Germany Resumes Arms Sales to Israel Following Gaza Ceasefire
Returning to a Case-by-Case Basis: Germany announced on November 17 that it would resume weapons sales to Israel that were suspended in August in response to Israel’s planned...
Gaza City
The United States Should Apply the Gaza Ceasefire’s Stipulations to West Bank Terrorist Organizations
Days after U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan was announced, senior Hamas member Zaher Jabarin directed attention to the West Bank, where Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and...
Op-eds
IDF destroys more Hamas tunnels, prepares for future Gaza operations
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on November 16 that the Israeli military continues to destroy Hamas tunnels in Gaza. This effort is taking place in the approximately 50 percent of the...
Op-eds
Does Al Jazeera Collaborate With Hamas?
Al Jazeera’s leadership shake-up has been in the headlines. Will its new executives direct the Qatari state-funded media arm to cease its cozy relationship with Hamas? Allegations have been swirling...
Insights
What Washington Should Demand From Riyadh Before Providing the F-35
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is coming to Washington on Tuesday — and he has a wish list. Near the top of that list is Washington’s approval for Riyadh to procure up...
Op-eds
The Re-Americanization of the Middle East
The Trump administration is playing a key role in winding down conflicts throughout the Middle East. However, high-level engagement is also fraught with risks.
Op-eds
Russia Floats Counter-Resolution on Gaza as U.S. Proposal Faces Pushback
Russia Proposes Draft Resolution: Russia floated a draft UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution on the future of Gaza on November 13 that contrasts with a U.S. proposal to establish...
Flash Briefs
Kazakhstan To Join the Abraham Accords, Signaling Opportunity in Central Asia
Kazakhstan has reached out to the United States in an unprecedented fashion — by improving relations with Israel. Prior to a November summit between the United States and five Central Asia countries,...
Policy Briefs
IDF Arrests 50 Hamas Members in West Bank Planning Imminent Attacks Against Israel
Latest Developments Hamas Cells Busted Across West Bank: Israel announced on November 13 that it dismantled a Hamas terrorist network in the Bethlehem area. During 15 separate West Bank operations...
Flash Briefs
Exposed: Qatar’s Circle of Terrorist Friends
In recent comments to CNN, Qatar’s prime minister reflected on his country’s unique ability to “convene between conflicted parties and understand the grievances.” ...
Op-eds
Hezbollah Attempting To Smuggle Weapons Through Syria, Rebuild in South Lebanon, IDF Says
Hezbollah in Breach of Ceasefire, IDF Asserts: The IDF accused the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah of attempting to rebuild its armed capabilities south of...
Flash Briefs
Terrorism Turns (Back) Toward the Jews?
The greatest threat might be from the West, not the Islamic world.
Op-eds
The (Calculable) Costs of Israel’s Wars
Can Israel afford its fights?
Op-eds
The Flood that Sunk the Palestinian State
When the world needed Palestinian grownups to help solve the problems in Gaza, it found none. The PLO was too corrupt and Hamas too irrational.
Op-eds
Houthis Threaten Further Attacks on Israel if Gaza Ceasefire Doesn’t Hold
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen threatened to resume missile and drone attacks against Israel in the event that the Gaza ceasefire collapses.
Flash Briefs
Houthis arrest alleged members of Saudi-American-Israeli spy ring
On November 8, the Houthi Ministry of the Interior announced the discovery and arrest of an alleged spy network in Yemen that it claims involved the Saudi, American, and Israeli intelligence...
Op-eds
Remains of IDF Officer Held Captive by Hamas for More Than a Decade Finally Released
Returned After 11 Years: Israeli authorities confirmed on November 9 that Hamas had released the body of slain IDF officer Lt. Hadar Goldin. Goldin was killed in August 2014, and...
Flash Briefs
Fifty Years of Gaslighting Israel at the U.N.
Five decades after its creation, it's long past time for the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People to be shut down.
Op-eds
Israeli defense minister declares ‘war’ on drones smuggling weapons from Egypt
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to close the area along the Israel-Egypt border and adapt the rules of engagement, saying the move is aimed at stopping...
Op-eds
US pushes for UN resolution on Gaza to support peace plan
The US is seeking a United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza “aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, including by greenlighting an international security force,”...