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Israel cannot repeat past mistakes with ICC

Opinion: While Jerusalem has a solid defense against the claims at the center of the Hague investigation, its refusal to recognize the court's jurisdiction or sign the Rome Statute could serve to strengthen moves aimed at branding Israel a criminal state

Ben-Dror Yemini , 23:36 , 03.04.21

ICC probe could take years, but Israel is preparing

Analysis: With the lengthy process yet to get underway and chief prosecutor Bensouda leaving in June, Jerusalem believes that her British successor could reverse course; meanwhile, it has the support of its strongest ally, the U.S.

Itamar Eichner, Tova Zimuky , 23:27 , 03.03.21

A blessed and welcome verdict for the House of David

Opinion: The High Court decision to recognize Conservative and Reform conversions is an important step for Israel to finally embrace and truly practice its core principles of being a Jewish and democratic state

Liran Friedmann , 23:28 , 03.02.21

Israel should not experiment with our children's safety

Opinion: Our kids deserve to have their lives back, but the decision to bring 7-11 graders back to school makes it seem like the government views our children as guinea pigs to test the effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccine and score some political points

Sarit Rozenblum , 00:05 , 03.02.21

Iran has identified Israel's vulnerability on the high seas

Opinion: Attack on Israeli-owned Helios Ray could have been lethal, but sinking the ship would have been seen as act of war by U.S. and regional states; Iran used strike on vessel to warn Israel of its maritime weakness

Alex Fishman , 23:26 , 02.28.21

Israel's Haredi women deserve a seat at the table

Opinion: Despite being better educated and more qualified than many of their American sisters, female ultra-Orthodox Israelis remain marginalized and ignored by the men in their sector who hold political power and deny them a voice

Esti Shoshan , 18:19 , 02.27.21

Israel's oil spill disaster is merely a drop in the ocean

Opinion: Ranking third among the countries that most taint the Mediterranean, Israel must immediately reduce its yearly amount of pollution or face an ecological disaster far worse than the massive amount of tar blanketing the country's entire coastline

Elad Zeret , 13:11 , 02.27.21

Israel-Syria peace is not such a farfetched idea

Opinion: A shift in Damascus policy towards Jerusalem could provide Assad with much needed funds to rebuild his country and repatriate half of his population that is scattered around the world since the 10-year long civil war

Oraib Al Rantawi , 23:32 , 02.26.21

Netanyahu's biggest electoral threat is on the right

Analysis: While PM's Likud party is frontrunner, its center-right voter base overlaps with Yamina and New Hope, with the latter's leader Gideon Saar positioning himself as center-right alternative who will 'unequivocally not sit in Netanyahu-led government'

Ariel Ben Solomon , 08:56 , 02.26.21

For the sake of freedom, stay home this Purim

Opinion: We have to remember that this holiday, which is effectively a three-day party, is a potential hotbed for infections; we must restrain ourselves if we want to celebrate the Passover holiday out of the shadow of the virus

Yossi Erblich , 00:09 , 02.25.21

Biden moves to reengage Palestinians after Israel focus

Analysis: State Department says that the U.S. has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing prosperity, security, and freedom for both Israelis and Palestinians and to preserve the prospects of a negotiated two-state solution to end the conflict between them

Associated Press , 07:08 , 02.24.21

Israel's leaders must stop their coronavirus blame game

Opinion: Every Israeli sector has been accused of culpability for the spread of coronavirus, from the Haredi community that won't abide by health measures to the teachers who won't get vaccinated - while the politicians insist they are blameless

Roni Harnik , 23:30 , 02.23.21

For 70 years, no one cared about the vanished Yemenite children

Opinion: The grandfather of Ynet correspondent Sivan Hilaie died without knowing what happened to Margalit, his one-year-old daughter who vanished in a Haifa hospital in 1952; even today, her grandmother hopes for her eldest child's return

Sivan Hilaie , 13:40 , 02.23.21

Our woman in Damascus

Opinion: The latest prisoner swap raises the question of how much Israel's citizens are responsible for their own actions and whether the government should intervene; we should also ponder whether our politicians are capable of pure altruism

Nahum Barnea , 23:31 , 02.22.21

Israel must have a role in new Iran nuclear talks

Opinion: Despite Netanyahu's support for his political rivals, Biden does not hold grudges and is a friend to Israel who understands its security concerns and needs; all Jerusalem needs to do is present a factual, science-based position

