IDF Raids Too Often Aren't 'Deterrence,' but a Provocation (Haaretz Editorial) The army must stop this perverse practice, tighten its rules of engagement and must not use means that cause disability and death.
Imagine there’s no country (Yoaz Hendel, Yedioth/Ynet) The current debates around raising the national flag or banning the burqini shine an important light on the importance of patriotism and the dangers of zealous nationalism and or a border-less world that strives to live by the alluring words of John Lennon.
Israel: Where the Media Will Blindly Buy What the Ruling Authorities Dictate (Gideon Levy, Haaretz+) A thousand reports are published about every West Bank settler who is murdered, yet Friday's killing of an innocent man evoked one big yawn. It's not terror, or apartheid, or racism or dehumanization. It's only killing a subhuman.
The defense minister is in (Sima Kadmon, Yedioth/Ynet) Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman isn’t especially hesitant to act on his authority, even though his tenure has only recently begun; if the Israeli response to the rocket fired on Sderot this week is any indication, we can say with confidence that he has a way of operating that emphasizes his most prized character trait: Decisiveness. 
Israel is playing between the US and Russia - and it certainly can be dangerous (Yossi Melman, Maariv)
From an overt and blatant confrontation with the Obama administration on Iran's nuclear program to military rapprochement with the Putin administration. Is that what Ehud Barak meant when he accused Netanyahu of harming state security?
Is the IDF Conducting a Kneecapping Campaign in the West Bank? (Amira Hass, Haaretz+) The number of Palestinians being wounded by live fire is on the increase, with stone throwers saying they are being told that confronting soldiers is liable to leave them crippled for life. 
Draining hope and springing fear (Amnon Abramovich, Yedioth/Ynet) Netanyau's latest show of bravado to the press does nothing more than fan the flames of insecurity and take away hope for the people of Israel. 
U.S. Jewish Leaders Must Demand Dayan Support Two States - or Resign (Abe Silberstein, Haaretz+) As Dani Dayan settles into his new job as consul general in New York, it’s time for the American Jewish establishment to realize that uncritically tolerating his views undermines the fight against BDS. 
How I found myself at the top of the list of 'inciters' (Ben-Dror Yemini, Yedioth/Ynet) A report from the PA's official news agency dubbed Ben-Dror Yemini the greatest inciter among Israeli journalists. He strongly disputes that claim. 
How I Destroyed the Chance for Israeli-Palestinian Peace (Carolina Landsmann, Haaretz+) The demand for recognition of the Jewish state, which Ari Shavit says he is complicit in, seeks to camouflage the fact that the only people whose right to exist is really denied is the Palestinian people. 
Following orders: How the IDF eliminates 'quiet' in the West Bank (Talal Jabari, +972mag) When the occupation seems to becomes a bit too ‘quiet,’ the Israeli military is always there to fully contain and eliminate the threat.
In Some of the Israeli Army's Raids, Leaving Empty-handed Is Not an Option (Gideon Levy and Alex Levac, Haaretz+) The army is playing a new role in the territories: As a bailiff, raiding homes in the dead of night and confiscating TVs, computers, toasters – even earrings.