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Hamas Leader Khaled Meshal gives a press conference in Cairo, November 19, 2012.

After seven days of Pillar of Defense, Hamas is scoring diplomatic points

It’s still too early to sum up Israel's operation in Gaza, but one can say with certainty that while Hamas may have suffered military blows, it has emerged as the party that Israel is negotiating with; Abbas and his Fatah faction have become irrelevant.

By Avi Issacharoff | Nov 20, 2012 | 01:54 PM | 15

Operation Peace for Election

Who needs a ground operation when the political map looks so favorable?

By Nehemia Shtrasler | Nov 20, 2012 | 03:14 AM | 2

What's wrong with election considerations?

You can criticize Operation Pillar of Defense, but to say the main reason was election considerations is a cynical approach that misses the essence of democracy and the complexity of the conflict.

By Avi Shilon | Nov 20, 2012 | 03:14 AM

Israeli tanks are stationed at an Israeli army deployment area near the Israel-Gaza Strip border

Preparing the ground for the big Iranian operation

The current operation in Gaza can be called 'the little southern Iranian operation,' since it's designed to paralyze Iran's power in Gaza.

By Salman Masalha | Nov 20, 2012 | 03:14 AM | 17

An Israeli missile is launched from the Iron Dome defence missile system,

End the war while you're ahead

Israel has achieved its major operational goals and should end Operation Pillar of Defense to secure its victory, even if it means political compromise with Hamas.

By Ari Shavit | Nov 19, 2012 | 10:49 PM | 42

Israel’s new Gaza honeymoon with Obama (and why it may not last very long)

The U.S. President’s unflinching support for the Gaza operation and his role in the success of Iron Dome have restored much of his long lost credit with both Israelis and American Jews.

By Chemi Shalev | Nov 19, 2012 | 08:51 PM | 28

A military incursion into the Israeli classroom

The minister of education's new plan to reward schools for high military recruitment rates is a cheap play for easy, and dangerous, nationalism. It's much more difficult to educate.

By Alit Karp | Nov 19, 2012 | 01:47 PM | 2

The missiles have burst the Tel Aviv bubble

Those of us living north of the 'Red Line' are still living in a bubble, but with one lob of a long-range missile, ours could burst as well.

By Allison Kaplan Sommer | Nov 19, 2012 | 01:08 PM | 14

IDF soldiers covered in a talit read pray in a staging area near the Israel Gaza Strip Border

Fighting the Israel-Gaza war, praying to God for peace

When war is inevitable, it must be executed courageously, but we Jews must never forget our aspiration for peace.

By Rabbi Gideon D. Sylvester / Jewish World blogger | Nov 19, 2012 | 12:40 PM | 13

Palestinians search for victims - Reuters - November 17, 2012.

Israeli leaders should think twice before launching a Gaza ground offensive

A tour along the border with the Gaza Strip, and a series of conversations with commanders on the ground and retired senior officers with knowledge of the situation, raises disturbing questions over the logic of a major ground operation at the current time.

By Amos Harel | Nov 19, 2012 | 08:30 AM | 86

News

After latest Israel-Gaza conflict, Hamas has gained major political strength

By Avi Issacharoff | 08:27 AM | 24

Kadima crumbling: Prominent MKs quit, only one-third remain

By Revital Hovel | 03:26 PM | 5

Is Labor chief Yacimovich's fiscal plan too good to be true?

By Sami Peretz | 04:45 AM

Lieberman unveils his list for Likud Beiteinu ticket

By Barak Ravid, Jonathan Lis | 11:19 PM

Lieberman ousts Deputy FM Danny Ayalon from Yisrael Beiteinu list

By Barak Ravid, Haaretz | 07:49 PM

Diplomacy & Defense

Gaza rockets slam southern Israel during Obama visit

By Amos Harel, Barak Ravid | 09:50 AM | 44

U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at their joint news conference

Full transcript of Obama-Netanyahu joint press conference

By Haaretz | 11:00 PM | 4

US President Barack Obama waves upon his arrival at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport on March 20, 2013

LIVE BLOG: Barack Obama visits Israel: Day one

By Haaretz | 09:41 PM | 150