Lior Akerman

Lior Akerman is a former brigadier-general who served as a division head in the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).

 BNEI BRAK: The combination of ultra-Orthodox large families who are unemployed, lack a regular income and the basic education required for knowledge and occupation, has led to extensive poverty among this sector, says the writer.

Israel: A Jewish democracy or religious state? - opinion

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting, this past Sunday. Prime ministers who head large parties are required to succumb to policies that do not tally with the desires or needs of most citizens, says the writer.

Israel's electoral system only harms the country - opinion

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office December 15, 2019

Likud needs a change of guard if democracy is to be served


Rocket attacks from Gaza

In retrospect, it appears that this latest round of rocket attacks on Israel began back in 2001, with the intensity increasing significantly following Israel’s disengagement from the Gaza Strip.

ROCKETS ARE launched from the northern Gaza Strip toward Israel, as seen from Sderot in August

The PA at the end of Abbas’s reign

Each of the candidates sees himself as a serious candidate to replace the Palestinian president, but none of them has been named by Abbas as his heir.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves in Ramallah, in the West Bank May 1, 2018

The Nation-State bill: Yes or no?

We seem to have become a country on strike.

Special committee to pass the Basic Law: Israel, the Nation-State of the Jewish People committee chairman Amir Ohana (Likud) , Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked and Tourism Minister Yariv Levin

Lack of initiative

The fact that Hamas is once again carrying out attacks against Israel from the Gaza Strip proves that we have failed to engage in long-term planning and strategic thinking.

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike on a building in Gaza City July 14, 2018

Lack of initiative

The fact that Hamas is once again carrying out attacks against Israel from the Gaza Strip proves that we have failed to engage in long-term planning and strategic thinking.

Destruction of a Hamas terror tunnel near the Erez Crossing by the IDF, May 5, 2018

Is Hamas good or bad for Israel?

Hamas has no interest in the establishment of a Palestinian state, does not engage in politics or border discussions. It has one, singular goal: the establishment of an Islamic caliphate.

Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh gestures during a news conference following his arrival at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip September 19, 2017.

The difficulties of separating from east Jerusalem

The time has come for Israel to officially separate from the neighborhoods of east Jerusalem.

JERUSALEM RESIDENTS walk near Damascus Gate.

Time for unity

Let us hope that our leaders begin dealing with the root of our problems soon so that we’ll be around to celebrate many more Independence Days here in Israel.

Israelis gather at Tel Aviv's beaches to watch Israel's annual Independence Day airshow, April 19, 2018

The next Israeli war

While our leaders sit and discuss political plans, the enemy is busy preparing for the next war.

Young girl in Gaza City during celebrations for Hamas' 30th anniversary

Palestinian Authority education and the future of peace

The problem of the Palestinian approach toward reaching an agreement with Israel isn’t just a matter of the policies and actions of Fatah and the Palestinian Authority.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a cabinet meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 4, 2007.