Jacob Nagel

November 21, 2023 | |

Israel SitRep: Nov. 21, 2023

Today’s Issue: Israeli Cabinet to Meet Tonight to Approve Hostage Deal | Israel Announces It Captured Two Gazans Inside the Country a Month after the October 7 Attacks | IDF Forces Encircle Jabalya,...

November 9, 2023 | |

Israel SitRep: Nov. 9, 2023

IDF Captures Hamas Stronghold in Western Jabaliya | IDF Captures Hamas Stronghold in Western Jabaliya: After a 10-hour battle with gunmen from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, troops from the IDF’s Nahal...

November 8, 2023 | Jacob Nagel |

Israel must completely separate war in Gaza from the ‘day after’ plans – opinion

Israel will have to deal with Iran and Hezbollah later, while the world is starting to understand, even if slowly, that the Iranian problem is not Israel’s problem alone.

October 28, 2023 | Jacob Nagel |

What should become of Gaza the day after Israel’s decisive victory?

"If Israel seeks a flourishing existence on this now-shock-ridden piece of land, the approaches to Gaza must fundamentally change," writes the author.

October 22, 2023 | Jacob Nagel |

The hidden danger in Khamenei’s multi-phased plan: will Iran go nuclear?

The fourth stage in Khamenei’s satanic plan is a breakout to a nuclear weapon under the cover of a general war.

October 18, 2023 | |

Biden Arrives in Israel as Iran Aims to Destabilize Region

President Joe Biden landed in Israel on October 18 to express solidarity with Israel following the Hamas attack on October 7 that killed 1,400 people and resulted in some 200 hostages,...

October 17, 2023 | |

Israel Battles Terrorists on Two Fronts

Latest Developments Israel reported multiple hostile actions by Hezbollah on the Jewish state’s northern border on the morning of October 17. At the same time, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued...

October 14, 2023 | Jacob Nagel |

One week since the war broke, initial conclusions, and where we are heading? – analysis

We are not in a Gaza cycle; we are in an ALL-OUT war, and that is how we win without restraints.

October 6, 2023 | Jacob Nagel |

Israel must rely only on itself when it comes to existential threats

Nuclear enrichment on Saudi soil, and an American-Israeli "defense treaty," as part of normalization with the Saudis, are incompatible with Israeli's National Security Strategy (NSS), especially when the agreements are likely to come at the expense of preventing Iran from dashing toward the bomb.

September 22, 2023 | Jacob Nagel |

Israel must not roll the dice when it comes to nuclear threats

If Israel's rejection of allowing enrichment in Saudi Arabia means the derailment of normalization deals, so be it. Israel should seek a deal that overcomes the problematic Saudi demand for an independent fuel cycle on the one hand, and minimizes the damage from the nuclear understandings with Iran on the other hand.

September 22, 2023 | |

Netanyahu Hails Prospects for Normalization Between Israel and Saudi Arabia  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on September 22 that prospects for normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia were “at the cusp” of a dramatic breakthrough....

September 22, 2023 | Jacob Nagel, Boaz Golany

Will the Russia-Ukraine War lead to World War III?

So far, the conflict has remained within manageable bounds for the international community, but the prospect of further conflagration is not far off.

August 17, 2023 | Jacob Nagel |

A limited defense treaty with the US would be counterproductive

The US won't defend NATO allies if they launched a preemptive attack, despite Article 5 of the treaty. Likewise, under a treaty with Israel, it won't defend it in the case of a pre-emptive strike on Iran. In fact, a treaty would motivate the US to pressure Israel not to escalate.

August 4, 2023 | Jacob Nagel |

It’s time for a policy change on the northern border

Nasrallah must be disabused of the notion that he has managed to deter Israel. His mistakes and his attempts to change the rules of the game by establishing new facts on the ground must be "exploited" by Israel in order to massively undermine the Iranian doctrine, by destroying the PGM manufacturing facilities.

July 28, 2023 | Mark Dubowitz, Jacob Nagel

Why it would be better for Israel if Iran enriched to 90% now

No real technical variance exists between 90% and 60% enrichment; the difference in breakout time to a bomb's worth of weapons-grade enrichment is a matter of days or a few weeks. Israel is better off with an Iranian push to 90% without billions of dollars flowing to the regime and without the illusion that holding Tehran at 60% enrichment is meaningful.

July 7, 2023 | Jacob Nagel |

Israel Should Strengthen Ties with Taiwan 

I recently visited Taiwan as the guest of its president, Tsai Ing-wen, with a delegation comprised of leaders from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a think tank based in Washington, DC, and some...

June 16, 2023 | Jacob Nagel |

Israel must oppose the Iran understandings with all it’s got

The emerging deal with Iran will make it very difficult for Israel to attack alone if it concludes that the time has come.

June 1, 2023 | Jacob Nagel |

Saudi normalization should not come at the expense of Israel’s top priority: Preventing a bad Iran deal

Israeli officials should insist on having the US trigger the snapback mechanism in the JCPOA to its fullest extent. This will make it possible to move forward with a Saudi-American-Israeli deal that also addresses Riyadh's nuclear demands. It will also open the door to joint Israeli-American action against the Iranian program.

May 15, 2023 | |

Europe Pushes Iran Deal at Ukraine’s Expense

European governments are reportedly pressuring the Biden administration to revive efforts to reach a new nuclear deal with Iran despite a deepening of Iranian-Russian strategic relations...

May 12, 2023 | Jacob Nagel |

Israel can turn Iran’s multi-theater conflagration strategy into an advantage

It's time to change Israel's thinking and take the initiative on Iran – as has been the case in recent days in Gaza – by focusing on Tehran's regional entrenchment efforts.