Op-ed: Fundamental upgrade of Gaza Strip's economy will significantly decrease residents' desire to fight Israel.

Analysis: Years of running on autopilot in the Gaza Strip have left Israel in trouble, as confidence in leadership decreased after gov't hid truth from public; Ron Ben-Yishai explains how strategy for Protective Edge was born and how the gov't can, against all odds, lead to historic turning point.

Analysis: Israelis and Palestinians are left with a battlefield between a government which will forever stick to status quo and a desperate PA which is fighting it, with world's growing support. This is a recipe for an explosion.

Op-ed: Despite historical distortions in Palestinian leader's aggressive UN address, Israel has no one better to negotiate with.