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David K. Rees

David K. Rees

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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In order to obtain a negotiated peace with Iran, Israel needs to get tough.

For eight years, the two men treated each other as adversaries. Still,  Netanyahu tried to stand up to  Obama without destroying Israel’s good...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David K. Rees

The accusations that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza are unfounded.

Anti-Israel protesters gather for a pro-Palestinian demonstration, in Rome, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo credit Alessandra Tarantino) Just in the last...

13.05.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David K. Rees

Israel’s most recent election polls: a hope for sanity.

As an Israeli citizen who considers myself a moderate, I follow the election polls with some  interest.  While I understand the limitation of polls,...

28.04.2026 30

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David K. Rees

Why Lebanon is so critical in the present peace negotiations

I received an email from a friend in the United Sates this week saying that Israel’s war in Lebanon had not received much publicity in the American...

11.04.2026 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David K. Rees

Trump, Iran, Peace, and Israel

As they used to sing when I  young, “I woke up this morning, you [Trump] were on my mind.”...

08.04.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David K. Rees

Trump just stabbed Israel in the back again.

On Monday, I looked at the headline to a story in The Times of Israel. One of the headlines said: “Trump announces “very good and productive talks...

24.03.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David K. Rees

Trump is trying to impose his version of the ‘two-state solution’ on Israel

12.12.2025 80

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David K. Rees

Trump’s peace proposal is illegal under Israeli law

05.10.2025 30

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David K. Rees

If two states is the solution, what is the problem?

24.09.2025 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David K. Rees

Hamas in Gaza must be chortling: Everything has been going its way

30.08.2025 30

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David K. Rees

Israel does not just fight Hamas, it fights terrorism, a threat to us all

07.06.2025 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David K. Rees