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March 7, 2024
Israel vows to press on against Hamas as conflict faces new hurdles
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at an IDF officers course graduation ceremony on March 7 at a training base in the Negev. “The IDF will continue to operate against all of Hamas’s battalions...
March 7, 2024
Anti-Israel faculty group adds fuel to a raging fire
“It’s not safe to be a Jewish student at UC Berkeley.” That was the message a Jewish student delivered before the House of Representatives’ Education and the Workforce Committee last...
March 7, 2024
An IDF raid in Gaza spotlights Israel’s new strategy
The Israel Defense Forces continue to seek out terrorists in Gaza, five months into the war against Hamas. The war has progressed through several stages, including intense aerial bombardment in October...
March 6, 2024
Hezbollah barrages of rockets target northern Israel
Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets at Israel on March 5. The attacks came after US envoy Amos Hochstein visited Lebanon and called for a “diplomatic solution” to end the thousands of Hezbollah attacks...
March 6, 2024
The Queen’s speech
For a quarter of a century, Rania Al Abdullah has been the Queen of Jordan, and, in many ways, a model royal she has been. She’s advocated “for tolerance, compassion, and promoting empathy between...
March 5, 2024
America’s Food Supply Has a Cyber Problem
Fine-tuned sensors let farmers know which fields need more water and which crops need more fertilizer. But today, a hacker halfway around the world, working as a criminal actor or paid by a foreign government,...
March 5, 2024
Yemen’s people and leaders are getting tired of the Houthi problem
The deputy chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council in Yemen has sounded the “alarm” about the continued Houthi threats to Yemen, according to an article at Al-Ain in the UAE. The UAE has...
March 5, 2024
Hezbollah is getting stronger and its threat is growing: What can Israel do?
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March 5, 2024
Turkey’s Erdoğan Silences Critics with “FETO” Terrorist Label
“You’re a “FETO’cu!”, is a commonly used accusation by Erdoğan supporters and Turkish government officials, for all those who dare to challenge the country’s leader. Turkey’s...
March 4, 2024
Ballistic Missiles Allow Iran to Act More Boldly
While the world focuses on the threat posed by Iran’s growing nuclear program and its terror proxies, Iran’s ballistic-missile program is underwriting the expansion of both. Over the past...
March 4, 2024
Rocket fire by Hamas, Hezbollah targets Israel on two fronts
Israel faced increased rocket fire and an anti-tank missile attack on March 4, illustrating that both Hamas and Hezbollah are seeking to escalate tensions. The attacks came as hostage and prisoner exchange...
March 4, 2024
As NATO gets stronger, Russia’s version of NATO is falling apart
Sweden joined NATO last month, ending two centuries of neutrality. Its accession comes just shy of NATO’s 75th anniversary. While Russian President Vladimir Putin hoped to fracture NATO and...
March 4, 2024
COFA and the politics of delay
Tony Zielinski is a regular American citizen, who was enjoying his life in Florida. Then he read about the problems with the renewals of key elements of the Compacts of Free Association with Palau, the...
March 4, 2024
Analysis of the IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report – February 2024
Excerpt For the first time, the latest quarterly International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards report on Iran’s compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) draws a direct line...
March 4, 2024
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report — February 2024
Excerpt This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic EnergyAgency’s (IAEA’s) quarterly report, dated February 26, 2024, Verification and monitoring inthe Islamic Republic...
March 4, 2024
The Gaza Dilemma: Israel’s Complex Road to Victory Amidst Calls for Ceasefire
Five months of war between Israel and Hamas has led to Israel defeating Hamas in many parts of Gaza. However, Israel’s path to victory is still complex and uncertain as Hamas has retreated to an area...
March 4, 2024
The Power of SBOMs: Building Resilience in Our Critical Infrastructure
As a member of the PCAST Working Group on Cyber-Physical Resilience, I was involved in crafting the recent report outlining crucial steps to fortify the intricate systems that underpin our daily lives....
