Israel Knew What It Was Doing In Syria
Ever since Israel reacted to the fall of Bashar al-Assad by sending the IDF to keep its border with Syria demilitarized, it has faced criticism for its aggressive posture.
Those complaints have aged like milk...
America’s Hamas Talks Set a Dangerous Precedent
The Trump administration has broken with decades of diplomatic precedent. Presidential hostage envoy Adam Boehler now sits across from Hamas representatives in Doha in a dialogue with a designated terrorist organization. Are such talks...
Better safe than sorry
Far too many times in the past, we have seen how a refusal or reluctance to take decisive action has resulted in disastrous consequences.
Conditioned by two thousand years of Diaspora experiences, an inability to...
Diplomatic achievement: Anti-Israel conference prevented
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and the Foreign Ministry conducted an intensive diplomatic campaign in recent days and succeeded in preventing an anti-Israel conference by countries that are signatory to the Geneva Convention, which was...
Did Trump just crown Saudi with leadership of Gaza ‘day after’ plan?
A month into the fragile ceasefire, Gazans are experiencing a brief respite from violence and the continuing release of Israeli hostages and imprisoned Palestinians. But debate over the future of Gaza reflects the agendas...
Trump’s Middle East envoy calls on Israel to uphold ceasefire ahead of visit
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, called on Israel Wednesday to uphold a ceasefire until his visit there and the region.
Israel’s Yediot Ahronot daily said that Witkoff’s visit...
Israel’s Intelligence Failure
Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7, 2023, was not Israel’s first intelligence failure. In the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, Israel was surprised by Egypt and Syria’s two-front armored attack. It is the mission of national intelligence...
US talks with Hamas: Trump unfazed by Netanyahu’s opposition
Diplomacy—unlike the approach of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy—requires delicacy. Especially when it involves relations with a power as crucial to Israel as the U.S. And even more so when that power is led by...
The Historical Roots of President Trump’s Gaza Relocation Plan
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s controversial initiative to relocate the Palestinian population from the Gaza Strip, primarily to Egypt and Jordan, is causing a stir in the Arab world. While the strong public resistance...
Arab League Summit in Cairo: Divergent Approaches to Gaza Reconstruction
What made the Arab League summit in Cairo, focused on Gaza reconstruction and rejecting President Trump's Gaza migration initiative, particularly notable was that for the first time Aarab nations attempted to formulate a solution...


















