The militant Islamist group that has ruled the Gaza Strip for the last 16 years distinguishes itself by projecting an image as a pragmatic actor alongside its commitment to the complete destruction of the State of Israel

There is a clear and present danger that all his wartime decisions against Hamas will be polluted by personal, legal and petty political considerations. He has been a poor prime minister from Lebanon to China

The scene in communities near the Gaza Strip on Saturday was a no-man’s-land of rows of abandoned bullet-riddled cars and a smell of smoke after Hamas terrorists, but arriving Israeli soldiers in Sderot weren’t greeted with rice or smiles

A direct line runs between the judicial overhaul and the Gaza war. Netanyahu should emulate Begin and go, but we can’t expect introspection from him. The future inquiry must invrstigate how much time the prime minister devoted to the reform – and how much listening to the military leadership

The army was saddled with an impossible policy requiring it to ensure that the occupation could continue without resistance, revolts or terror attacks, and above all without Israel having to pay a diplomatic price

Israel’s wars have never brought the economy to a standstill. It always bounced back. The October 7 debacle may be different