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Anshel Pfeffer
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Bibi’s US mission isn't going according to plan – unlike the Israeli pilots who bombed Yemen
Israel’s beleagured prime minister may be starting to wish he had stayed at home, even if he did fly out on his newly refurbished jet
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Are the walls closing in for Sinwar and Hamas?
While Israel rotates its units in and out of Gaza, Hamas is constantly on the frontline
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How the IDF is using lessons from Gaza to teach the US how to minimise casualties
The CFR (case fatality rate) is down to 6.5 per cent from 15 per cent in the Second Lebanon War in 2006
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Yeshivahs will not be solving the IDF’s personnel shortage crisis anytime soon
There is uncertainty over the IDF’s future missions – and the personnel shortage is also an intensely political issue
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If Bibi cannot deliver Charedi exemption, his government will simply collapse
Netanyahu’s fragile coalition is once again under threat
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The hostages’ miraculous rescue has led to security forces dilemma
Four lives have been saved, but the question of how to save more is far from settled
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For the first time since October 7, Israel is prepared to accept a ceasefire
Even if no agreement is reached, Bibi’s official position is now more nuanced
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Israel’s priorities are moving on
Hezbollah, diplomacy and the economy are the new priorities
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Karim Khan chose to act when Israel’s leadership is at its most isolated and vulnerable
The ICC’s prosecutor created a moral equivalence in the eyes of the world between the perpetrator and the defender
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Israel’s coalition may be looking for a way to rescind its veto of the PA
Asking the PA to manage the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing could ease tension with Egypt
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Israel is now throttling Hamas in Rafah – but it may also choke itself
The worry is it may once again prove to be a liability rather than an asset
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Whisper it, but Joe Biden might be the Jews’ greatest ever friend
In years to come we’ll celebrate Chag Joe Biden
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How the war in Gaza ended without anyone even noticing
Netanyahu is fighting a battle that everyone except him has realised is over
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As Charedi exemption ends, politicians prepare for election that has no date
As Netanyahu falters, members of the Knesset bide their time
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Threat in the north is the real reason the IDF hasn’t gone into Rafah...yet
Israel is reluctant to commit itself to all-out war on two fronts at the same time
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Netanyahu throws a tantrum over US ceasefire vote abstention and plays into the hands of Hamas
The prime minister may have manufactured a crisis between Israel and the US
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