: once cursed with the Marxist pathology, always remaining a risk to public health! You have so succinctly described your fantasies in regard to our world, that even Brother Grimm couldn't have topped....

IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT ISRAELIS' DIPLOMATS, R FIGHTING BEFORE AN ELECTION. who will be the next P.M.? FIRST THEY WISH TO GET BIBI OUT. OTHERWISE THEY CAN NOT WIN. SO THEY PICK ON HIS WIFE ON HIS "HAIR". ON HIS TRAVELING, ON HIS PRIVATE HOME. ISN'T THAT ENOUGH? WELL NO ONE MENTIONED THE STORY OF HIS FIRST WIFE. HIS NICE DAUGHTER FROM HER? THEY FISH FOR A SCANDAL THEN DO IT RIGHT.

Its not about bibis hair cut,cipars,or icecream and not about sarah(simply forget her) its about this: 1) How israel deals with the last living holocaust survivors : shameful 2) Bibi promised security: there is none 3)Bibi promised 2 states for 2 people: nothing been done 4)bibi promised the reduce housing prices: the prices rise and rise 5)bibi promised to reduce cost of living: the contrary is the case 6) Bibi talks and talks : No action though 7) Bibi frightens us daily with arabs,iran,the world etc.etc: And we buy his non-sense. 8) bibi and friends try to "kill" free speech,our high-court and the the press. 9) Bibi preaches democracy ,but we become more and more"facists"by the day. 10) our banks strangle us ,our education system is in dire straits,our health system collapses,but bibi tells us everything is wonderful. 11) and then we have the "gas-deal". We most probably will read only in 10 years what really went on there. "Baksisch" for friends i guess. that and much more is the state of affairs (corrupt majors and politicians,corrupt lawyers and police-men,) Its enough ,we need a clean out or civil disobidience . The "king" is wearing No cloths.