Protective Edge

In a series of interviews with Vanity Fair, Israeli intelligence officials have revealed the extent of Hamas’s complex system of tunnels and its (temporarily) thwarted. . .

Adam Ciralsky
Oct. 23 2014 12:01AM

On October 12, the U.S., Qatar, the EU, and others pledged $5.4 billion to Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority, half of which is earmarked for. . .

Khaled Abu Toameh
Oct. 15 2014 12:01AM

Spokesmen for the U.S. State Department did not hesitate to condemn Israel for its alleged lack of “restraint” or “proportionality” during the Gaza war. Now,. . .

Roger Simon
Oct. 15 2014 12:01AM

Rachelle Fraenkel, whose son Naftali was murdered by Hamas this past summer, has become a living symbol of Israel’s collective feelings during the recent war.. . .

Beth Kissileff
Oct. 14 2014 12:01AM

Much to the delight of critics abroad, some Israelis right and left have declared this summer’s war a failure, or at the very least a. . .

Omri Ceren
Oct. 6 2014 12:01AM

Why Hamas, though momentarily chastened, may soon be tempted to start another war.

Avi Issacharoff
Sept. 30 2014 12:01AM

In the eyes of William Schabas, head of the UN panel investigating the Gaza war, Israel is guilty until proved innocent.

Sept. 29 2014 12:01AM

When given the rare opportunity to speak without threat of retribution, Gazans complain of violent oppression and being used as human shields.

Mudar Zahran
Sept. 23 2014 12:01AM

First, UN workers in Gaza were used as human shields by Hamas. Now, UN peacekeepers are using IDF soldiers as their own human shields.

Sept. 18 2014 12:01AM

Hamas’ leaders, like Yasir Arafat before them, have made the mistake of believing their own lies. And so they, again like Arafat, will prosper, while their people suffer.

Edward Luttwak
Sept. 18 2014 12:01AM

In Operation Protective Edge, the Israeli military acted with self-discipline and respect for human dignity—core values deeply rooted in the Jewish tradition.

Sept. 9 2014 12:01AM

The Gaza war is now entering its next phase, in which Hamas and its allies will file spurious war-crimes suits against Israel and the IDF’s. . .

Abraham Rabinovich
Sept. 5 2014 12:01AM

Of the 27 alleged collaborators executed by Hamas during Operation Protective Edge, exactly none was working with Israeli intelligence.

Aaron J. Klein and Mitch Ginsburg
Sept. 5 2014 12:01AM

The Gaza conflict is only the latest round in a long-running war on civilian Israel. That war has been highly effective; will it finally succeed?

Sept. 2 2014 12:01AM