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The tectonic threat of Iran to Mideast and global stability must be countered head-on.
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Israel must resist America’s fantasy framework for a swift, dangerously indecisive, end to the Gaza war.
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America is undermining its own interests and sabotaging advancement of a regional architecture based on Saudi Arabia and the Abraham Accords countries.
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A lesson of the Purim tale: Israel cannot allow the world to emasculate it. Finishing off Hamas and maintaining long-term control of a security envelope including Judea, Samaria, and Gaza is an essential goal that justifies Israeli defiance of the world.
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Nobody can draft haredi Israeli Jews against their will – no matter what the Supreme Court rules or the Knesset legislates. But Ultra-Orthodox men could serve national or military service during their long semester breaks.
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The Biden administration has not internalized that for Israel, the defeat of Hamas is an existential issue. It is not like America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which were conducted thousands of miles away.
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Israel should deepen cooperation with Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council leader al-Burhan in order to ensure that Sudan remains in the Abraham Accords and does not move into Iran’s orbit.
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On the soft bigotry of low expectations regarding Muslim violence during their holy month.
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Israelis are not “traumatized” by October 7, but rather alert. They are not wounded babies that have to be coddled and coaxed into making “adult decisions” like embracing Palestinian statehood.
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Countering Iran’s influence across the region is a strategic imperative of the highest order for Israel and the US. Decisive action against Hezbollah and the Houthis is a crucial first step, while direct action against Iran is the only path to a prosperous and stable Middle East in the long term.