Op-ed: The Gaza that you never hear about on the news is creative and loves life as much as it can; its young residents dream of playing soccer in Europe and winning a Nobel Prize.

Op-ed: The State of Israel conveys the message that there are those who are equal and those who are less equal. Now it wants to turn it into a law.

Op-ed: The IDF chief is fully responsible for the lives of all of Israel's citizens – not the prime minister and not the defense minister; he's the one who defines the national mood, in particular the national fortitude on which the state exists.