Israel Harel

Even if members of the government are correct in their estimations and plans, it is permissible - and even a duty - to wonder if it is within their abilities to win such a fateful war.

Over the years, guided by a leadership lacking depth and courage, the Israeli governments lost the ability - and some intelligence leaders the integrity - to draw true conclusions from the goings on around us.

The Israeli media does not like Mitt Romney.

Giving Keren Neubach free reign during state-sponsored broadcasts was a mistake – but what is the right way to fix it?

Jurists see themselves as representatives of the 'forces of light,' whose job is to block continued settlement expansion

By chance, Netanyahu has received a real opportunity to upgrade himself from a politician to a leader.

What would motivate anyone today to resort to violence over social issues? violence will only weaken the momentum that was generated last summer.

A government that has widespread public support will not agree for long to allow its policies to be dictated by a radical group via the Supreme Court.

Why isn't Israel at the forefront of a worldwide diplomatic campaign against the UN institutions that perpetuate the Palestinians' refugee status?

Menachem Begin's extensive concessions, including wiping all the Sinai settlements off the face of the earth, did not give a government considered 'not ours' the legitimacy to send people to war.

Privatization has spread from the economy to the three main elements of Zionism: aliya, settlement and land redemption.

It is not a message of reconciliation that emanates from Nakba Day ceremonies, whether at universities or elsewhere.

People of conscience, particularly commanders looking after the true spirit of the IDF, have a duty to protest Lt. Col. Shalom Eisner's dismissal and to point out the senior command's ethical lapse.

Those with inside information say Israel's sin in running Pollard pales in comparison to the many sins of the United States in the field of spying on Israel.

The Machpela House in Hebron has turned into a national event that is stirring souls, because symbolizes the dichotomy between Ehud Barak and his ilk, and between those for whom the words of the Haggadah are a binding guide for life.

The decision makers are engulfed in fear of the high court, and they are no longer earmarking lands for national projects - and not only in Judea and Samaria.

'Progressive' Jews have always sought out the company of their detractors, even their enemies, rather than those who love them.

Missile defense technology, however impressive, is still defensive. The south will be saved by offense, not defense - by preemptive strikes, not ex post facto interceptions.

The instinctive and uncontrolled hatred toward Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu interferes with the possibility of conducting a fair and rational discussion of one of the most fateful issues regarding Israel's future.

The residents of the West Bank outpost of Migron deserve a citation, not a condemnation, for agreeing to the relocation of their settlement.

In the absence of a leadership capable of convincing and guiding us, Israel could remain in a permanent state of existential danger.

The longing for a normal life is shared by most of the public. But in general, the argument made by those who term themselves 'Israelis' is that we have failed to achieve 'normalcy' because we cling to outdated ideologies and beliefs.

If Netanyahu's opinions are his sins, then Netanyahu - again because of his opinions and behavior - is equally a foreign implant. And perhaps even more so than Feiglin.

The High Court must think out of the box and initiate the establishment of a constitutional court.