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Israel's Dubai joy flights were state-sponsored mass infection

Opinion: The government chose to allow flights to the UAE resort city out of diplomatic considerations and ignored the frantic warnings of health experts who likened them to a ticking time bomb, and now the people are paying the price

Einav Schiff , 23:30 , 01.25.21

Middle East provides mixed welcome for Biden

Analysis: Several issues may strain relations between Riyadh and Biden White House, among them the Iranian nuclear deal, the war in Yemen, and human rights in the kingdom after former president made support for kingdom and the United Arab Emirates a cornerstone of his regional policy

The Media Line , 22:46 , 01.25.21

Israel is rudderless amid a Haredi intifada

Opinion: Before he condemned the mob, Netanyahu spent hours making sure none of his friends were linked to the beasts attacking police, people and property in Bnei Brak on Sunday night; we Israelis have no leaders, no pillar of fire to save us

Amihai Attali , 14:16 , 01.25.21

Biden will not wait for Israel to make moves on Iran

Analysis: The new U.S. administration is nothing like its predecessor and Netanyahu's insistence on sidelining the defense establishment could leave Jerusalem with little to no say in the upcoming nuclear negotiations with the Islamic Republic

Alex Fishman , 23:38 , 01.24.21

Israel cannot rely on coronavirus vaccines alone

Opinion: A vaccine-resistant strain of coronavirus would be as deadly as a missile exploding in a kindergarten and rather than worrying about their own re-election, politicians should be ensuring we have a fighting chance against it

Sarit Rosenblum , 14:56 , 01.24.21

Israel desperately needs a Joe Biden of its own

Opinion: Like its American ally, Israel has become a stronger, yet more splintered nation; this is a dangerous situation and with the lack of a leader who can help bridge political divides, a national mediator is required

Ben-Dror Yemini , 18:50 , 01.23.21

Israel must forge its own path in the Mideast

Analysis: New White House may be less forgiving of some Arab regimes' treatment of opponents and Jerusalem should avoid being linked to them; as such it should not have announced settlement construction just as Biden was taking office

Shimrit Meir , 23:24 , 01.22.21

Israelis are dying but the ultra-Orthodox keep dancing

Opinion: Secular citizens won't forget huge Haredi weddings while they were fined for removing their masks in public, Haredi children at illegally open schools while they stayed home with children sick of remote learning, all thanks to the government

Sima Kadmon , 13:19 , 01.22.21

Bibi, Biden and the Iranian bomb

Analysis: The new administration is keenly aware of dangers of a nuclear Iran for Israel, itself and the entire world; but if Netanyahu wishes to have a say in Washington's policies towards Tehran he must first deal with the new White House's distrust of him

Ron Ben Yishai , 09:05 , 01.22.21

Israel must kick its Trump-era habits

Analysis: Jerusalem must accept that the new occupant of the White House won't have long, unscheduled telephone calls with Netanyahu and the Mideast conflict will be delegated to lower-level officials until there is real need for Biden to intervene

Alex Fishman , 23:42 , 01.21.21

The good, the bad and the Trump

Opinion: While the former president's time in the White House will surely be lamented by many, we Israelis must remember that reality is convoluted, and at least appreciate the good the man did for us over the past four years

Sivan Rahav-Meir , 22:19 , 01.20.21

What will survive of U.S. Middle East policy under Biden?

Analysis: New president's challenge is to walk back not just Trump-era policy without being accused of retreating altogether from conflict as his secretary of state says 2-state solution is way to ensure Israel's future as Jewish, democratic state

Associated Press , 18:17 , 01.20.21

With Biden, Israel has a true Zionist in the White House

Opinion: President-elect and his VP Kamala Harris are true supporters of a democratic and Jewish State of Israel, with not too much drama expected from the man who made his name by being a pragmatic negotiator

Ben-Dror Yemini , 23:29 , 01.19.21

UAE's new vision for Mideast includes Israel

Opinion: The deal between the two nations has already halted annexation and can further strengthen the position of Palestinians, foster an atmosphere of peace and cooperation in the region and encourage shift towards moderation and stability

Ebtesam al-Ketbi , 00:00 , 01.19.21

Israeli hospitals are trapped in a zero sum game

Opinion: The government must end the façade that the coronavirus crisis is about to end, and do something to help the medical facilities who are waging a losing war to save the lives of their patients while trying to survive themselves

