Middle Israel

Middle Israel: Why Naftali Bennett should be Israel's next prime minister - opinion

Democratic election is about performance, but next Tuesday’s is about what happened once we faced war: how good, bad, or scandalous our leaders’ handling of the war’s home front challenges has been.

Knesset candidate Naftali Bennett's urge to bridge between religious and secular Israelis, and the right-wing Bennett's resolve to prevent Jewish terrorists' tinkering with civil war, are among the reasons the writer thinks he appeals as a potential prime minister.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a meeting of Egypt's National Defence Council at the Ittihadiya Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, October 18, 2026

Hamas document reveals plan to exploit civilians as Netanyahu warns 'Israel is ready to strike'

An explosion takes place in an area controlled by Israel in southern Lebanon, as seen from the edge of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, Lebanon, July 23, 2026.

Araghchi says Netanyahu pushing US into war to avoid jail as UAE, Saudi meet amid Houthi strikes

LT.-GEN. (RET.) GADI EISENKOT lost a son and two nephews to Israel’s wars, making him a potent symbol of what the IDF-serving population has endured while ultra-Orthodox leaders attempt to ‘etch non-service in constitutional stone,’ the author contends.

Middle Israel: If Israel's opposition wants to govern, they should rally behind Eisenkot - opinion


Erdogan's rule crushes freedom, incites unnecessary escalation - opinion

It could have been different. Turkey could have been a great engine of world peace, a natural mediator between Arabs and Jews, but for now, it must endure yet more of the man who crushed its freedom.

 Recep Tayyip Erdogan (seated) attends a meeting of the heads of state of the North Atlantic Council, Indo-Pacifc Partners, and the European Union at the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, DC, last month.

Draft evasion is not God’s will, and shouldn't be treated as such - opinion

Monday’s draft-evasion vote was worthy of Sodom, which outlawed justice and legalized crime.

 DESPITE THE IDF’s calculation that it needs 7,000 new troops, the vote to revive an older haredi draft bill was approved by the majority of the Knesset members.

Israel-Iran alliance: Jerusalem's arm sales to the Islamic Republic during Iran-Iraq War

Clandestine Israeli sales of military equipment helped turn the tide of the war and prevent Iran from falling to Saddam’s forces.

 Snapshots illustrating the relationship between Israel and Iran

Hamas can be defeated by rendering it insignificant in Palestinian arena - opinion

Israel can still stabilize the northern part of the Gaza Strip, allow local authorities to operate, while removing Hamas-affiliated officials.

 Palestinian fighters from the armed wing of Hamas take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2023.

Columbia riots’ masterminds are after the free world and the West

No, the rioting at Columbia was not about the freedom, democracy, equality, justice, or peace that the Middle East craves. It was about their eradication.

 A STUDENT DEMONSTRATION and riot at Columbia University in New York, in 1968.

Unity is more than just a naïve cliché, it's a matter of national security - opinion

This is The Plan. All we have to do, is not cooperate with the plot and understand that unity is more than just a naive cliché, but a matter of national security.

 A DEMONSTRATION in support of the Palestinians in Gaza is held near the Israel Embassy in Amman, last weekend. Incitement against Israel and the US spurs the Jordanian public to attack the Jordanian regime, if it adopts a policy that reflects cooperation with one of them, says the writer.

Gaza's day after: A roadmap

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Gaza’s catastrophe can be brought to an end if all the governments Hamas threatens by its very existence launch the following plan.

 PALESTINIANS WALK past the ruins of houses destroyed during the Gaza war, in Gaza City, last month.

Ireland's hostility towards Israel must be stopped - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Fed by self-importance, ignorance, and malice, Ireland’s abuse of Israel has gone from tragedy to farce.

 PROTESTERS ATTEND a solidarity rally in Dublin, Ireland, for Palestinians in Gaza late last year.

Netanyahu’s last opportunity: It's not too late for Israel's PM - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: It’s not too late for the divisive prime minister to end his collapsing career with a gesture of national reconciliation.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference about the Gaza war late last year

Don't invade Iran, attack its regime and utilize its populace - opinion

The all-out war Tehran is steadily provoking should be waged only from outside its borders, because the mullahs' defeat should come from within.

 IRAN’S ARMY chief Maj.-Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi and Defense Minister Brig.-Gen. Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani walk near Iranian drones that are inducted into Iran’s Army, in Tehran.