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David Isaac

Explore Senior Israel Correspondent David Isaac’s expert analysis on Jewish history, politics, and current events at JNS.

While Israel has a citizen army, it does not have an armed citizenry.
Hezbollah was certain that Israel would attack to “disable its ability to retaliate,” so it struck first.
The president said he did not rule out sending U.S. troops to Iran but stressed it would happen only if he felt it was fully justified.
U.S. allies have disappointed as they distance themselves, and in some cases openly oppose, the American-led effort to remove the mullahs of Iran.
The move came after the Israeli Finance Ministry warned that the war could cost $3 billion per week under current conditions.
The Prime Minister’s Office said Itamar Ben-Gvir would continue to serve as National Security Minister regardless of the attorney general’s opinion.
Israel’s Diaspora minister said statistics show “a systemic failure to deter antisemitic violence” on the part of Canada’s government.
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said any leader appointed by the terror regime would be targeted: “It doesn’t matter what his name is or the place where he hides.”
Mary Anne Velasquez de Vera tried to get her patient to safety when she was killed in the Iranian attack.
Assuring the war would be “quick and decisive,” the prime minister said removing the Islamic dictatorship would transform the region and the world.
“We were NOT going to sit there and absorb a blow before we responded,” the U.S. Secretary of State said.
The B-1’s use in “Operation Epic Fury” signifies a return of the bomber to Mideast combat operations.