Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAnalysis The security reality Israel wants has political, economic and military conditions. But the question is not just how to disarm, but what comes after demilitarization; every leadership void will eventually be filled with anger and extremismShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJack Khoury03:46 PM • May 20 2026 IDTIsrael's message is clear: it seeks absolute military superiority over every other force in the region, both in its own regard and as the United States' closest ally in the Middle East.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:HezbollahWest BankCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTrumpIsrael ElectionsIDF-LebanonSan Diego MosqueChannel 14HaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael Demands to Disarm Its Regional Enemies, but Refuses to Pay the PriceBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsDone Right, Israel's Opposition Could Win Religious Zionist Votes From NetanyahuMore Young Secular Israelis Are Saying 'I Do' – to Marriage and the RabbinateElections Inch Closer as Knesset Passes Preliminary Bill to Dissolve ParliamentRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked