Ofir Akunis’s entry into New York this week as Israel’s new consul general will be a baptism by fire, as he arrives in a city rocked by anti-Israel protests over the Gaza war, particularly on the campuses of Columbia and New York University. “It’s a wake-up call,” said Akunis, a veteran Likud politician who … Read more
British writer and political commentator Douglas Murray is no stranger to covering war zones. He has borne witness to fighting in Ukraine, and the first time he visited Israel was during the Second Lebanon War. Murray spent six months in the Holy Land following the October 7 massacre and left the country just before … Read more
Interior Minister Moshe Arbel of Shas is unlike many other Israeli politicians. For one thing, he doesn’t particularly want to be a politician, and doesn’t have higher political aspirations. If it were up to him, he would be far from the public eye, working on his doctorate in law or spending time with his … Read more
For the most part, the past week was a success in the way Israel confronted Iran and its aggression in the region.Last Sunday, Israel and its allies succeeded in intercepting 99% of the more than 350 drones and missiles Iran had launched at the Jewish state. Additionally, in response to the attack, Western governments … Read more
On Monday evening, toward the very end of the Passover Seder – after the meal and the formal conclusion of the Seder and before the “‘fun songs” such as “Who knows One?” and “Had Gadya” – Jews around the world will recite a sixth-century poem called “It Happened at Midnight.” This poem chronicles 13 … Read more
There’s little doubt that Israel will retaliate for Iran’s unprecedented air assault over the weekend. The question is: How? For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Will Israel send its air force out to flatten as many military and civilian targets as it can, as some members of Israel’s War Cabinet … Read more
The shooting down of hundreds of drones, cruise, and ballistic missiles from Iran in the early hours of April 14 shows that an important element of the October 7 grand strategy against Israel failed: the regional alliance against the Islamic Republic did not crumble. It is unclear how much, if any, foreknowledge Iran had … Read more
In the complex tapestry of Middle Eastern diplomacy, Qatar emerges as a paradox. On the one hand, it positions itself as a mediator and peacemaker, instrumental in negotiating high-profile hostage releases and actively participating in regional discussions, a role that has placed it in the international spotlight in the aftermath of the Hamas led … Read more
Israel’s political system should agree to hold a national election in September as it approaches a year since the war against Hamas broke out on October 7, National Unity chairman MK Benny Gantz said in a press conference on Wednesday evening. The statement marks the first time Gantz mentioned a specific month as a … Read more
Against the background of the protests against the Netanyahu government, which are intensifying as the war continues, on Sunday evening, Brig.-Gen Amir Haskel, one of the leaders of the protests against the government, spoke with Ben Caspit and Prof. Aryeh Eldad on 103FM. “We are starting a strike that will end on Wednesday evening … Read more
