The attempt to impeach the Knesset member was an assertion of the duty of a democracy to protect itself from internecine foes who use its freedoms as a weapon.

i24News got it wrong, but that didn’t stop other outlets from running with the item before reading the article on which it was based.

In the words of Winston Churchill: “If you’re going through hell, keep going.”

A ceremony for outstanding soldiers reflects a kind of unity purported by the press and protest movement to be non-existent.

There’s nothing new about Jewish disunity, which makes our story even more miraculous.

As veteran Israeli commentator on Arab affairs Zvi Yehezkeli points out, “If those protesting Hamas had a chance, they would commit Oct. 7 again.”

Given the blunders of Oct. 7, the new IDF chief’s approach should be welcomed. But the chattering-class choir is refusing to change its tune.

Unlike Zelenskyy, the darling of the West, Netanyahu’s been vilified and his country condemned, even by allies, including Ukraine, at the United Nations.

Hamas has managed to plunge Israel into the kind of moral dilemma depicted by Hannah Arendt in “The Origins of Totalitarianism.”

“Unfortunately, many people repeat the narrative that in fact we are the ones preventing a deal,” said Gal Hirsch. “But this is a lie.”