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IDF achievements will motivate Israel to seek a ceasefire

Analysis: Hamas can claim a win with its repeated rocket strikes on center of country and its rebranding as defender of al-Aqsa but has no military success to tout, while IDF must show it achieved its objectives in destroying Hamas capabilities, severely damaged motivation to launch future attacks

Alex Fishman , 11:36 , 05.16.21

Israel, Hamas race to claim victory before Gaza truce

Analysis: Ynet's commentator Ron-Ben Yishai says IDF unlikely to send in ground forces unless terror group ruling Strip carries out a 'catastrophic' attack while veteran military pundit believes 'both sides would like to end this and go home'

Associated Press , 23:43 , 05.14.21

The land incursion that never came

Opinion: As part of the IDF's new and deadly multi-faceted combat doctrine, the Israeli military cunningly convinced Gaza terrorists and the world it had launched a ground attack on the Palestinian enclave, making its adversaries expose their positions and dealing them a severe blow

Ron Ben Yishai , 16:10 , 05.14.21

Israel's diminished deterrence and political turmoil are recipe for disaster

Analysis: The riots in Jerusalem and the Arab sector, coupled with Israel's leaders being caught completely off guard by Hamas' missile capabilities, risk giving Iran and Hezbollah ideas far deadlier than what has been witnessed so far

Ron Ben-Yishai , 14:06 , 05.12.21

Violence upends Biden administration's Israel-Palestinian outlook

Analysis: Critics say that Washington appears to be pursuing an interim strategy that lacks coherence and sends mixed messages to both parties, neither of which has shown a willingness to either listen or to back down from continued violence

Associated Press , 09:36 , 05.12.21

We, the Jews who saved the world from the Nazis

Opinion: The Jewish veterans who migrated to Israel thought the discrimination and prejudice they suffered at the hands of Soviet authorities would disappear upon their arrival, but they soon found out the Jewish state was not too keen on giving them the historical justice they deserve

Evgenia Lemihov , 23:24 , 05.09.21

Jerusalem is a volatile cocktail of poor decisions

Analysis: Religious unrest that often occurs at Ramadan and move by Israeli police to block popular meeting spot for young Palestinians have added to already rising tensions over delayed PA elections and row over who owns Sheikh Jarrah land

Nahum Barnea , 12:58 , 05.09.21

Israel's Jerusalem Syndrome

Opinion: The recent clashes in a capital where even the smallest spark can set its streets alight are a direct result of the city's long term neglect of its disadvantaged Palestinian residents whose poverty rates are double that of Jewish Jerusalemites

Nasreen Haddad Haj-Yahya , 23:05 , 05.08.21

Coalition for change versus the Netanyahu onslaught

Analysis: After failing to form government of his own, the prime minister accused Lapid and Bennett of building 'dangerous left-wing' coalition, while that is simple to disprove, navigating the minefield created by 12 years of Netanyahu may be harder

Merav Batito , 09:08 , 05.08.21

Dawn of a new and better era for Israel

Opinion: Whatever Netanyahu may claim to the contrary, a Lapid-Bennett government will not be a left-wing one; it will not be centrist or right-wing one either, but rather a coalition of unity and healing for a country desperately in need of it

Limor Livnat , 23:42 , 05.07.21

Health Ministry is no less important than Defense Ministry

Opinion: This central facet of modern government has a direct impact on the lives of all Israelis but is again threatened by budget cuts, even after our doctors and nurses led us out of the worst global health crisis of modern times

Moshe Bar-Siman-Tov , 13:45 , 05.07.21

Lapid faces daunting path in government united only by Netanyahu hatred

Analysis: Centrist Yesh Atid leader might have to sacrifice his own prime ministerial ambitions in the short term if he wants to form a coalition with disparate groups ranging from right-wing Jewish nationalists to Arab lawmakers

AFP , 23:33 , 05.06.21

Lapid and Bennett are in race against time and Netanyahu maneuvers

Analysis: All parties involved in talks to build an anti-Netanyahu coalition know that the task must be completed as soon as possible, as the PM and his Likud party reportedly work to sabotage efforts by swaying Yamina MKs against it

Moran Azulay , 11:30 , 05.06.21

My first month with the Sabras

Opinion: In a Ynet exclusive, Mohamed al Khaja, the UAE's first envoy to Israel, celebrates the stark similarities between the two nations, their budding bonhomie and sends a warm invitation to all Israelis to visit his homeland and enjoy locals' hospitality

Ambassador Mohamed al Khaja , 10:48 , 05.06.21

With government formation out of his hands, Netanyahu still a threat

Opinion: Although the ball to form a government is now in the 'coalition for change' court, the challenges facing those hoping to oust Netanyahu are great; though temporarily devoid of political powers, PM can still ignite fires

