From Amman to Jerusalem

Five months ago, 28-year-old Ziv Moyal, an Israeli security officer at Israel’s embassy in Amman, was stabbed in his apartment by a Jordanian assailant, whom he shot and killed.
Netanyahu Shatters the Myth of Israel’s Isolation

Maintaining the myth of Israel’s isolation is a critical component of this strategy, which aims to compel the government to make concessions at home to win greater sympathy abroad.
What’s Really Behind Trump’s Hesitation to Move the Embassy to Jerusalem

Outside pressures may be acting to stop Trump from fulfilling his campaign promises, including from his cabinet, advisors, the UN Security Council, Palestinians, and even Benjamin Netanyahu.
Signs of Government Collapse?

It may be early to prepare for a change at the top, either through resignations or a national election.
Family Feud

There’s a family feud between liberal or progressive, mostly Democratic party-voting American Jews and the Israeli government.
Closing in on Bibi

This isn’t the first note about this topic, and it won’t be the last.
PM Netanyahu Invites Tourists to “Walk Through the Verses of the Bible”

“There is nothing that connects one more to love of the homeland than walking through the verses of the Bible.”
Uncertainties and Science

A long and checkered medical history has combined with more than a half-century of political science to sharpen my sense that uncertainties are inherent in science, and are the most interesting elements of doing science.
Bannon and the Anti-Israel Establishment

Bannon argued that it is because of the Republican establishment that then president Barack Obama was able to implement the nuclear deal with Iran.
Netanyahu Didn’t Sell Israel’s Security

Even if the prime minister did know about his advisers’ involvement in the submarine affair, and he likely did, not for a moment did he think he was doing anything wrong. Even if his associates were making a profit from the deal, he still believed it would benefit the state.