Op-ed: If those who write about how expensive it is here and why we shouldn't continue living here would get their nose out of Facebook, they would see a different version of Israel.

Analysis: Israel now admits that the almost-airtight blockade of Gaza has done more harm than good; on eve of Cairo truce talks, Israel shifts its focus to easing the lives of Palestinians in return for greater oversight over Hamas. This is how Israel hopes to restore calm to its south.

Op-ed: It seems someone in government decided it would be much more convenient to jail infiltrators for a year than to adopt an immigration policy.