Yanir Melech: The link between crime families and terrorists will turn the next “Guardian of the Walls” into a catastrophe 

Prior to Oslo, when he served in the IDF as a special operations officer in the Judea and Samaria area, Yanir Melech — whose family name means “King” in Hebrew — was nicknamed King of Manhunters. But since retiring from the army, he has worked in security for businesses targeted by crime of all kinds. He warns that if action isn’t taken immediately, then violence may break out inside Israel worse than during 2021’s Operation Guardian of the Walls. 

Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus on the International Media Landscape: “The standards applied to Israel are virtually unachievable”. 

If the face of Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) seems familiar to you, that is probably because you, too, watched the IDF Spokesman’s first broadcast from Shifaa Hospital during the Swords of Iron War. Although Conricus retired from the IDF in 2021, he mobilized for reserve military service immediately on the night of October 7 – even […]

The people are strong and the soldiers resolute – so why is the messaging from our leadership elites so feeble?

In 1992, three years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union’s implosion, American-Japanese philosopher Francis Fukuyama wrote a book entitled The End of History and The Last Man. Fukuyama made the case that with the fall of the Communist bloc, the perennial rivalries between capitalism and Marxism have come to an […]

“Whoever signs up has to know that the personal price will be heavy” Interview with a former senior official of the Mossad

On the Iranian reactor: “We could have done more.” On the October failure: “The Mossad is equivocating.” On eliminating senior Hamas officials: “Other solutions would be more effective.” Recently retired from the Mossad, “Y.” discusses the most urgent issues, and he doesn’t hesitate to criticize the organization where he flourished.

The reserves: The hyphen connecting the military with society

Those calls for refusal to serve? They didn’t affect the war. Increasing the years of reserve duty? It would be wrong to hurry. Respect for those who serve? It’s only growing. Brig. Gen. (Res.) Ari Singer, formerly commander of the IDF reserves, speaks about the army’s largest uniformed force.