Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) Peter Lerner is a crisis communications consultant, he served for 25 years in the IDF as a spokesperson and a liaison officer to international organizations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.Twitter: @LTCPeterLerner
Israelis shouldn't celebrate the Trump administration's decision to slash funds for the Palestinians. It's a radicalizing gift for terrorists - and a ticking time bomb for Israel's security
When the UN chief ignores Hamas and highlights another one-sided mandate focused only on Palestinian civilians, he once again makes the body he represents irrelevant for Israel and dangerous for Palestinians
Thousands of Syrians, fleeing Assad's airstrikes, are taking refuge on Israel's northern border. Israel must base its response not only on its national security interests, but on the moral imperative to aid desperate people on our doorstep
Israel can fight Hamas but it can’t retake Gaza militarily; the human cost would be appalling. The PA can't retake Gaza politically. For the sake of both Gaza and Israel’s south, we can no longer bypass Hamas
Israel's flagged the drones, tear gas, sniper fire, even tanks it will employ against thousands of Palestinians planning to approach the Gaza border. But confronting a PR campaign with the language of force invites disaster
A review of the UN agency tasked with serving Palestinian refugees work is long overdue. But the U.S. president's threat to weaken UNWRA means hurting Palestinian society's weakest members, and that isn't in Israel's interest – or America's