Israel is guided by an astral calculus that is not always perceptible. This explains why we sometimes stubbornly refuse to recognize the rational calculations of diplomatic cost and benefit – calculations politely impressed on us by well-meaning allies.

Today’s Palestinian letter to Israel mixes fact with fiction, is maximalist and threatening, and indicates no real desire to negotiate – only to place Israel in the international dock of criminality.

The cold peace gets even colder. And the Mediterranean basin is in danger of becoming an Islamic sea. Time to rebuild Israel’s defenses in the south.

Noam Schalit outrageously tells us that if he were Palestinian he too would try to kidnap IDF soldiers. Time to tell him: clam up! Our patience has run out on the elder Mr. Schalit’s insensitive and tendentious statements.

Assad slaughters and the world remains inert. Israel places a caravan on a hilltop and the world goes into overdrive.

In interviews today with the Israeli press, Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird says that he “has no moral ambiguity regarding Israel.” Learn about a leader who is setting the international gold standard for support of the Jewish state.

Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, currently visiting Israel, delivered the most pro-Israel and pro-Jewish speech in recent history, at the Herzliya Conference last night. It is breathtaking to read, and a gem to cherish.

The EU has been the deepest honey-pot the Palestinians could ever hope for. It has poured good money down the drain, and bankrolled extremism and obstructionism.

The times call for new strategic thinking. Consistently ahead of the curve have been the research associates at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies.

Despite threats to its security and assaults on its legitimacy, Israel is succeeding in advancing its national agenda. We are winning!