The president’s instincts on the United Nations and “Palestine” are correct. But his Gaza plan, cooked up by Jared Kushner and Tony Blair, is as misguided as other schemes.
Opinions
Why the latest recognitions are politically and medially motivated – and change nothing in reality.
Israel’s failure
Why the recognition of ‘Palestine’ exposes Israel’s foreign policy failure.
On the prime minister’s US trip, his fateful address in New York, and the crucial meeting at the White House.
Peace cannot be imposed from conference halls in Turtle Bay. It must be built on mutual recognition, security guarantees and a renunciation of violence.
Europe’s longest period of peace began with Israel’s rebirth – and could end with growing hostility toward the Jewish state.
Released hostage Edan Alexander’s speech couldn’t have been more appropriate ahead of Rosh Hashanah.
In the Torah, Abraham goes down for posterity not as “the man of faith,” but as the ultimate “man of kindness.”
On the looming recognition of Palestine and the difficult search for the right response.