Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, is flogging a dead horse. Ben Gvir, the leader of the far-right Otzma Yehudit Party, is trying to revive a dangerous idea that has no chance of being implemented and, furthermore, would bring the wrath of the region and the international community on Israel. On September 3, he […]
The United States, having failed to squeeze Iran into submission by military means, is now trying to achieve this objective through economic means. Its change in emphasis was underscored by three events in the past few days. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged that the United States does not plan to launch new offensive […]
Since the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Israel has repeatedly struck military bases and equipment in Syria and seized territory in the southern part of the country to protect its northern border. Last week, in one of its boldest and most provocative moves, Israel bombed Abu al-Duhur, an empty Syrian air […]
On August 8, a day after Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan announced the formation of a joint defence pact, Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif spoke bluntly. Claiming that Israel is an “illegitimate state” and a “threat to the entire Muslim world,” he called for a “united military front” against the Jewish state. Asif’s inflammatory comments, […]
Iran lost the war militarily, but may prevail politically. Nearly six months after the United States and Israel launched joint air strikes in Iran, killing a significant proportion of its political and military leadership and massively degrading its armed forces, the Iranian regime has maneuvered U.S. President Donald Trump into a strategic cul-de-sac. Trump initiated […]
Donald Trump is bound to be disappointed, if not angry, by Israel’s negative reaction to his recent announcement regarding the prospects of peace in the Gaza Strip. On July 29, nine days after Khalil al-Hayya was elected Hamas’ new political chieftain, Trump announced that Hamas had agreed to give up its weapons during future negotiations […]
On the eve of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington last week, Trump received a letter from Matan Vilnai, the chairman of Commanders for Israel’s Security, an organization of retired officials who served in the Israeli armed forces and intelligence agencies. Vilnai’s impassioned letter was not about Israel’s current confrontation […]
There is a glaring disconnect between Israel’s sagging popularity in the United States and President Donald Trump’s regard and respect for Israel. By virtually every yardstick, Trump is the most pro-Israel president in American history. During his first term, he moved the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the […]
President Donald Trump’s new nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia has already become mired in confusion. Within 24 hours of its announcement, Trump appeared to rewrite one of its most important conditions. On July 23, the United States announced that it would build a civilian nuclear program in Saudi Arabia, causing consternation in Israel. The deal, […]
The United States and Iran are enmeshed in a no-war, no-peace deadlock that could easily escalate into an all-out war again should there be no major diplomatic breakthrough. The war that the United States and Israel initiated against Iran on February 28 has mutated into a bruising war of attrition, which has oscillated between periods […]