Ben-Dror Yemini , 23:29 , 05.05.21

Postponing Palestinian elections only makes Abbas look weaker

Analysis: The aging president's decision, which he claims stems from Israel's refusal to let vote in East Jerusalem, will only further deepen internal Palestinian division between Fatah and Hamas and will lead to increased political and security instability

Mohammad al-Kassim/The Media Line , 23:47 , 05.04.21

Meron disaster probe can't be left to a toothless watchdog

Opinion: State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman's announcement he intends to investigate the Lag BaOmer stampede serves Netanyahu, who, alongside the political echelon, will most likely won't be held responsible

Yuval Karni , 23:47 , 05.04.21

Netanyahu runs out time, Rivlin has a choice to make

Analysis: If tapped to attempt to form government, Yair Lapid has 28 days to build a coalition but also control of all important Knesset Arrangements committee and be able to pass laws to block Netanyahu from serving as PM in future

Moran Azulay , 09:08 , 05.04.21

The state has left the Haredi sector at the mercy of its leadership

Opinion: The horrible disaster on Mount Meron demonstrates how the state opts to not involve itself in the sector’s 'business' in exchange for political peace from leaders who prefer to leave us poor and ignorant

Michal Manheimer , 23:41 , 05.03.21

Israel cannot play the blame game over Meron disaster

Opinion: Previous commissions of inquiry have involved trial-like tribunals where witnesses testified with lawyers by their side fearing self-incrimination; what we need now is the truth about the chain of events so such tragedy does not happen again

Ben-Dror Yemini , 23:45 , 05.02.21

Meron tragedy proves cutting corners is Israel's form of governance

Opinion: Proper regulatory conduct is perceived as excessive burden in Israel; it has been this way since the country was founded and on Thursday it led to 45 deaths; government must take back the authority it relinquished to religious organizations

Chen Artzi Sror , 14:13 , 05.02.21

The political implications of the Mount Meron crush

Analysis: The tragic Meron disaster befell Israel only a few days before Netanyahu's government mandate expires, begging the question whether he will now seek an extension and what part will the launch of an independent commission of inquiry play in government talks

Itamar Eichner, Tova Zimuky , 14:37 , 05.01.21

Bennett and Abbas have broken a barrier

Opinion: The actual outcome of the meeting between the head of the right-wing Yamina and the leader of the Islamist Ra'am is inconsequential when compared to the fact that it even took place, smashing the wall that Netanyahu built between Arabs and Jews

Merav Batito , 23:31 , 04.29.21

Israel deserves more than Netanyahu's chaotic governance

Opinion: With no real strategy on Iran, save for antagonizing the U.S. administration, a misconception of the Palestinian issue and a disregard of the importance of the relationship with Jordan, the leadership is failing the people

Amos Gilad , 23:12 , 04.28.21

Israel must do more for disenfranchised Haredi youths

Opinion: Ultra-Orthodox leaders are unable or unwilling to provide solutions for young people in their community who have only had religious education and are unprepared for real world, leaving them to become a problem for society to deal with

Asaf Malchi , 14:59 , 04.28.21

Jerusalem's Palestinians need a diplomatic solution not a security one

Opinion: Recent riots in capital were caused not by barriers placed at Damascus Gate but by repression at hands of Israeli government; to restore order in Holy City, Israel must stop denying political rights and try talking instead

Daoud Kuttab , 23:25 , 04.27.21

A most dangerous and mendacious report

Opinion: The latest Human Rights Watch diatribe against Israel is one-sided and holds the country to a higher standard than the rest of the world; hardly surprising given that its author has spent years campaigning against Israel's right to exist

Ben-Dror Yemini , 12:44 , 04.27.21

Israel needlessly limping from one Gaza flareup to the next

Opinion: While it is in Israel's interests to ease tensions with the Palestinians and refrain from any unnecessary clashes, recent events in Jerusalem and the Strip prove that its actions on the ground are in contradiction with this policy

Giora Eiland , 23:30 , 04.26.21

Palestinian election infighting will end in rockets on Israel

Analysis: If Jerusalem provides Abbas with an excuse to call off the May 22 parliamentary elections, Hamas will see its potential victory in the West Bank dissipate and retaliate with an escalation in violence

Elior Levy , 19:22 , 04.26.21

With Netanyahu at dead end, anti-PM bloc moves ahead with coalition plan

Analysis: Most disagreements among anti-Netanyahu camp have apparently been resolved, though questions still remain over identity of new Knesset Speaker and allocation of top portfolios to left-wing parties Labor and Meretz

Moran Azulay , 15:52 , 04.26.21