Israel Remains Calm in the Face of Syria and Iran’s Jingoism
Since the Obama administration’s announcement that Syria’s use of chemical weapons against its population requires a tough response — perhaps military strikes — Syria and...
Yossi Melman
Israel’s Pre-Attack Anxiety
TEL AVIV — There is "some tension" here, said Valentin, an employee at a hotel on the bustling tourist beach strip in central Tel Aviv, Israel. In a classic understated Israeli way, Valenti...
Op-eds
Lessons From Israel’s Response to Syria-Hezbollah Aggression
Israel’s military strikes against Syrian weapons facilities and rockets over the last week (and in January) represent a kind of one-two punch against Hezbollah and its main weapons supplier...
Op-eds
Report Warns of Hezbollah, Iran Threats in Balkans
A leading Balkan-based website covering the region’s politics published in late March a comprehensive study on Israeli-Balkan relations and the threat of Hezbollah, along with its chief spo...
Op-eds
Intelligence Experts Challenge ‘Prisoner X’ Media
Two leading experts in the field of Israeli intelligence — Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman — have strongly questioned the veracity of an article last month by German media outlet...
Op-eds
Did Israel Defeat Hamas?
The end of Israel’s eighth war of self-defense last week prompted charged debates over the efficacy of Israel’s military operation. In short, what...
Op-eds
The Service’s Secrets
‘But without sources, human sources within the enemy centers, you will never discover the kinds of plots that unfolded on September 11.” With these words, Markus Wolf, the former head...
Op-eds
An Apology for Hamas
The cover of Paola Caridi’s new book, Hamas: From Resistance to Government, should have served as a warning. If the title didn’t sugge...
Op-eds
Leaks and Lies
I once had a long discussion about leaks with Richard Helms, a thoughtful gentleman who steadfastly refused to reveal state secrets even when threatened with imprisonment. Helms was directo...
Op-eds
Leaking Cyberwar Secrets
The White House wants credit for successes but blames Israel for failures, a New York Times exposé shows
Op-eds
Lip Service is Not Enough
Pro-Israel conference in Frankfurt seeks to change the Merkel administration’s Iran policies.