Recent demolition of settlement outpost by right-wing government raises concern that Israel has completely swallowed false Arab narrative.

Netanyahu’s office denied he made the concession.

But lawyer argues that his client is being made an example, while similar or worse crimes are routinely overlooked.

The rifts in Israeli society continue to deepen, threatening even the sacred pillars of support for the IDF and our young soldiers.

Is Israel hopelessly divided? For all its successes, the reborn Jewish state seems determined to tear itself apart.

The governing coalition is deeply divided on using this form of punishment regularly reserved for terrorists against Jewish settlers.

“We are called ‘Jews’ because we come from Judea,” Ambassador Gilad Erdan reminds the UN Security Council.

And Washington roundly condemns them, signaling their violent outburst is somehow worse than the daily Palestinian attacks they face.

Israel seems less and less concerned by international condemnations as it moves ahead with settling the Promised Land.