Donald Trump’s desire to avoid a military confrontation is understandable. However, if the price is to leave both the Iranian regime and its nuclear capabilities intact, this would be a historic blunder - no less severe than the Munich Agreement. If these are indeed the final positions the US plans to adopt in the negotiations, there is real cause for serious concern.
Israel has cemented its image as an enemy seeking to destabilize and bring down the regime in Syria, even though many in Syria viewed Israel positively due to its strikes against Iran and Hezbollah.
Defeatist propagandists among us are trying to convince the Israeli public to stop the war and sign a deal. As a public service, we present Hamas' demands in the latest negotiations. The Seventh Day of Passover marks the splitting of the sea and the ultimate defeat of the enemy. We learn from our ancestors.
The New York Times' publication is part of the negotiations and serves to clarify to the Iranians that there is a real attack plan that the president stopped at the last moment to conduct negotiations.
The Justice Ministry’s announcement of the arrest of a Shin Bet officer on suspicion of "committing security offenses" came crashing down to earth this morning, as it emerged what had actually led to his being thrown into Shin Bet detention on the eve of a national holiday. Once for probing alleged Kahanist leanings within the police, without any supporting evidence, and once over our report on Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar’s Gaza strategy. Those tasked with safeguarding democracy appear to be invoking "security" to justify extreme measures.
The Trump administration’s actions are not about stifling debate but about ensuring that universities uphold the fundamental principles of safety and equality that should be afforded to all students.
For the first time in a decade, Iranian and American delegations met in Oman, as Tehran faces a two-month ultimatum from Trump, a threat of renewed European sanctions in June, the expiration of the original Vienna Accord in October, and a deepening economic crisis.
The story of our birth as a nation during Passover is different from that of other peoples. Our emergence into eternal freedom is bound to victory over time, through the sanctification of the new moon and the eating of matzah. Six reflections for the holiday.
Iran's deteriorating economic situation is undoubtedly one of the reasons for Iranian capitulation in agreeing to negotiations with the US, alongside the belief in Iran that it will be possible to buy time through negotiations and possibly reach an agreement that will save both the regime and the economy.
Trump will have to act soon on his threat to end Iran’s nuclear bomb program.