Yuval Steinitz

An Israeli soldier stands at a staging area after crossing back into Israel from Gaza on July 28, 2014.

Israel’s operation widens, but its objectives are getting murkier

Conflict & Justice

Journalist Gregg Carlstrom argues that, after all the briefings and wartime speeches, the Israeli offensive in Gaza is ultimately an open-ended campaign yoked to an impossible political objective.

An Israeli soldier stands at a staging area after crossing back into Israel from Gaza on July 28, 2014.

Israel’s operation widens, but its objectives are getting murkier

Conflict & Justice

Israelis agitating for action — possibly military — to deal with Iran’s nuclear threat

The World

Hawkish Talk In Israel About Iran

Global Politics
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