The Law That Exposes Israel's True Colonialist Colors (Oren Yiftachel, Haaretz+) Whether the land is cultivated (Negev) or neglected (West Bank), a legal manipulation will be found to transfer it from Arab to Jewish hands.
Netanyahu Knew Perfectly Well Why He Gave '60 Minutes' an Interview (Rogel Alpher, Haaretz+) Putin isn’t lying. Trump doesn’t lie. Nor does Netanyahu. They don't refer to any reality. They create it.
A future Israeli-Palestinian war won’t necessarily be similar to the previous ones (Dr. Shaul Shai, Maariv) Whoever called the wave of arsons "intifada", does not understand the concept. The time has come for Israel to adopt a different term to describe the phenomena of Palestinian violence. Defining the ongoing Palestinian violence as an intifada is not conducive to improving the understanding of the problem, its roots and the way to necessary to deal with it in order to eradicate it. The army will do its best anyway to end the violence, or at least reduce it. Therefore, the main meaning of the calling the violence an ‘intifada’ is a psychological meaning, which largely serves political objectives, but which is almost entirely devoid of operative significance. 
Israel’s U.S. Ambassador Cozies Up to Muslim-haters, but Won’t Meet (Pro-peace) Israel-lovers (Ezra Oliff-Lieberman, Haaretz+) For Ron Dermer, who’s told us how much he’s looking forward to working with Steve Bannon, and accepted an award from anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist Frank Gaffney, only the pro-Israel peace camp is beyond the pale. 
A disaster waiting to happen (Eitan Haber, Yedioth/Ynet) The picture emerging from the latest state comptroller report on the home front’s preparedness for war it is that we are on the verge of a catastrophe. But for us Israelis, nothing seems urgent to us until it really is urgent. We are so arrogant, so sure of ourselves, that other possibilities don’t even cross our minds. 
Netanyahu, the Most Dangerous Man in the World (Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz+) Netanyahu should be asked, 'When were you lying? Before, when you said Iran was close to a nuclear bomb, or now, when you dismiss that threat?' 
The incitement has crossed a line (Dr. Haim Shine, Israel Hayom) It is a real shame that Israel's law enforcement authorities have yet to internalize the significance of this slippery slope that could lead us to the brink of an abyss.
Strong-arming an Art Student (Haaretz Editorial) Israel's law enforcement system must not turn into a tool for imposing an anti-democratic approach. 
You’ll Miss Netanyahu Yet (Kobi Niv, Haaretz+) The so-called 'left' cannot replace the prime minister, and the alternatives are even worse | Opinion. 
Political appointees bolster democracy (Dr. Shlomo Zadok, Israel Hayom) Granting ministers the freedom to appoint whomever they see fit will make our democracy more stable, and give every segment of society a seat at the table.
Aleppo Massacre: Assad Is Only Getting Started (Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz+) The tragic results now being seen in Aleppo are the product of a policy that seems rational and of international priorities whose validity is hard to challenge. 
Aleppo Massacre: U.S. and World Failed Syrians, Giving Assad His Greatest Military Achievement (Amos Harel, Haaretz+) The entire international community bears a responsibility for the massacres in Aleppo, which would not have happened without massive support from Russia – the same Russia that Israel has been trying to getting along with for over a year.