Iran cracks down on armed nationalist group
In a rare escalation, four Iranian men took up arms against the Islamic Republic’s security forces during a standoff the dissents broadcast live on Instagram on March 8. The footage captures...
Netherlands
Elbit to supply Israel with $80 million in EW and protection suites for F-16s
The procurement of the new systems for the F-16s is part of a much larger process the Ministry of Defense has embarked upon since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.
Op-eds
Who’s afraid of China? Palau inauguration calls bluff of ‘friends to all, enemies to none’
For all the regional talk of “Pacific family” and “friends to all enemies to none” who did – and who didn’t – show up for the Jan. 16 inauguration of Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr....
Op-eds
Deconstructing the Inauguration: No, not that one
We have a country that is geopolitically sophisticated, with close ties to the U.S., Japan and Taiwan, and is in a highly strategic location. So who showed up to Palau’s party, and who didn’t?
Op-eds
Lawfare Against Israeli Soldiers
Israeli tourist Yuval Vagdani had to escape for the second time. On October 7, 2023, he survived the Hamas massacre at the Nova music festival near Gaza. Then in the first week of January 2025, he escaped Brazil...
Op-eds
Israel Attempts to Lure Back International Airlines as Long-Term Flight Cancellations Continue
Israeli Air Law Proposal Seeks to Reduce Cancellation Risks for Airlines: Israel’s Knesset Economic Committee approved a proposal to change Israel’s aviation law on January...
Flash Briefs
Biden Administration Hits China With New Limits on Access to Advanced U.S. Semiconductors
In a bid to block China from acquiring cutting-edge technology that would accelerate Beijing’s military modernization, the Biden administration imposed further limits on the export of semiconductors...
Policy Briefs
Natural allies: Iranians reject regime’s anti-Israel policies
Once allies, Iran and Israel now face deep hostility due to the Islamic Republic’s anti-Israel stance; many Iranians, frustrated with the regime’s oppression and failed policies, view Israel as a natural ally, embracing shared interests and historic bonds
Op-eds
‘Direct Ties to Senior Officials’: German Police Charge Members of Suspected Hamas Cell
Four Hamas Members Charged in Germany: German prosecutors announced charges against four men on November 26 suspected of being operatives of the Iran-backed Hamas terrorist group and plotting terrorist attacks on European soil. ...
Flash Briefs
Qatar’s Sportswashing Strategy: What the Latest Headlines on European Soccer Didn’t Tell You
Paris’ Stade de France stadium appeared more like a fortress than a soccer arena ahead of the UEFA Nations League match between France and Israel on November 14. French authorities increased security...
Policy Briefs
Erdogan’s Turkey: Diminished and Marginalized
Under the president’s watch, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to describe any foreign policy portfolio that has furthered the country’s national interest.
Op-eds
Mustafa Barghouti: ‘Resistance’ succeeding in West Bank, Israel’s war will fail
Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti’s interview with Iran media provides insights into how some Palestinians today view the war unfolding in Gaza and Iran’s role.
Op-eds
House Select Committee Seeks to Tamp Down Chinese Access to Advanced Semiconductors
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party issued letters to several large semiconductor manufacturers this morning seeking detailed information on their sales and top customers. The move...
Policy Briefs
‘We Failed the Jewish Community’: Pro-Hamas Muslim Mob Carries Out Pogrom Against Israeli Soccer Fans in Amsterdam
Anti-Jewish Mobs Prowl the Streets of Amsterdam: Several people were injured in Amsterdam on the evening of November 7, as antisemitic mobs hunted down Israeli soccer fans who had...
Flash Briefs
What would Matt Baldacci do? The collaborator mentality returns
If people can’t stand up for Jews in a democracy where free speech is part of our national ethos, how should we expect them to behave if the stakes and the costs are much graver?
Op-eds
New Reports Show Growing Hamas Network in Europe
A network of groups affiliated with the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas is growing across Europe, according to a series of new reports that the European Leadership Network (ELNET)...
Flash Briefs
Dutch Parliament Votes to Designate PFLP Front Samidoun as a Terrorist Group
The Dutch parliament voted overwhelmingly on October 10 to call for Samidoun, a Canada-based group believed to be a front for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP),...
Flash Briefs
Time to Cut the Cord in Lebanon
Don’t pop the champagne corks yet. While there is certainly reason to cheer for the termination of the bloody terrorist leadership of Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israel’s military strikes in and around Beirut...
Op-eds
Polio vaccination campaign gives lie to claims of Israeli ‘genocide’
It’s hard to think of another state, particularly one enveloped in a war of survival, which would go to such lengths to protect children in the combat zone from a devastating illness.
Op-eds
Taiwan, under the guns
The most powerful Communist regime ever threatens its democratic neighbor