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David M. Weinberg

David M. Weinberg

David M. Weinberg is a fellow at the Jerusalem-based Misgav Institute for National Security & Zionist Strategy and the David Institute for Security Policy. His diplomatic, defense, political and Jewish world columns in the past 30 years are available at: davidmweinberg.com. The views here are his own.

Who would have dared predict that he would be courageous enough to blow off his political detractors from left and right to pursue this campaign with such certainty?
Lavish sympathies and abundant budgets are reserved for the attacking Palestinians, not for the attacked Israelis.
Trump’s plans for “winning” the global struggle against China and his hopes for a reset in relations with Russia depend to a great extent on proving his mettle in a confrontation with Iran.
Only the Israel Defense Forces can truly defang Hamas.
Dealing Palestinian terrorists for Israeli hostages might be the moral thing to do, but it also may be the most disastrous.
The strikes on July 30-31 are the beginning of Israel’s emancipation from impossible military and diplomatic handcuffs.
Escalating Palestinian terrorism, surging illegal Palestinian construction in zones of strategic importance to Israel and out-of-control arson attacks must be stopped.
An ugly, fringe phenomenon being falsely puffed up to “balance” the crimes of Hamas.
Chances for a Saudi-Israeli deal are high, the risks manageable and the value overwhelming.
Whatever you think of the Netanyahu government or its judicial reform proposals, Ehud Barak’s warmongering is the true threat to Israeli democracy.
Mainstream Israeli media have pointedly failed to report on the majority consensus in Israeli society.
The left prefers shafting Netanyahu and promoting Palestinian statehood over breakthrough diplomacy that would transform the Mideast.