Why Netanyahu sacked his defence minister
Benjamin Netanyahu dropped a bombshell this evening when he fired Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Outside observers might wonder why the…
Israel is right about UNRWA
The Israeli parliament resumed its work on Monday after a long recess, and one of the first items on the…
Israel does not want full-scale war with Iran
Just over three weeks after Iran attacked Israel with 200 ballistic missiles, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) finally launched a…
Iran is playing a dangerous game
A drone exploded in a sleepy Israeli seaside town yesterday. The target of the attack was Benjamin Netanyahu. By luck,…
Can the US force Israel to bow to its demands on Gaza?
The White House wants Israel to allow more aid into Gaza and implement humanitarian ceasefires within 30 days. If they…
Hezbollah’s drone strike won’t deter Israel’s campaign
Last night, a single Hezbollah drone managed to inflict more damage on Israel than 200 Iranian ballistic missiles so far.…
Why Israel is expanding its operation against Hezbollah
As Israelis marked a sombre day commemorating the 7 October massacre, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) expanded their operation in…
Why did some people refuse to mourn with the Jews after 7 October?
A year has passed since the terrible events of 7 October 2023, but for Jews the pain of that day…
Will Israel fire back on Iran?
Israel has come under widespread missile attack from Iran. Some 200 ground-to-ground missiles were launched from Iran, according to Israeli…
What Israel hopes to achieve with its invasion of Lebanon
As troops from the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) 98th airborne division enter into Lebanon, they know that fighting Hezbollah will…
Israel must press home its advantage against Hezbollah and invade Lebanon
Israel has started to prepare for a ground invasion of Lebanon amid international calls for ceasefire. This is the next…
Nasrallah is dead and Hezbollah is broken
Israel has said that it killed Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut yesterday. Information that Nasrallah was at Hezbollah’s main…
Can Israelis stomach another war?
It was late in 1997 when I got to a small military base on the border between Israel and Lebanon.…
Are Israel and Lebanon already at war?
This hasn’t been the easiest week for Hezbollah. It started with the terror organisation’s pagers mysteriously exploding, killing 37 people people (according…
Hamas has been defeated – but the fight goes on
Has Hamas finally been defeated in Gaza, nearly a year after it launched the most deadly attack in Israel’s history?…
Israelis have had enough of Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu is the great survivor of Israeli politics, but his grip on power is slipping. ‘You can fool some…
Why Netanyahu is being blamed for the Israeli hostage deaths
The heartbreaking news that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have recovered the bodies of six Israeli hostages has caused rage…
Israel’s school strike has triggered an information war
An Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza in the early hours of this morning has once again triggered an…
Israel’s coming war against Hezbollah might be necessary
A full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah now seems closer than at any point since 7 October. Recent escalations, including…
Hamas and Hezbollah leaders killed in strikes on Iran and Lebanon
Israel has been accused of killing Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a strike on Iran overnight. No one has claimed responsibility…
Trump might be bad news for Israel
If Donald Trump becomes president again – which seems likely – American policy towards Israel could see a dramatic shift.…
Has Israel managed to kill the mastermind of October 7?
When an opportunity came today for Israel to take out the leading Hamas member and head of the Al-Qassam Brigades,…
Will the IDF ever leave Gaza?
Israel has started another round of strikes in Khan Younis, having left the Gazan city in April. This isn’t the…
Gantz’s resignation from Israel’s war cabinet spells trouble for Netanyahu
Benny Gantz, leader of the Israeli Resilience party and a member of the war cabinet, has resigned from Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
Joe Biden’s ceasefire proposal could sink Benjamin Netanyahu
Joe Biden’s introduction of the three-stage deal to end the war in Gaza was a clever rout to bypass Benjamin…
