Op-ed: Try to invite the heads of any political party to a public discussion of religion and state and you will discover that their ability to disappear is greater than that of the Cheshire Cat.

Analysis: Within quite a short period of time, the jihadist organization will likely disintegrate into smaller groups, which may still be dangerous but won't constitute a threat to world peace.

Op-ed: The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee's summary of Operation Protective Edge cannot be postponed, even if it does affect the elections.

Op-ed: Elections are an opportunity for a public debate on matters pertaining to our children's future; the media discourse in the past few weeks is failing to serve this purpose.