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Will Lapid's leadership in latest Gaza flare-up have impact on ballot box come November?

Analysis: With local media portraying the military operation against Islamic Jihad as a success, Israel’s interim prime minister is in the best position to capitalize on the achievement and present a real alternative to Netanyahu

The Media Line, Ynet , 08:56, 08.12.22

How Gaza's Hamas wants to fight Israel through the West Bank

Analysis: Terror group's main goal remains the destruction of Israel, however instead of fighting 'the occupation' directly from the Palestinian enclave, and risk more devastation for the Strip, it prefers to ignite the PA

Avi Yisasharov , 23:33, 08.11.22

Jewish leaders' outcry over Bieber's 'Nazi salute' does more harm than good

Opinion: Conference of European Rabbis's outrage over pop star's 'antisemitic' conduct, which essentially involves walking with hands stretched forward, can only backfire since teen heartthrob's only crime is singing with a backing track

Einav Galili , 14:10, 08.11.22

Iran nuclear deal is not unrelated to Israel's campaign in Gaza

Opinion: Biden believes returning to 2015 agreement will allow U.S. to remove threat of Mideast blood bath that might be ignited by nuclear Iran, just as he believes that only a two-state solution can end Israeli-Palestinian violence

Orly Azoulay , 23:30, 08.10.22

By legitimizing Hamas, Israel risks creating a three-state solution

Opinion: Hamas is designated by the U.S. and Europeans as a terror organization, yet Israel insists on favoring it over the Palestinian Authority, only speeding up the process of Gaza's rulers taking control over Ramallah as well

Sever Plocker , 23:45, 08.09.22

Real winner of flare-up between Israel and Islamic Jihad is Hamas

Opinion: While the Strip's second largest terror group was left to take a beating and deal with Egyptian mediators, Gaza rulers sat in the background, knowing that not intervening will grant them lucrative thank you gifts from Israeli officials

Alex Fishman , 23:30, 08.08.22

Peace in the Taiwan Strait is the mission of every democracy

Opinion: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan underscores its importance as a reliable member of the international community; the island nation stands as a bulwark of democracy and liberty in face of Chinese aggression

Ya-Ping (Abby) Lee , 19:35, 08.08.22

Israel's operation against Islamic Jihad only precursor for what's next

Analysis: Operation Breaking Dawn proved that Israel is capable of fighting for its sovereignty, and many positive takeaways can be derived from its conduct during this mission; future conflicts, however, might offer much tougher opponents

Ron Ben-Yishai , 16:44, 08.08.22

Lapid’s Gaza gamble seems to have paid off

Analysis: With elections around the corner, caretaker PM's role in military offensive likely to grant him political points by adding security experience to his resume, complemented by his statesman craft of Gazan work permits to keep Hamas on his side

Associated Press , 14:43, 08.08.22

Islamic Jihad escalation caught Israel off guard, but IDF used it to its advantage

Analysis: Sources say leadership gave go ahead to offensive after it became clear Islamic Jihad would not back away from intent to attack Israelis with anti-tank missiles following arrest of terror group's chief in West Bank

Itamar Eichner , 12:27, 08.08.22

Israel can no longer afford making same mistakes in Gaza

Opinion: Our policy toward Palestinian enclave has remained the same for decades, yielding very little results; Hamas still rules the Strip despite countless military operations, proving Israel needs a different approach

Ofer Shelah , 09:38, 08.08.22

Islamic Jihad is trying to drag Israel into a war of attrition

Analysis: Although Hamas is not intervening, it is too soon to tell whether the terror group is saving its most deadly weapons for a better time, as one hit could bring Gaza rulers into the campaign; Israel best wrap up the operation quickly

Ron Ben Yishai , 22:22, 08.06.22

Israel's policies in Gaza fail to produce coveted results

Opinion: In the past year the conception of officials said better economic conditions would be incentive enough to avoid military conflict and that residents of Strip would protest against renewed violence; By removing Hamas from latest conflict, Israel upends earlier claim Hamas in charge in Gaza

Michael Milstein , 16:08, 08.06.22

Israeli decision to withhold PA tax funds ‘won’t change a thing’

Analysis: Experts skeptical whether Finance Ministry's move to deduct hundreds of millions under ‘pay-for-slay’ law will go through since PA's survival is in Israel's interest and officials will likely find ways to transfer the funds anyway

The Media Line , 14:09, 08.05.22

Israel stuck in quicksand of elections as our enemies grow stronger

Opinion: Iranian nuclear threat, the PA's dwindling power, potential for a religion war at the Temple Mount, and being on trajectory for a bi-national state are all issues that should top Israel's political agenda, yet often foolishly dismissed

