Assad’s Syria manipulated the region, will the new Syria do the same?
The question now is whether the new Syrian government will seek to try to play countries against each other or work to be a unifying and stabilizing force in the region
Yedioth Ahronoth
Dangerous equipment and technologies’: Hezbollah brags about its capabilities
Iran wants Israel and the region to believe Hezbollah is strong and ready for a possible future war.
Op-eds
An IDF raid in Gaza spotlights Israel’s new strategy
The Israel Defense Forces continue to seek out terrorists in Gaza, five months into the war against Hamas. The war has progressed through several stages, including intense aerial bombardment in October...
Op-eds
Israel looks to ‘day after’ in Gaza
Israel is beginning to shape plans for what will happen after the war in Gaza. It is not yet clear if the war will culminate in a battle that marks the clear end, because Hamas continues to control areas...
Op-eds
Hezbollah Rocket and Anti-Tank Missiles Target Northern Israel
Hezbollah targeted northern Israel with anti-tank missiles on February 22. “An anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon Thursday morning struck a private home in Yuval, a village in...
Flash Briefs
Hezbollah increases attacks on northern Israel
Hezbollah in Lebanon launched rockets and an anti-tank missile at Israel on February 21. Sirens sounded in Metula in the eastern Galilee of northern Israel beginning in the early afternoon. Metula is one...
Op-eds
Part I – Hezbollah’s narrative on Al-Aqsa Flood: Tailored to appeal to specific Western sensibilities
Part one in a three-part series. “How will I conquer this beleaguered one? He possesses courage, ingenuity, resourcefulness, and tools of war.’ And then he said, ‘I’ll not rob his strength,...
Op-eds
Israel seeks to secure borders amid multi-front conflict
A key priority for Israel in the wake of October 7 has been re-establishing security along its border with Gaza. When Hezbollah began attacks against Israel on October 8, the issue of border security in...
Op-eds
24 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza
Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Gaza on January 22. An attack by Palestinian terrorists caused an explosion, collapsing two buildings with soldiers inside them and killing 21. ...
Flash Briefs
Hostages at center of Israel’s focus
“Since the beginning of the war, we have been working relentlessly for the release of the hostages, including using increased pressure since the start of the ground incursion,” Israeli Prime Minister...
Op-eds
How Hamas Angled for Russia-China Support
Moscow and Beijing have their reasons to hope for Hamas’ survival.
Op-eds
Eyeless in Gaza
How the U.S. blinded Israeli intelligence gathering efforts on Hamas and other Palestinian groups inside Lebanon
Op-eds
IDF Intelligence Warns of Growing Threat at Israel-Lebanon Border
Israeli intelligence personnel have issued increasingly dire warnings about security on Israel’s northern border, Israeli media reported on July 28. According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Israeli Prime Minister...
Flash Briefs
Is Israel Facing Up To Reality On Hamas and Hezbollah?
On Dec. 10, a large explosion rocked the Palestinian camp Burj al-Shemali outside the southern Lebanon city of Tyre. The site of the explosion was a center belonging to the Palestinian terror group Hamas...
Op-eds
Should America and Israel Let Their Enemies Kill Each Other Off?
As some see it, what’s happening now in the Mideast provides the best excuse the Israelis have had in a long time to just sit back and let their worst enemies rub each other out. Senior Isr...
Op-eds
Israeli Air Force Intercepts Hezbollah Drone Off Coast of Israel
By David Barnett The Israeli Air Force (IAF) intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) this afternoon. The drone, which Israeli officials say belonged to Hezbollah and took o...
Op-eds
Report: WH in Talks with Iran
The Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot is reporting that the Obama administration has been conducting...
Op-eds
Speechless in a Noisy World
The Austrian Jewish psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud argued that language is non-existent in dreams. In short, according to Freud’s theory, symbols saturate the unconscious dream world and serve...
Op-eds
Israel’s Growing Isolation—and America’s Decreasing Regional Power
The Israeli press is still trying to figure out what to make of Robert Gates’s parting shot at Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu....
Op-eds
The Elusive Syria Track
There was a minor hoopla in recent days over reports of possible stirrings between Israel and Syria, leading to speculation of a US-sponsored secret back channel to renew peace talks on the Syria...