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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...

Feb 26, 2024, 5:35 PM

They Dwell Alone, and Their Light Is Mostly Unseen

“…the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.” (Numbers 23:9) “…I shall submit you for a light unto the nations….” (Isaiah 42:6) Those are two statements about the Jewish people that have resonated deeply across the...

Jan 22, 2024, 11:54 AM

How can anyone who supports Israel call for a two-state solution now?

Jonathan Polin, father of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, joined by other relatives of people held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, speaks during a bipartisan press conference in the US Congress, in Washington, on January 17, 2024. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Have some empathy for Israelis' trauma, in the wake of October 7's butchery, the hostages' plight, and the multifront war

Jan 9, 2024, 2:44 PM

Life in the Multifront War

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant recently pointed out that Israel is now “being attacked from seven different arenas.” Yes, it’s that many: Gaza (still a source of rocket attacks), the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Iran. Israel has...

Mar 24, 2020, 8:19 PM

Gantz Backers: Is the Joint List Really OK With You?

Back on February 11, Benny Gantz ruled out including the Joint List in a coalition, saying: “I am not afraid to speak to any legitimate political party, but the Joint List will not be part of the government I...

Nov 18, 2018, 8:44 PM

The real rift between Israel and American Jewry

I was reading the other day where Brian Hook, the Trump administration’s point man on Iran, said among other things that “Now…we are in a position to really go after all the revenue streams Iran uses to fund Hamas...

Nov 27, 2017, 7:44 PM

Four things we know by now about Jews and Israel

1. For all of Zion's centrality in Jewish history, religion, and culture, Jews living outside of it in reasonable circumstances rarely want to live in it. We know this because, in the modern era, from the beginnings of practical Zionism...

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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 Odyssey: Coming of Age and Finding Peace in the Middle East, is now available in ebook form at Amazon, and the print edition will be released on September 10. His Substack is Israel on My Mind wiith P. David Hornik (https://pdavidhornik.substack.com/).

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