The Hostage Square Rallies Should Be Remembered as an Outstanding Example of the Power of the People. But in Lieu of the Screams From the Square, There Are Brave Former Hostages Who'll Ensure the Country Never Forgets What Its Leadership Wishes It Would

The Far-right National Security Minister Supports Senior Police Officers Who Have Been Involved in Criminal Activities, and Promotions Are Based on the Degree of Flattery They Show Him. Police Chief Danny Levy Allows Ben-Gvir to Run Rampant While Crime Is Spiking and the Police Remain Leaderless

The Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Hoped That His Official Request for a Presidential Pardon Would Shift Attention Away From the Bill Formalizing the Legal Status of the Haredi Military Exemption, but the Highly Controversial Proposal Has Even Angered Some Members of His Coalition

As With Trump, Netanyahu's Only Concern Is the Bottom Line. And With American Jews Distracted or Too Weary, He May Make It Out Unscathed Yet Again

Since October 7, Defense Spending Has Jumped by Tens of Billions of Shekels a Year and Israel's Reputation Has Suffered Overseas. The Economy Will Feel These Effects for Years to Come, Even if We Are Far From the 'Lost Decade' After the Yom Kippur War

Beirut Understands Well the Meaning of Israel's Threat to Expand the Fighting. The Question Is Whether Israel Recognizes the Consequences

Anyone Who Has Read the Court Transcripts Understands That No Power Can Save Benjamin Netanyahu From Conviction on at Least Some of the Charges. But the Pardon Request Submitted to President Herzog Contains No Hint of This, and Appears to Be the Most Brazen Request Ever Submitted

A Pardon on the Terms Netanyahu Is Demanding Would Be a Death Blow to the Judicial System and the Rule of Law, and Would Confirm His Claim That a Vengeful 'Deep State' Fabricated a Case Against Him

Netanyahu's Accountability Cannot Stop on October 7, 2023, nor at the Israeli Side of the Gaza Border. Letting Him Off the Hook for What Israel Did in Gaza Is No Less Defining for Israel's Future as It Seeks to Rebuild Itself After His Long and Destructive Rule

The Israeli Prime Minister Continues to Stand in the Way of Donald Trump's Regional Interests, All While Boasting of the U.S. President's Support for the Coveted Pardon. But Pardoned or Not, Netanyahu – Like Nixon – Will Carry the Stink of Corruption Forever