Sarit Rosenblum , 23:05 , 01.18.21

Time to take Mideast peace process out of deep freeze

Opinion: Normalization with Israel will advance because it responds to Arab state interests; Palestinians have already seen they cannot stop it, and it presents both opportunity for region and revived role for U.S. as sole broker with true leverage

Dennis Ross , 23:50 , 01.17.21

How Israel failed to manage the coronavirus crisis

Opinion: Though successful in its rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines, the country has been unable to fight the spread of pathogen among the population, thanks to mishandled policies, politically motivated decisions and unkept promises

Nadav Eyal , 15:54 , 01.17.21

Israel is still long way from being coronavirus free

Opinion: Despite optimism over successful vaccine roll out and hopes that seriously ill cases would decline, there is much that is unknown about vaccine's ability to protect from new strains of virus which are only expected to multiply

Sarit Rosenblum , 22:41 , 01.16.21

Israel must bear consequences of its Trump love affair

Opinion: After the mob stormed the Capitol last week, those in Jerusalem who identified so completely with the president and his values must now face the fallout of such adoration and their transformation of Israel into a wannabe GOP state

Einav Schiff , 22:05 , 01.15.21

The IDF has very different strategies for Gaza and Syria

Analysis: By showing Hamas that cross-border fire is tolerated, Israel stands to lose the last scraps of the deterrence it needs for a long-term truce even as it displays operational and technological might in foiling Iran's entrenchment efforts in Syria

Yossi Yehoshua , 18:37 , 01.15.21

Israel's center-left must stop the collective political suicide

Opinion: With the anti-Netanyahu mantra being hijacked by an increasingly strong right-wing, the camp's egotistical leaders refuse to cooperate, ignoring the fact that their multitude of parties is a deathly blow to its survival

Shelly Yachimovich , 13:45 , 01.15.21

Israel's virus vaccination campaign could be one big clinical trial for Pfizer

Opinion: While Israel's nationwide vaccination campaign is a monumental success, the government's willingness to provide U.S. drugmaker with personal data on Israelis violates its obligation toward the public

Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler , 23:30 , 01.14.21

Leaders like UK’s Johnson, Netanyahu who wooed Trump face tricky reset

Analysis: After years of seeking to befriend, persuade or placate Trump, some of his allies change their tune following deadly Capitol riots while others are preparing for the day the Republican president leaves office

Associated Press , 20:54 , 01.14.21

Israel has moral duty and health need to vaccine Palestinians

Opinion: The coronavirus does not care about borders and national identities, and with both populations mingling for work or commerce, Jerusalem must make sure out neighbors are inoculated for both people's sake

Shelly Kamin-Friedman , 23:15 , 01.12.21

With Sheldon Adelson’s death, Netanyahu loses key supporter

Analysis: Adelson was a staunch supporter of Netanyahu and a driving force in pushing President Donald Trump’s strong pro-Israel agenda, including the controversial move of the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to contested Jerusalem

Associated Press , 22:33 , 01.12.21

Israel bracing for blows with Biden on Iran

Analysis: Believing the new White House will tread the same path as Obama on foreign affairs, especially Iranian nuclear aspirations, senior defense officials say bilateral dialogue should at first be handled by security officials who already have close ties with U.S. counterparts

Ron Ben-Yishai , 12:06 , 01.12.21

Netanyahu gets A for vaccines, F for pandemic

Opinion: In 71 days, Israelis will head to the polls and might finally decide on who they want as a leader: a flashy showman and political trickster or a sensible leader whose decisions and governance make such flashiness irrelevant

Amichai Attali , 23:46 , 01.11.21

Rules of the game of democracy

Opinion: Democracy, statehood, institutions, ethos and heritage are big, amorphous words, sometimes too complex for a short slogan; but they are the foundation that holds us together and without them, different groups of people coexist

Isaac Herzog , 10:38 , 01.11.21

Israel's hospitals need life support of their own

Opinion: Will politicians ever understand importance of increasing expenditure on national healthcare system, not just by expanding drugs Israelis are entitled to, but by hiring more staff, improving infrastructure, geriatric and psychiatric services?

Prof. Dror Mevorach , 23:30 , 01.10.21

Israel’s policy of demolition and confiscation

Opinion: No matter how many outline plans and permit requests Palestinians submit and how many times they prove it is their own land – they will never receive building permits because such permits are not given to villagers in the Masafer Yatta area

Sarit Michaeli , 13:34 , 01.10.21