Herb Keinon

Now, it’s all up to Hamas.

After vowing at the UN to “finish the job,” Netanyahu meets Trump, who is pushing a sweeping plan to end the war, free hostages, and chart Gaza’s future, testing the Knesset coalition.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: France, Turkey, Jordan, and Qatar stripped this conflict of context, ignored Hamas’s role, and turned the UN into a stage for symbolism divorced from reality.

Jewish tradition is keenly aware of suffering, exile, persecution, and uncertainty, while it also reflects Jewish resilience and hope. It carries both the sober memory of hardship and hope.

In a government whose choices carry immense consequences at home and abroad, the sway they hold in the cabinet secures their place at the center of one of Israel’s most fateful moments. 

Without building a party, offering a platform, or unveiling a team, Naftali Bennett has already shifted the political map.

Benjamin Netanyahu will be vilified at the UN and welcomed in DC, highlighting Israel’s precarious standing – besieged by multilateral hostility, steadied by bilateral ties with the US.

Even with boycotts, sanctions, and embargoes making life harder, Israel will continue trading, innovating, and exporting, at the same time as it develops greater self-reliance. 

Bahraini analyst Ahmed Khuzaie says Israel’s Doha strike risks eroding the “warm peace” promised by the Abraham Accords, urging consultation with Gulf partners.

As the anniversaries of all three legendary deals approach, the success of each must be carefully analysed.