Sever Plocker , 23:59 , 02.21.21

Road to renewed Iran nuclear deal likely to be long and bumpy

Analysis: Trump's withdrawal from the deal and his subsequent 'maximum pressure' sanctions policy, exacerbated by Tehran's belligerent steps to skirt restrictions, make Biden's bid to revive pact a major challenge

Reuters , 23:35 , 02.21.21

In Israel and beyond, virus vaccines bring political power

Analysis: Israel reopening its economy, combined with murky prisoner swap with Syria and the arrival of a batch of vaccines in the Gaza Strip, have all underscored how those with access to vaccines have political power in Mideast

Associated Press , 22:01 , 02.21.21

Israel's coronavirus crisis is not over yet

Opinion: Despite the success of the national vaccination campaign, we must remain vigilant and nip any sign of spike in infections in the bud, in order to stop the next wave of infection from overwhelming us as it has before

Sarit Rosenblum , 13:40 , 02.21.21

Itamar Ben-Gvir is neither religious nor a Zionist

Opinion: Religious Zionists believe one can fight for Jews' rights to the land while recognizing modern social and universal processes, and comprehend that Jewish faith aspires to high morals and humane behavior

Moti Shklar , 23:11 , 02.20.21

Likud will never be able to remove stain of Kahane

Opinion: By embracing Itamar Ben-Gvir, Netanyahu may believe he will secure the immunity he seeks in the criminal proceedings against him, but he is underestimating the extremists and racists if he thinks he can control them - and his party will pay the price

Nahum Barnea , 23:51 , 02.19.21

Allowing vaccines into Gaza must be first step in prisoner swap deal

Opinion: Brother of Oron Shaul, who fell in 2014 Gaza war and whose body is being held by Hamas, says vaccine shipment serves as a major PR boost for Israel to showcase the terror group's lack of cooperation and could help revive negotiations

Aviram Shaul , 23:41 , 02.18.21

Bringing the IDF into the 21st century, at last

Analysis: While the years-long delay in making decisions on military procurement constitutes a security scandal, the hard-won approval for recommendations put forward by the military will revolutionize structure of the army for at least three decades

Alex Fishman , 00:04 , 02.18.21

Pandemic politicking: Israel’s election sprint echoes that of U.S.

Analysis: Former diplomat says Netanyahu is running his election campaign like former U.S. president Trump on the premise that he is the victims of a 'witch hunt'; Like in America, choice is between Netanyahu or almost anyone else

Associated Press , 11:25 , 02.17.21

Israelis need carrot not stick to get COVID vaccinated

Opinion: After year of dubious laws that have eroded civil rights in the name of fighting the virus, the government must now convince people to have the vaccine with an informative and targeted campaign, not threaten legal forcible inoculations

Chen Sror Artzi , 23:30 , 02.16.21

Is Israel's government mad to reopen everything?

Opinion: While the number of daily infections surges all around the country, the government once again fails to live up to its promise to reopen schools and commerce slowly and carefully in what appears as a bi-polar management of the pandemic

Sarit Rosenblum , 12:41 , 02.16.21

Have you had your coronavirus vaccine yet?

Opinion: Israel is in a race to vaccinate 5.5 million people before being overrun by the spread of new and more potent COVID-19 strains; public pressure backed by a media blitz are the last tool in the bid to save lives and end the pandemic

Sever Plocker , 23:30 , 02.15.21

Israel's leaders have a responsibility to the vaccinated

Opinion: Elected officials must put vaccine refusers in their place, despite the possible legal objections; those who refuse to aid the battle against the pandemic should not have the right to sit at a restaurant, go to school or visit a shopping mall

Ben-Dror Yemini , 23:26 , 02.14.21

Herzl dared to dream the impossible

Opinion: Marking the 125th anniversary of the publication of Theodor Herzl's book 'The Jewish State', President Reuven Rivlin urges the people of Israel to draw inspiration during the current crisis from the example left to us by the father of modern Zionism

Reuven Rivlin , 14:44 , 02.14.21

The coronavirus is here to stay

Opinion: The government must stop lifting restrictions while the pandemic is surging and the numbers of daily new infections are so high that any other country would be tightening health regulations and not reducing them

Moshe Bar-Siman-Tov , 23:30 , 02.13.21

Moving the Middle East from confrontation to coexistence

Opinion: The people of the Mideast have to live together regardless of religion and ethnicity; while tolerance was a step in the right direction, coexistence is the essence of what we must achieve for all the cultures that are part of the region’s rich tapestry

Ali Al Nuaimi , 08:57 , 02.13.21