Striking Hamas in Doha: Qatar's duplicity, the Gulf's ambivalence, and Israel's evolving doctrine
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: By striking Hamas leaders in Qatar, Israel challenged global hypocrisy, shattered Doha's mediator facade, and opened a new front in its fight against Hamas.
Israel’s Doha strike revives old questions of timing, targets, and diplomatic fallout - analysis
Israel’s Doha strike echoes past dilemmas, from Ariel Sharon’s 2003 near-miss to Mossad hits abroad, showing how opportunity and diplomacy clash.
Hamas leaders will find no sanctuary, not even in Qatar, Israel strike signals - analysis
If Hamas is the octopus, then Qatar has been the reef where it camouflaged itself - hiding in plain sight while extending its reach.
An Opposition’s orchestra, or just rearranging furniture? - analysis
As the upcoming 2026 elections loom in the not-so-distant future, the politicking has already begun.
Double standards placed on Gaza refugee crisis, in comparison to Ukraine, Syria - comment
Unlike the Ukraine-Russia war, in the Gaza war, not only are regional countries refusing to take in any refugees, but they argue that even considering the idea endangers their national interests.
The long arc of Israeli protests: A nation’s conscience or Achilles’ heel? - analysis
Protests have long been a defining feature of Israel’s democracy – they give voice to anguish, mobilize citizens, and hold leaders to account. But they are not inherently virtuous.
![STUDENTS PROTEST outside the Education Ministry in Tel Aviv, Sept. 1, the first day of school. Their banner reads, ‘Without the hostages, there is no learning [school].’](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_448,w_632/679523 "STUDENTS PROTEST outside the Education Ministry in Tel Aviv, Sept. 1, the first day of school. Their banner reads, ‘Without the hostages, there is no learning [school].’")
Annexation, Gaza, and the UNGA: Israel faces a month of fateful choices
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: From annexation maps to Gaza operations, September could prove a turning point for Israel as the UN, Europe, and Arab states raise the stakes.
Israel winning in Gaza, losing global narrative war, genocide study shows - analysis
Israel’s military campaign weakens Hamas, but a BESA study highlights how the Jewish state struggles in the narrative war, as Hamas propaganda shapes global perceptions.
Trump warns Israel is winning war, losing world opinion: What does it mean? - analysis
Trump admires Israel, believes he has done more for it than anyone else, yet warns it is bleeding legitimacy with every passing day of war.
Air conditioning: Controlling the weather living in a brutally hot country - comment
'It needs a break from time to time so it doesn’t break down,' I’d explain to my kids as they sat sweating in the mid-summer heat while the aircon system was taking a rest.
