The government must learn how to take the win

On September 17, Israel updated its war aims, which until that point had dealt solely with Gaza and Hamas, to include “returning the residents of the North securely to their homes.” Fourteen hours later, thousands of pagers exploded in the hands of Hezbollah officials and fighters throughout Lebanon and as far away as Damascus. […]

Netanyahu says Israel will decide how to respond to Iran’s attack

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his country would be the one to decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major air assault earlier this week, brushing off calls for restraint from close allies. Israel has vowed to respond to Iran’s unprecedented attack without saying when or how, leaving the […]

Netanyahu’s opponents dither as he plots how to survive – POLITICO

Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to hang on as his political foes circle, trying to fathom when and how they can call time on his long, tempestuous political career — and, of course, muster the political courage to do so. Much like the Charles Dickens […]