Assad exits and Khamenei’s strategy unravels
Lessons to be learned in the Middle East
Naftali Bennett
Violence Continues to Plague Israeli Arab Communities
Medics found Khaled Ahmed Hussein’s black pickup truck wrapped around a tree in Deir Hanna in northern Israel; the front windows were shattered. Assailants shot and killed Hussein, the cousin...
Op-eds
Preventing a Ramadan Explosion in the Holy Land
How Israeli self-restraint and American diplomacy can ward off potential escalation during the upcoming Muslim holy month.
Op-eds
The key figures leading Israel’s military campaign to destroy Hamas in Gaza
Here are the masterminds directing each aspect of the IDF operation
Op-eds
Biden must take Iran threat seriously — and wage economic war
Iran-backed militias are shooting at American troops in Iraq and Syria and getting away with it. On Monday morning, the militias targeted US bases with attack drones for the third time in a week. The...
Op-eds
Israel Enters the Gray Zone
REVIEW: 'Target Tehran: How Israel is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination—and Secret Diplomacy—to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East'
Op-eds
Israel, Partners Foiled 27 Iranian Terror Plots in Last Year
Latest Developments Israel’s intelligence services and their foreign partners have foiled 27 Iranian-orchestrated terrorist plots over the last year, Mossad director David Barnea revealed on...
Flash Briefs
Three angles regarding the agreement taking shape between the United States and Iran
The Israeli government must make preventing Iran’s nuclearization its most important task and ask the American government for long-term agreements. It’s still not too late.
Op-eds
Iran’s shadow war
Israelis are defending themselves against Tehran’s foreign legions
Op-eds
Interview – Where is the next Iranian threat coming from for Israel?
Schanzer to ‘Post’: Iran looks to Hezbollah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad for joint operations against Israel at Ramadan and an uptick in shooting attacks
Op-eds
Why the West Bank is in chaos
Palestinian terrorism in Israel is on the rise. Daily headlines convey a steady stream of stabbings, vehicular attacks, and other forms of violence. Few expect the media to be fair, much less balanced....
Op-eds
Abbas Blames Israel for Rise in Terrorism
During a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah on Tuesday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas blamed Israel for an escalation in violence between Palestinians and Israelis in recent months. Abbas told Blinken during a press conference on Tuesday that “unilateral Israeli actions” violate signed agreements and international law and that Israel’s presence in the West Bank is the chief impediment to peace.
Flash Briefs
Time For Palestinian Leaders to End “Pay-to-Slay” Terror Bounties
Earlier this month, Israel’s new finance minister Bezalel Smotrich withheld just under $40 million of tax revenue that Israel collected on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA). Smotrich told reporters...
Op-eds
Bibi Wins!
Israel’s political iron man inherits a hatful of tsuris
Op-eds
Chaos has consumed Israel
Disaster merchants are holding the country hostage
Op-eds
Reality bites Biden
For a president who sought to walk away from the Middle East, focus American foreign policy toward its traditional alliances, and end America’s oil dependency, Joe Biden’s policy of treating the Saudis...
Op-eds
Biden’s Saudi Arabia Opportunity
The president’s first trip to the Middle East offers a chance to make meaningful gains.
Op-eds
How Israel’s Minority Government Can Stay in Power
The loss of a majority in the parliament is a damaging setback for both Bennett and Lapid. However, it is still too soon to count either of them out.
Op-eds
‘Caught Between a Hammer and an Anvil’
Israel’s in a difficult position when it comes to the war in Ukraine
Op-eds
The Challenge of Containing a Nuclear Iran
Barring a great surprise, the Islamic Republic will get its nuke. How will the U.S. respond?