Netanyahu, Liberman: IDF Strikes Dealt ‘Severe Blow’ to Hamas

Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Avigdor Liberman said yesterday that IDF air strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza over the weekend had delivered a “severe” blow to Hamas while Liberman added that Israel has “no intention of learning to live” with ongoing kite-born arson attacks from Gaza.  Read more

To survive, Netanyahu must broaden his new government…writes Isi Leibler

Following weeks of unedifying horse trading, threats and extortions, compounded by personal malice, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally cobbled together an untenable coalition with only a single-seat majority — which any single Knesset member in the coalition could bring down. To survive, it must be broadened. Read more

Whose peace is it anyway?…asks Yosef Livne

The news about the agreement reached by the Fatah movement and Hamas adds a new obstacle in the already complex situation of the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Foreign Minister Lieberman cannot act as a Maverick…writes Isi Leibler

When our Foreign Minister announces major new policy initiatives without the approval of his government, he is truly advancing us towards a banana republic. Read more