Herb Keinon

Former deputy head of Shin Bet Yisrael Hasson on picking someone from outside -- Eli Sharvit -- to head the organization: "You don't have to be dead to head the chevra kadisha (burial society)."

Lebanon’s failure to assert complete control over its territory is as much an Israeli problem as a Lebanese one. Friday’s strike in Beirut was meant to get that message across: The strike was not just retaliation but a recalibration of the rules. https://t.co/FkJkxTm5Z8

With hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, on the march in Turkey, Erdogan today calls for destruction of Israel. How's that for an original way to distract attention?

Jerusalem Post lead editorial this morning: Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl is this generation's Sandy Koufax. @coachbrucepearl https://t.co/1F1aeLMC6p

Naftali Bennett is flying in the polls -- as usual. On average, over 5 elections as head of 3 parties, he does 48% better in polls days before elections than he does in actual balloting. So why pick a fight with high-profile journalist @amit_segal https://t.co/NDKK33Wtp5

For @EinatWilf Israel's conflict with the Palestinians can be boiled down to what Ernest Bevin, no fan of the Jews, said before partition in 1947: “The Jews want a state; the Arabs want the Jews not to have a state.” Wilf explains in this interview https://t.co/S5JIZ3KUJw

For @EinatWilf, Israel's conflict with the Palestinians can be boiled down to a remark Ernest Bevin, no fan of the Jews, said before partition in 1947: “The Jews want a state; the Arabs want the Jews not to have a state.” Wilf explains in this interview https://t.co/8CEdGJ4MDe

Herb Keinon @HerbKeinon

Two days before Aharon Barak said Israel is "very close to a civil war," singer Idan Raichal released a song with a much more upbeat prognosis. The question: who is more in touch with nation's pulse & which voice should be amplified? https://t.co/WoQmW4bu6v

Two days before Aharon Barak said Israel is "very close to a civil war," singer Idan Raichal released a song with a much more upbeat prognosis. The question: who is more in touch with nation's pulse & which voice should be amplified? https://t.co/WoQmW4bu6v

Oct. 7 changed much about Israel -- first and foremost it's security doctrine & what it takes to survive surrounded by enemies who want & believe they can destroy you. It hasn't changed deep internal divisions around one fault line: Netanyahu. https://t.co/72S89lUzOg

Israel launches offensive with a more permissive US administration, a weakened Hamas, & greater operational flexibility, but without wall-to-wall domestic support for the move like it had on Oct. 7. https://t.co/3TVoiI7St3

It's easy to shrug off UN reports as rubbish. They may be rubbish, but not inconsequential. Israelis dismiss them, but much of the world does not. They shape perceptions. Israel needs more than outrage, it needs a strategy & to go on the offensive. https://t.co/m2OQLOY93v

One of America's ethos, said Adam Boehler, sounding downright Israeli, is bringing all US hostages home who are wrongfully detained around the world. Is Israel rubbing off on him? https://t.co/m2OQLOY93v

The warning from Gallup's annual World Affairs survey needs to be heeded. After Oct. 7, & with pro-Israel president in office, Israel's numbers are the lowest in the US in a quarter century. This trend can't be ignored. https://t.co/qU9VsqZuOK

After '67 War, Arab states issued their “3 no’s:” No peace with Israel, no recognition, no negotiations. Much has changed since, but what emerged from Arab summit Tuesday suggests that today-- as then -- Arab world still refuses to confront reality. https://t.co/s6Cp6MBXCY

Some people step up to lead, ensuring that communal institutions run smoothly -- whether out of duty, a desire to be involved, or the status it brings. Other's don't. I fall squarely in the latter category. https://t.co/JpNYaZUCID

There is a difference between a broken heart and a broken spirit. Israel’s broken heart was on full display Wednesday at the Bibas funeral procession. Its spirit was on display, too. But the spirit was not broken. https://t.co/WmQ6BOXNip

The world saw images of a nation bowing its head and weeping for the lives of their innocents lost. No one, however, should confuse those tears for weakness or those bowed heads for a nation whose spirit is broken. https://t.co/off2nEvfLX