Bennett should return to Yamina

By Ted Belman

A new poll published on Sept 12 indicated that :

Another scenario examined is a situation in which Naftali Bennett reverses his decision to retire from politics and decides to run in the elections for the 25th Knesset. A party led by him would win five seats and the main victim of such a move would again be Benny Gantz, whose party will be weakened to 10. Bennett’s participation would also weaken Ra’am, Meretz, and Yisrael Beytenu, which would be in danger of falling below the electoral threshold.

What’s he waiting for? He owes it to Shaked, Yamina and its supporters.

Now that Yamina, headed by Ayelet Shaked,  has announced a joint run with Jewish Home, she should entice Bennett to return to Yamina as the head.

All lists must finalized by Thursday.

Rules of engagement.

The US backtracks.

Israel is a sovereign country and can decide for itself regarding its rules of engagement, according to US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides, speaking Monday at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York.

“We are constantly reviewing our rules of engagement,” he explained. “I have done hundreds of events with the IDF and they are a phenomenal military, so I am one who always hopes to continue to improve. Israel is a sovereign country and will make their own decisions.”

US is Strangulating Israel’s cyber capabilities.

The West is strangling Israel’s cyber forces’ capabilities for fighting its enemies in the digital sphere, Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked said on Sunday.

Speaking at the International Institute for Counterterrorism (ICT) conference in Herzliya, she said, “We need to make sure that we do not give up our cyber capabilities because of Western strangulation.”

“We need to make sure that we do not give up our cyber capabilities because of Western strangulation.”

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked

She said the West was over-regulating Israel’s cyber-offensive sector and causing Israel to do the same.