March 3, 2024
Foreign fighters are operating in Lebanon against Israel
Evidence of foreign fighters operating in Lebanon under the Iran-led Resistance Axis has gradually surfaced following the Hamas-led terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023, which triggered the war in Gaza and...
March 3, 2024
Houthi sinking of Rubymar ship off Yemen is a blow to the West
The sinking of the cargo ship Rubymar off the coast of Yemen illustrates the continued impunity of the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group to attack ships. The Rubymar, a British-registered cargo...
March 3, 2024
Palestinian Islamic Jihad calls for Ramadan to be ‘month of terror’
Palestinian Islamic Jihad is calling for Ramadan to be a “month of terror” and seeks to escalate attacks in the West Bank and Gaza. In a recent speech, Abu Hamza, the spokesman for PIJ’s...
March 3, 2024
Do US airdrops in Rafah affect Israel’s potential Gaza operation?
The US carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid to Gaza over the weekend. It dropped more than 30,000 meals to Gaza in cooperation with the Jordanian Air Force. US President...
March 2, 2024
Israel’s naval patrol boats: A key to defeating terrorism
The sun is about to set off of Israel’s coast. In the distance, several long cargo ships sit at anchor. They are all black against the horizon. Just before the sun dips below the horizon, they switch...
March 2, 2024
Israeli Air Force has been vital amid the war against Hamas
In early December Israel’s 98th Division made a rapid assault on the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis. The advance was so fast, by the commandos and infantry in this unit, that the men now needed...
March 2, 2024
Preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon remains Israel’s top priority
Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon remain a priority for the Jewish state as it fights to dismantle Hamas and confront Hezbollah. But Jerusalem risks falling into a trap set by Iran’s supreme leader...
March 1, 2024
Hamas’ South African Support Network
South Africa does not just carry water for Hamas by attacking Israel in international forums. It has also allowed Hamas to turn South Africa into a base for fundraising, where an extensive network of...
March 1, 2024
Airdrops increase in Gaza as new method to deliver aid
Israel and several partner countries are increasingly looking to airdrops as a method to deliver aid to civilians in Gaza. Airdrops have been used since the beginning of the war but increased in frequency...
March 1, 2024
Israel rotates units as Khan Younis battles continue
The Israel Defense Forces have sent the Bislamach infantry brigade into the “heart of Khan Younis” to operate against Hamas terrorists in the southern Gaza city. This marks a new phase in operations...
March 1, 2024
Reported Israeli airstrikes kill IRGC Navy advisor in Syria
Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian port of Baniyas killed IRGC Navy advisor Col. Reza Zareai along with two unidentified members of Lebanese Hezbollah. The airstrike was aimed at a compound...
March 1, 2024
China benefits more from U.S. trade
The excellent Feb. 22 editorial, “Mr. Xi is tanking China’s economy. That’s bad for the U.S.,” outlined the threats to the Chinese economy, but I disagree that a failing Chinese economy represents...
February 29, 2024
Putin proving his ambitions don’t stop at Ukraine
The day before Vladimir Putin’s long yearly address to parliament Thursday, politicians from Transnistria, a pro-Kremlin breakaway region of Moldova, asked the Russian president to “protect”...
February 28, 2024
Transparency Will Go a Long Way To Patch Up U.S.-China Relations
Trade relations between China and the United States—the two largest economies in the world—are suffering from rising tensions and heightened geopolitical risk. Much of the uncertainty in the relationship...
February 28, 2024
Is Gaza Really the Biggest Case of Arab Suffering?
What would a Sudanese person watching that country’s renewed civil war — which has killed 14,000, displaced eight million, and threatens 17 million with famine in less than a year — think when...
February 28, 2024
China’s Belt and Road Initiative is bringing new risks to Europe
Hungary was the first European country to sign on to China’s trillion-euro Belt and Road Initiative. With Italy leaving the Belt and Road, or BRI, last year, and others in Europe expressing concern...
