Looking Over Benjamin Netanyahu’s Shoulder
A recent book offers a strategic view of the Gaza War for the first time.
Israel Defense Forces
The role of defense R&D in strengthening Israel’s capabilities, technological superiority
Israel's national security depends on more than military strength. Investment in AI, robotics, space, and advanced defense technologies is essential to staying ahead of our enemies.
Op-eds
The U.S. Should Back Israel’s Push for Advanced Space Technology
When a Hezbollah missile damaged Israel’s Elah Valley satellite communications station in March, it showed that space power can be threatened on Earth. The IDF’s announcement on October 19 that...
Policy Briefs
Protests break out in Syria against ‘Israeli incursions and attacks’ as tensions rise
Protests took place in Syria on October 23 as Syrians condemned “Israeli incursions and attacks,” according to Syrian state media. The protests came a day after Syrians claimed an unarmed civilian...
Op-eds
Israel reportedly blocks Board of Peace base in Gaza, IDF reports 31 ceasefire violations October 1–15
The US-backed Board of Peace (BoP) remains unable to build its first military facility in Gaza, even as it prepares Hamas weapons-collection sites and expands reconstruction partnerships. Meanwhile, Hamas-affiliated...
Op-eds
Hezbollah announces ‘Promise and Commitment’ housing and reconstruction program
Hezbollah announced a yearlong housing-assistance program on October 13, offering eligible families displaced by the 2024 and 2026 wars with Israel up to $14,000 for rent and furniture. Lebanese Prime...
Op-eds
IDF shifts southern Lebanon forces toward ‘forward-defense’ posture as troops prepare for winter
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is shifting forces in southern Lebanon toward what Israeli security officials described as a “forward and offensive defense” posture. The officials said the IDF is also...
Op-eds
Who Will Do Lebanon’s Job?
The Trilateral Framework can move forward only after a third party that independently verifies, for Israel, that Lebanon has fulfilled its responsibilities in a pilot zone.
Op-eds
Board of Peace unveils Gaza recovery plan, Israel reports 18 ceasefire violations Sept. 15–29
On September 23, the US-backed Board of Peace (BoP) unveiled a $2.45 billion, six-month Gaza recovery plan, but its implementation remains stalled by disagreements over Hamas’s disarmament and Israel’s...
Op-eds
Ensuring Israel’s AI leadership: Are we prepared for the next revolution?
For Israel, the establishment of controlling AI infrastructure is a strategic, and perhaps even existential, issue affecting both economic strength and technological superiority.
Op-eds
Israel’s AI advantage is strategic, but humans in the IDF remain responsible
AI can help process intelligence, identify threats, and support operations, but it does not replace human judgment in battlefield decisions.
Op-eds
How Hezbollah reframed the battle for Ali al Taher as Israel advanced
Nearly a week after demolishing Hezbollah’s underground complex at Ali Al Taher in south Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces on September 16 disclosed new details about its roughly three-month...
Op-eds
The War Inside the War
Review of 'In The War Room' by Yonah Jeremy Bob & Elliot Kaufman
Op-eds
Syria’s military is rebuilding, but foreign influence may slow security progress
Foreign influence in the Syrian military, chiefly Turkish and Russian, combined with the continued presence of extremist elements within its ranks, will constrain Damascus’s ability to take steps consistent...
Op-eds
LAF-Hezbollah coordination and the limits of Lebanon’s disarmament effort
Israel assesses with “fairly high probability” that the Lebanese military is coordinating its activity in Lebanon’s disarmament pilot zones with Hezbollah, Israel’s Channel 14 reported on...
Op-eds
Israeli elections stall Board of Peace plans, IDF reports 14 Gaza ceasefire violations Sept. 4–15
United States officials are reportedly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reticence to implement parts of their Gaza strategy. The US-backed Board of Peace (BoP), which...
Op-eds
IDF destroys Hezbollah underground command complex at Ali al Taher, withdraws from ridge
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on September 10 that its 36th Division destroyed more than two kilometers of Hezbollah underground infrastructure beneath southern Lebanon’s Ali al Taher...
Op-eds
Israel Razes Hilltop Hezbollah Stronghold, Securing Buffer Zone in South Lebanon
After a siege lasting nearly three months, Israeli forces are now in control of a strategic hilltop in southern Lebanon dubbed Iran’s “second front” against the Jewish state. The Ali al-Taher...
Policy Briefs
Board of Peace focuses on International Stabilization Force for Gaza
The Board of Peace, the body overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition, announced on September 7 that it had held a ceremony in Pristina as part of the signing of a Participating Country Agreement...
Op-eds
Israel-UK Relations Nosedive as Foreign Secretary Announces Punitive Measures
Bilateral relations between Israel and the United Kingdom have plummeted to depths unseen in the decades since the sunset of the British mandate over Palestine in May 1948. In a September 8 announcement to...