Analysis: In order to successfully deal with the serious threats Israel is facing, some of which may materialize as early as this year, the winner of the 2015 elections must be capable of reaching intimate cooperation and understandings with the American president and administration.

Op-ed: The election campaign has been dealing with the symptoms rather than the root problems Israel is facing. Candidates focus on the needs of our First World military, while the Third World education given to Israeli students would leave them trailing behind, unable to sustain such an army.

Op-ed: With speakers determined not to make any mistakes and a prime minister standing behind bulletproof glass, Sunday's right-wing protest was very different from the angry demonstrations we saw in the past.