February 28, 2024
How Hezbollah Hopes to Mobilize the West’s Anger Against Israel
Hezbollah abhors the liberal international order, which it believes is an inherently immoral and cruel façade for American hegemony. It distrusts international tribunals for the...
February 28, 2024
Israel faces less battles with Hamas in Gaza as next phase looms
Two Israeli officers were killed in northern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said on February 28. This brings the total IDF losses since the war began to 582 soldiers, of whom 242 fell since...
February 28, 2024
Putin’s defeat in Ukraine
Last Friday, President Biden announced new sanctions targeting 500 Russian officials and companies. His aim was to deliver the “devastating” consequences that, three years ago, he vowed Russia’s...
February 27, 2024
Beijing’s Post-Election Plan for Taiwan
At first blush, the results of Taiwan’s national elections last month read like a clear rebuke of China’s coercive reunification agenda. Despite Beijing’s incessant branding of Taiwan’s ruling...
February 27, 2024
How to hold Ukraine over until Congress passes more aid funding
Without U.S. aid, Ukraine cannot defend its current lines, let alone liberate more territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Sunday, shortly after Kyiv’s troops were forced...
February 27, 2024
Iran-backed Houthis increase sea drone attacks
The Iranian-backed Houthis have increased their use of “unmanned surface vessels” in attacks. These types of naval drones can pose a threats to ships and the Houthis have been employing them...
February 27, 2024
Chinese naval fleet on mission near Red Sea raises eyebrows in MidEast
A Chinese naval mission consisting of a missile frigate and guided-missile destroyer left the port of Zhanjiang in southern China’s Guangdong province last week. It is described in Chinese media...
February 27, 2024
How is Iran exploiting the self-immolation of US airman Aaron Bushnell?
Iranian state media has sought to exploit the death of Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old member of the US Air Force who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy on Sunday. Bushnell died as...
February 27, 2024
The U.S. Should Sanction Mohammed Mushanish
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February 27, 2024
Hezbollah escalates attacks on Israel
Hezbollah escalated attacks on Israel on February 27, first in the morning with rocket fire targeting an IDF base on Mount Meron, the tallest mountain in the Galilee. The IDF base on Mount Meron...
February 27, 2024
Preventing a Ramadan Explosion in the Holy Land
The Muslim holiday of Ramadan begins on March 11 this year. How Israel handles this month-long festival of fasting by day and feasting by night will exert significant influence on the wider conflict in...
February 26, 2024
Breaking down Hezbollah’s rocket strategy: the Short-Range Threat
Hezbollah entered the 2006 war against Israel with an arsenal of 14,000 projectiles – a mixture of rockets and missiles of various ranges. By the end of the 34-day conflict, Hezbollah had lost approximately...
February 26, 2024
Hezbollah’s dangerous surface-to-air missile ‘equation’
According to news reports affiliated with Hezbollah, the terrorist group downed an Israeli Hermes 450 ‘Zik’ drone on Monday using a surface-to-air missile. The IDF said only that a “UAV fell inside...
February 26, 2024
Iran’s FM in Geneva for UN, ICRC meetings
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Geneva on Monday for meetings with UN officials and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Iranian Mehr news media reported that he is...
February 25, 2024
Ukraine Can Win — Here’s How
Ten years into Russia’s long war against Ukraine, far too many Americans are falling prey to a destructive idea. They needlessly believe that Ukraine’s defeat is unavoidable. These Americans have lost...
February 25, 2024
Will Hezbollah exploit Israel’s ceasefire talks with Hamas?
Talk of a hostage deal continues to bring optimistic hope to Israel, hope that things may be progressing in the right direction. But for Iran’s proxies – like Hezbollah – questions remain about...
February 23, 2024
Israel looks to ‘day after’ in Gaza
Israel is beginning to shape plans for what will happen after the war in Gaza. It is not yet clear if the war will culminate in a battle that marks the clear end, because Hamas continues to control areas...
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