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Ronen Itsik

Ronen Itsik

Col. (res.) Ronen Itsik is a former commander in the IDF’s Armored Corps and author of A Man in a Tank.

An attack of this kind can occur in any country where a terrorist organization stands poised, and where internal social or ideological fractures exist.
It’s time for Israel to say, “We turned to a different deal,” based on 2025 conditions.
Rest assured, the West does not intend to spill blood for Kyiv.
Not only will a professional military not be better, cheaper, or offer more equality, it will also be a death blow to the Israeli social fabric.
The military cannot rely on aerial capabilities alone and must invest efforts to properly train its reserve soldiers.
Israel must topple the Gaza Strip’s terrorist regime and eradicate its military capabilities before today’s acquiescence becomes tomorrow’s norm.
Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi are the latest in a long line of former IDF chiefs who charged into the political battlefield only to be defeated.
As an Israeli and a former IDF commander, I am ashamed of the way the leftist camp treats people who have sacrificed so much for the state.
With its strike against the Syrian military, Israel sent a loud, clear message: “Make no mistake, Syria is in our sights.”