1,890 years ago, Judea was in flames. Shimon Bar Kochba had risen against the Roman Empire. He reestablished an independent Jewish state. But this lasted only three years, as the revolt ended in a national tragedy. Hundreds of thousands died, Judea was devastated.
Benjamin Netanyahu
The ongoing criminal cases against the Israeli prime minister are “a bleeding wound in the body of Israeli society,” states the letter, initiated by Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman.
Even as its top prosecutor faces misconduct allegations, The Hague doubles down on its war-crimes case against the leaders of the only democracy fighting Hamas.
The Hostage Forum movement wanted to be able to say, over and over again, that Netanyahu failed to: “Bring them home.” Once it became clear that the hostages were coming home, the Forum needed someone else to credit with the stunning achievement.
Israel brings 48 hostages home – a sign of strength, determination, and alliance with the US.
Addressing the world’s most sophisticated anti-Israel organization—the United Nations—the Israeli prime minister fought back against calls for Palestinian statehood, saying “Israel will not allow you to shove a terror state down our throats.”
Meanwhile, Western media focuses largely on mass walk-out as Israeli leader took the podium in Turtle Bay.
On the prime minister’s US trip, his fateful address in New York, and the crucial meeting at the White House.
Likud slumps to 24 seats as Bennett rises; Israel’s Left nearly vanishes, yet forming a stable anti-Netanyahu coalition remains unlikely.
“We had to defeat the entire Iranian axis, not just Hamas in Gaza,” stressed the PM.
