INTO THE FRAY: THE HORRORS AT HAND

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: THE HORRORS AT HAND (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) Just as Hezbollah or ISIS/A-Qaeda affiliates may well have deployed in the Golan, had Israel withdrawn; so Hamas or other Jihadi elements may deploy on the highlands of Judea-Samaria if Israel withdraws It appears […]
INTO THE FRAY: ISRAEL – LOST WITHOUT A MAP?

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: ISRAEL: LOST WITHOUT A MAP? (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) It is difficult to know what is more disturbing-whether some ministers actually believe in the preposterous policy proposals they promote – or whether they don’t—but promote them anyway It appears this week on […]
INTO THE FRAY : Liberman-A dove in hawk’s feathers?

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: Liberman-A dove in hawk’s feathers? (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) The perception of Liberman as an abrasive hardliner is due more to his blunt statements regarding the loyalty of Israeli-Arabs, rather than to any territorial intransigence regarding the Palestinian question. It appears this […]
A new IISS (Israel Institute for Strategic Studies) Video: Terror, Tunnels and Transportation: Will there be a Jihadi State adjacent to Trans-Israel Highway? (Hebrew)

– IISS’s new Hebrew video – Terror, Tunnels and Transportation: Will there be a Jihadi state adjacent to Trans-Israel Highway? (English version in production – English transcript provided below) Your generous donation (tax deductible in the US) will help sustain this IISS video initiative DONATE: http://strategic-israel.org/donations/ – English Transcript – Hello to our viewers and […]
In the “Sovereignty” Journal (In English and Hebrew):The Humanitarian Paradigm – “If you will it, it is no dream”

In the “Sovereignty” Journal (In English and Hebrew) The Humanitarian Paradigm: “If you will it, it is not dream” Extending Israeli sovereignty over Judea-Samaria (and eventually over the Gaza Strip) is indeed a necessary condition for ensuring the ability of Israel to endure as the nation state of the Jewish people. It is, however, not […]
INTO THE FRAY: Trouble with tunnels

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: TROUBLE WITH TUNNELS (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) The real problem, left largely unaddressed by this week comptroller’s report, is that cowered by the tyranny of political-correctness, Israel’s leaders, have abandoned pursuit of military imperatives. It appears this week on the […]
INTO THE FRAY :“PALESTINE”- WHO HAS MORAL HIGH GROUND?

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: “PALESTINE”: WHO HAS MORAL HIGH GROUND? (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) The “Humanitarian Paradigm”, advocating funded emigration for the resolution of the “Palestinian problem”, will be the most humane of all options if it succeeds, and the least inhumane if it […]
INTELLECTUAL WARRIORS, NOT SLICKER DIPLOMATS

IF I WERE PRIME MINISTER… www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Into-The-Fray-If-I-were-prime-minister-330300 The first order of business would be to devise and deploy a political “Iron Dome” to protect Israel from the incoming barrages of delegitimization and demonization… MY BILLION-DOLLAR BUDGET: IF I WERE PM (CONT.) www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Into-The-Fray-My-billion-dollar-budget-330947 Perhaps the most important lesson the pro-Zionist advocates of today should learn from the […]
INTO THE FRAY: Rift on the Right—over Sovereignty (cont.)

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: RIFT ON THE RIGHT—OVER SOVEREIGNTY (CONT.) (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) A rift is emerging among opponents of the two-state idea, between those who believe Israel can endure as the Jewish nation-state with a large permanent Arab population west of Jordan […]
DEFENSIBLE BORDERS FOR ISRAEL

ISRAEL’S CRITICAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR DEFENSIBLE BORDERS: THE FOUNDATION FOR A VIABLE PEACE http://www.jcpa.org/text/security/fullstudy.pdf ISRAEL’S CRITICAL SECURITY NEEDS FOR A VIABLE PEACE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytWmPqY8TE0 ISRAEL’S CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DEFENSIBLE BORDERS http://jcpa.org/requirements-for-defensible-borders/ CONTENTS Introduction: Restoring a Security-First Peace Policy Lt.-Gen. (res.) Moshe Yaalon (Before he entered politics) Regional Overview: How Defensible Borders Remain Vital for Israel Ambassador […]
INTO THE FRAY : MARTIN SHERMAN vs. CAROLINE GLICK – ON SOVEREIGNTY

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: MARTIN SHERMAN vs. CAROLINE GLICK – ON SOVEREIGNTY (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) Any initiative to apply Jewish sovereignty to Judea-Samaria without a clear plan for dramatic reduction of its Arab population will imperil Jewish sovereignty over all territory west of […]
RETHINKING PALESTINE: THE HUMANITARIAN PARADIGM

For the only non-coercive (or at least non-“kinetic”) approach that can ensure the long-term survival of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people – see: Synopsis: http://strategic-israel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Pal-prog-short.pdf IN MY “INTO THE FRAY” COLUMN PALESTINE: WHAT SHERLOCK HOLMES WOULD SAY http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Into-the-Fray-Palestine-What-Sherlock-Holmes-would-say UNINVENTING PALESTINIANS http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Note-to-Newt-Part-I-Uninventing-Palestinians RETHINKING PALESTINE http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Note-to-Newt-Part-II-Rethinking-Palestine PREVENTING ‘PALESTINE ‘ PART I http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Preventing-Palestine-Part-I-Essential-pre-conditions PREVENTING ‘PALESTINE […]