The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/david-horovitz/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:04:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png David Horovitz | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/david-horovitz/ 32 32 Hamas must be drained of its money as well as its weapons https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-hamas-must-be-drained-of-money-as-well-as-arms-and-an-overdue-farewell-to-part-of-the-likud-demolition-crew/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:18:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3880826 Gaza's terror group is rearming, in part with money from the daily influx of aid * Plus: Netanyahu's party primary brings an overdue farewell to some members of the Likud demolition crew, but the main wreckers remain

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]]> Our AI-generated defense minister emblemizes an Israeli leadership that refuses to face reality https://www.timesofisrael.com/our-ai-generated-defense-minister-emblemizes-an-israeli-leadership-that-refuses-to-face-reality/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:48:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3877849 Whatever Israel Katz may want to believe, Iran's leaders are not cowering, and Israel will not defeat its enemies by endlessly blowing things up; Netanyahu should know better, but he's in full-blown denial mode

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]]> Daily Briefing Aug. 6: The latest alliances shaking up Israel’s fateful election https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-6-the-latest-alliances-shaking-up-israels-fateful-election/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:08:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3874913&preview=true&preview_id=3874913 Tol editor David Horovitz discusses the problematics of talks with Lebanon and Iran, before delving into the bewildering spate of new Israeli political parties jockeying for votes

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]]> Why these elections are the last chance to save Israel from its ‘spiral of collapse’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-these-elections-are-the-last-chance-to-save-israel-from-its-spiral-of-collapse/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:14:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3873538 Israel's entire education system is in crisis. And its fastest-growing community, the ultra-Orthodox, is getting by far the worst education of all. An inadequate education spells a non-competitive workforce, a weakened army, and a country that simply won't survive

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]]> While Trump blusters, and Netanyahu spins, is Iran already on the brink of the bomb? https://www.timesofisrael.com/while-trump-blusters-and-netanyahu-spins-is-iran-already-on-the-brink-of-the-bomb/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:26:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3870083 PM enthuses and president notes a good and important meeting behind closed doors at the White House on Tuesday. But the critical war they began in February is anything but over, and it's not clear they agree on how to win it

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]]> Daily Briefing July 28 – Points of friction as Trump and Netanyahu meet https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-july-28-points-of-friction-as-trump-and-netanyahu-meet/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:08:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3869478&preview=true&preview_id=3869478 Editor David Horovitz on the potential resurrection of the MOU, an odd Ukrainian strike on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea, the UK's new leader, and polling ahead of Israel's election

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]]> Losing ground to nemesis Eisenkot, a desperate Netanyahu plumbs new depths https://www.timesofisrael.com/losing-ground-to-nemesis-eisenkot-a-desperate-netanyahu-plumbs-new-depths/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:45:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3865952 Netanyahu wants to focus the election on the ostensible unsuitability of anyone but him to lead Israel, but his main rival is increasingly seen as a better alternative - serious about the national interest, neither slick nor cynical, and untainted by the worst leadership failure in the country's history

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]]> Netanyahu hits new lows in his battle for survival; there will be a great deal of damage for better leaders to undo https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-hits-new-lows-in-his-battle-for-survival-there-will-be-a-great-deal-of-damage-for-better-leaders-to-undo/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:53:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3860817 PM repairs his partnership with the blackmailing ultra-Orthodox political leadership at the terrible price of destroying equality under the law and, despite the echoes of 2023, weakening Israel's capacity to defend itself against its enemies

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]]> Daily Briefing July 14 – War on? Trump declares US ‘guardians’ of Hormuz https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-july-14-war-on-trump-declares-us-guardians-of-hormuz/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:46:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3860922&preview=true&preview_id=3860922 Editor David Horovitz on the IDF chief's public outcry over this week's legislative blitz, and a Hollywood-esque Israeli plot to use Iran's former hardline president to topple the regime

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]]> A plea to the prime minister: Heed the lessons of our history in this land, and pull back from the brink https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-plea-to-the-prime-minister-heed-the-lessons-of-our-history-in-this-land-and-pull-back-from-the-brink/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:07:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3851805 You may consider this appeal itself divisive and unjustified, but do internalize that many fine, patriotic and responsible Israelis feel this way

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]]> Daily Briefing July 8 – Is the US-Iran ceasefire over? https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-july-8-is-the-us-iran-ceasefire-over/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:31:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3857272&preview=true&preview_id=3857272 Editor David Horovitz on Israel's existential need to maintain air supremacy in the region, the revved-up coalition push to pass legislation, and a nail-biting World Cup match

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]]> The world is turning dangerous for Jews again. Israel has to get its house in order https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-world-is-turning-dangerous-for-jews-again-israel-has-to-get-its-house-in-order/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:00:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3853080 This is not Nazi Germany in the 1930s. But it is a global crisis for Jews — and it demands an Israel strong enough, and united enough, to provide a refuge that is secure, welcoming and true to its founding values

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]]> Daily Briefing June 25: US-Iran deal fuels Trump’s delusional dreams of peace and prizes https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-june-25-us-iran-deal-fuels-trumps-delusional-dreams-of-peace-and-prizes/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:45:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3849891&preview=true&preview_id=3849891 Tol editor David Horovitz discusses US president's mixed messaging and shifting interests on Iran, Hezbollah and Lebanon, and looks at nightmarish results of NYC's Democratic primaries

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]]> In Trump’s delusions of peace with Iran and efforts to bully Israel, dark echoes of appeasement https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-trumps-delusions-of-peace-with-iran-and-efforts-to-bully-israel-dark-echoes-of-appeasement/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:38:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3846883 Desperate to end the war, he reassures nobody but himself that the regime in Tehran is new, nice and not at all radical, and turns up the heat on Israel for daring to raise inconvenient concerns about survival

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]]> Former prime minister Naftali Bennett: This existential moment https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-prime-minister-naftali-bennett-this-existential-moment/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:27:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3844944&preview=true&preview_id=3844944 Editor David Horovitz and political correspondent Tal Schneider meet the former PM in his Ra'anana headquarters, where he pleads his case on why he should be the next leader of Israel

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