Efraim Inbar: The IDF, Israeli deterrence, Israeli society and the stability of Israel’s newest peace agreements with Arab countries — all are impacted negatively by continuing electoral indecision.
Efraim Inbar: It’s possible that the Oslo experiment had to be tried to bring Israeli society to the majority opinion that exists today—that there is no Palestinian partner for peace.
Efraim Inbar: The Jordan Valley is Israel’s only defensible eastern border and Israeli sovereignty there is vital for the demilitarization of a future Palestinian state.
Efraim Inbar: The Jordan Valley settlements were established by the Labor movement, and the late Yitzhak Rabin believed in them. Nearly all Israelis want the valley to remain part of the state, and we must not let this opportunity slip by.
Efraim Inbar: Israel must adapt as quickly as possible to the evolving situation in northern Syria, while continuing to adhere to self-reliance and invest in its military.
Efraim Inbar: The decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw American soldiers stationed in northeastern Syria from the Turkish border has been met across the board by a chorus of moral indignation.
Ephraim Inbar: The Palestinian Authority is refusing to accept any funds transferred from Israel because Israel has begun deducting the value of stipends the PA pays to terrorists and their families, commonly known as “pay for slay.”
