Israel & Zionism
Hamas Seems Determined to Show That It Controls Events on the Ground
Erdoğan’s Goal Will Be to Incite Indian Muslims to Embrace Their Religious Identity Before Their National Identity
Israel’s Assessment of Hamas’s Ability to Return the Majority of Hostage Bodies Contradicts Statements Made by Top U.S. Officials
At Its Height, in the 15-Month Period Between April 2024 and July 2025, This Was a Region-Wide, State-to-State Conflict
Against All Odds, Two Years After October 7, 2023, Israel Has Generated a Much Higher Level of Security than It Had Before the Hamas Attack
Erdoğan’s Endorsement of the Ceasefire Is Crucial Because It Sets a Precedent That Could Resolve Two Persistent Conflicts for Which Turkey Is at the Center
It Is Unlikely That These Arrests Are Random or Merely Aimed at Intimidating Local Populations
Real Peace Can Come Only After a Clear Victory for Israel — Or, Put Another Way, the Unmitigated Defeat of Its Enemies
The October 2023 Hamas Attack on Israel Exposed a Fundamental Truth: Hamas’s Control Masked but Never Eliminated Deeper Tribal Loyalties
Loud Chanting of ‘From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free’ and Other Slogans Advocating the Destruction of Israel Were a Constant Accompaniment to the Events at the Square
The Region Remains Suspended Between War Exhaustion and Recalibration
The Social Contract Must Evolve
Hostage Families and Their Supporters Finally Allowed Themselves to Smile After Two Years of Anguish
Netanyahu Has Repeatedly Argued That ‘Israel Has Never Been as Strong as It Is Now’
European Hypocrisy Has Rarely Been on Greater Display
Whether We like It or Not, We Postmodern, Withered Pacifists Must Admit: Israel Literally Watches Our Backs
If Hamas Survives to Fight Another Day, Hundreds of Thousands More May Die in the Coming Decades
From an Israeli Point of View, the Plan Appears to Offer Much That Israel Has Sought in Its Prosecution of the War, Though Not Without Cost
Doha Seeks to Leverage Its Support for Enemies of the West Into Greater Influence and Improved Relations with the West Itself
Israel’s Capacity, Once Roused, for the Application of Hard Power Has Been Amply Demonstrated