Amos Gilad , 23:24, 08.04.22

Gaza fighting restricted to propaganda, let's hope it stays that way

Opinion: The IDF is waiting for Islamic Jihad to either make a mistake or get off the tree, though several more days of alertness still preferable to another round of kinetic warfare

Ron Ben-Yishai , 16:11, 08.04.22

Iran now speaking openly on nuclear bomb prospects

Analysis: Iranian officials no longer making secret of nuclear capabilities might be a sign Tehran sees benefits of obtaining nuclear arms outweighing fear of international sanctions

Associated Press , 14:08, 08.04.22

Deadlock in talks with Palestinians is a ticking timebomb for Israel

Opinion: Having become addicted to the misconception that the ongoing conflict can only be managed rather than solved, Israel is on track to becoming a bi-national state in the long-term and to a fresh intifada in the near future

Ben-Dror Yemini , 09:27, 08.03.22

Israel deals painful blow to Islamic Jihad in arrest of al-Saadi

Analysis: IDF decision to take special precautions along Gaza border justified after Islamist faction humiliated and likely to seek revenge; senior operative known to fund terror attacks and unit Palestinian militant groups in Jenin refugee camp

Ron Ben Yishai , 13:53, 08.02.22

Gaza workers with Israeli paychecks may be best weapon against terrorism

Opinion: Government's new policy, which seeks to differentiate between terrorists and civilian population in Gaza, relies on assumption that workers who have seen life with all its economic benefits would not want to go back to terror-induced poverty

Matan Tzuri , 23:28, 08.01.22

Israel's settlement expansion only harms its Jewish identity

Opinion: Settlers in the West Bank celebrated the Supreme Court decision not to evacuate the Mitzpe Kramim outpost, built on private Palestinian land; they don't get, however, the ruling directly contradicts public interest

Ben-Dror Yemini , 23:44, 07.31.22

Israel's Jewish identity under the spotlight ahead of elections

Opinion: After Bennett fell victim to Likud's claims that he sacrificed his identity for power by establishing a coalition with Islamist Ra'am party, Lapid vows to protect Israel as Jewish and democratic state that prioritizes civil rights

Sever Plocker , 23:59, 07.30.22

Saudi Arabia, Israel take baby steps toward normalization by exposing cooperation

Analysis: Expert says more Israeli companies are operating openly in the kingdom, but process towards strengthening relation will be very slow; adds there are elements within Saudi Arabia resistant to normalization with Jewish state

The Media Line , 23:38, 07.29.22

Jewish Agency row proves interests of Jews and Israel don't always overlap

Opinion: Crisis over closure of the agency, which helps Jews make Aliyah, in Moscow has brought up fears that Israel's actions to safeguard its interests can harm Diaspora Jewry, similarly to Hezbollah attacks in Argentina in 1994

Yedidia Stern , 23:31, 07.28.22

Israel playing Russian roulette over Jewish Agency

Opinion: Government should have focused on maintaining national interests instead of flexing its muscles at Kremlin; if an aggressive stance in wake of agency's closure was so necessary, it should have been done behind closed doors

Ariela Ringel Hoffman‎ , 23:24, 07.27.22

Russia row: Israel's persistence over Jewish Agency may cost it dearly

Opinion: Maintaining good relations with Moscow is in Israel's national interests, especially in wake of our activity in Syria; prioritizing the Jewish Agency over stable diplomatic ties with the Kremlin is a dangerous move

Giora Eiland , 23:32, 07.26.22

The motives behind Moscow's move against the Jewish Agency

Analysis: Kremlin under pressure from Syrian regime for allowing Israeli attacks, Iran needed as path for Russian exports circumventing sanctions and Lapid's criticism of Russian invasion seen as motivations for Russia's move against Jewish Agency

Ron Ben Yishai , 18:13, 07.26.22

Israel's objective in West Bank is to make terrorists feel hunted

Analysis: Following a host of successful operations in terror hotbeds in Nablus, Jenin and Hebron, which terrorists have claimed as their safe spaces, IDF has implemented its strategy of deterrence in order to prevent future attacks

Yossi Yehoshua , 23:34, 07.25.22

Israel's politicians may lose 'Russian-speaking vote' if they ignore Ukraine war

Opinion: Many immigrants from former Soviet Union have family and friends still in Ukrainian warzone; by ignoring their pain, political parties stand to lose their votes - totaling a good few Knesset seats

Katya Kupchik , 23:38, 07.24.22

Palestinians in diplomatic blitz to replace Americans as conflict mediators

Analysis: Experts say some Palestinian factions mistrust U.S., convinced the administration favors Israeli policies on settlement expansion, but those hoping for interventions from Europe are 'doomed to disappointment'

The Media Line , Ynet , 13:16, 07.24.22