West Bank

July 17, 2026 | David May, Simone Rodan-Benzaquen

Dublin’s ban on trade with Israeli settlements is a gigantic own goal

It won’t change Jerusalem’s policy, may cost Palestinians their jobs, further isolate Ireland's small Jewish community and provoke US sanctions. Apart from that, it is a fine piece of legislation

July 2, 2026 | David Daoud, Ahmad Sharawi

Meet the 13 Palestinians Tasked With Governing Gaza After Hamas

June 23, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, Ahmad Sharawi

Hamas Haven Provided by Turkey Fuels Terror in the West Bank

Israel’s Shin Bet security agency announced that it had foiled dozens of planned terror attacks in the West Bank directed by Hamas operatives in Turkey over the past year. According to the agency,...

June 8, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz |

Iran Resumes War on Israel as Trump Equivocates

Iran resumed ballistic missile attacks on Israel on June 7 for the first time since agreeing to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire two months ago. Despite President Donald Trump’s public calls for restraint,...

May 20, 2026 | Naomi Friedman

San Francisco State is home to a student group linked to terror organizations

For more than a decade, faculty adviser Rabab Abdulhadi has fostered connections between students and PLO armed factions.

May 14, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel trains new civilian security squads for 67 Gaza border communities

In early May, in the Nir Oz community on the Gaza border, members of a new civilian volunteer security team completed their second of eight training sessions conducted as part of a new program. Magen 48,...

May 7, 2026 | Natalie Ecanow |

Palestinian ‘pay to slay’ shows why Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza is needed

President Donald Trump is known for forging his own foreign policy path, and Gaza is no different. Whereas the previous administration hoped that a “revitalized” Palestinian Authority would...

May 4, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Trump’s Deal of the Century for Lebanon

Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas do not end wars; they only pause them. They make limited concessions to secure a ceasefire, only to exploit the fragile status quo to rearm and prepare for the next round. This...

May 1, 2026 | Joe Truzman |

Using Facial Recognition Tools To Identify October 7 Perpetrators

April 27, 2026 | Ari Ben Am |

Qatar Influence Operations: Unmasking a Suspected Network

April 24, 2026 | David May, Theodore Schneiderman

Will the Next UN Leader Be Good for America?

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s time in office is coming to an end, which raises the question: Who will lead the world’s most important multilateral body next? The 2026 secretary-general...

April 21, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

When Aoun Meets Netanyahu

Lebanese President Michel Aoun is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in the coming weeks, according to President Trump, who said he would invite both leaders....

April 1, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, William Doran

Islamist Turkey: A Base for Muslim Brotherhood Jihadism

March 31, 2026 | Eyal Hulata |

Questions about Israel’s wars — and how to answer them

In the spirit of the Passover Seder, here is a guide for helping others to understand how — and why — Israel is facing down its enemies in the Middle East

March 22, 2026 | Joe Truzman |

Israel eliminates 3 Hamas members operating in Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on March 22 that it killed Walid Muhammad Dib, a Hamas financial official, in Lebanon. Two other Hamas operatives in Lebanon were killed by the IDF over the past...

March 17, 2026 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Blacklisting the Brotherhood

The Trump administration made history on November 24, 2025, when it issued an executive order calling for the U.S. government to designate “certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as Foreign Terrorist...

March 10, 2026 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Is the Islamic Republic Down and Out in the Levant and Beyond?

Since October 7, 2023, Iran’s theocracy has watched its entire westward foreign policy crash, disabled by an Israeli counterattack and its shockwaves.

March 6, 2026 | Tzvi Kahn |

Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present)

Armed conflict between the United States and Iran did not begin in 2026, but instead has deep roots that extend back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution. For nearly five decades, the clerical regime in Tehran...

March 2, 2026 | |

‘They’re Attacking Our Embassies Directly’: Rubio Highlights Iranian Missile Salvos as U.S. Urges Citizens to Leave Middle East

Rubio Defends Strikes, Warns of Iran’s Potential Capabilities: Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters at a March 2 press conference to imagine the capabilities Iran...

February 20, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, William Doran

Turkey Leaves Gaza Peace Board Summit Empty-Handed

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan left the inaugural Board of Peace summit in Washington without securing a spot for Turkish troops in Gaza’s International Stabilization Force (ISF). Turkey’s exclusion...