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Oct 1, 2026, 11:43 AM

The flydubai Drama: A Microcosm of the Reality

As we know, a flydubai flight headed to Tel Aviv was seized by an Omani copilot who wanted to crash it and kill everyone onboard—reportedly including 174 passengers, all but eight of them Israelis. His plans were thwarted by the...

Jun 16, 2025, 10:49 AM

Time to Put an End to the Ayatollah Regime?

After another night of air-raid sirens, with Iranian ballistic missiles crashing into residential buildings—the casualty count so far is five dead, including a man in his 80s pulled out of the rubble of a building, and about three hundred...

Jun 4, 2025, 7:52 PM

Israel, Struggling in Gaza, Remains the World’s Punching Bag

On Tuesday night two rockets were fired into the Golan Heights from a point about seven miles within Syria. They landed in open areas. It marked the first instance of rocket fire at Israel from Syria since April last...

May 21, 2025, 10:13 AM

Trump’s ‘Bothsidesism’ on the Gaza War Imperils Israel

President Trump’s envoy for hostage affairs, Adam Boehler, says that Trump “continues to support Israel” and adds: He may say, ‘Hey, let’s try to end the war,’ and he may be firm about it, but his support for Israel is ironclad....

May 9, 2025, 2:44 PM

Here on Island Israel, Bewilderment and Tough Questions

It was reported Thursday evening that Israel’s Transportation Minister Miri Regev, Economy Minister Nir Barkat, and heads of Israeli airlines were holding an emergency meeting on what to do about thousands of Israelis who have been stranded abroad since...

Mar 3, 2025, 3:48 PM

Israel’s Arch-Foe, Iran, Pursues a Course of Strategic Insanity

Talking to Politico, Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar said, “We are now confronting a huge attempt by Iran via money and weapons that are floating to what you call the West Bank.” He added that Iran’s aim was to “inflame these...

Aug 7, 2024, 12:56 PM

Reining in Israel–Accommodating Iran

“Let me be crystal clear.... If you launch a big attack on Iran, you’re on your own.” So President Biden reportedly told Prime Minister Netanyahu on the night of April 14—when Iran launched over 300 missiles and drones at Israel, an attack...

Jul 30, 2024, 10:49 AM

The Western World Is Cutting Off Weapons to Israel

Attitudes toward Israel in today’s world can be put into three categories: 1. It must not continue to exist. 2. It can exist, but it must not fight. 3. It can exist, and it can fight. The first category comprises much of the...

Jun 26, 2024, 3:18 PM

Hamas in its own accounting: We’re losing this war

Daniel Hagari, spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces, recently created a flap when he said that “Hamas is an idea, Hamas is a party. It’s rooted in the hearts of the people – whoever thinks we can eliminate Hamas...

May 28, 2024, 1:03 PM

Iran Closing In on Nukes; World Targets Israel

From the Wall Street Journal: On Monday, the U.N. atomic-energy agency reported that Iran’s stockpile of 60% highly enriched uranium rose 20.6 kilograms to 142.1 kg as of May 11 from three months earlier, its highest level to date. U.S. officials say...

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P. David Hornik, a freelance writer, translator, and copyeditor in Be'er Sheva, has published novels, a story collection, an essay collection, poetry, and numerous articles. His memoir, Israel--A Place to Call Home: A Real-Life Story of Aliyah, is now available in Kindle or print. His Substack is Israel on My Mind wiith P. David Hornik (https://pdavidhornik.substack.com/).

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