Israel Goes Back to the Future
Israel was able to withstand unrelenting pressure and hostility from Washington during the Obama years. Will it be able to do the same after Joe Biden takes office?
How Israel is Adapting to the Growing Threat of Terror Armies
The term “terror army” is often used by the IDF Chief of General Staff, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, to describe the hybrid, heavily armed Islamist entities in the region.
Herut Opposes Possible Nomination of Dennis Ross as U.S. Ambassador to Israel
Herut North America is urging President-elect Joe Biden to refrain from choosing former State Department official Dennis Ross as the next United States ambassador to Israel.
Dennis Ross is the Wrong Choice for Ambassador to Israel
During his career in Middle Eastern foreign policy, he’s made mistakes that have had life-and-death consequences for Israel.
Let’s Not Celebrate the Romance with Ra’am Prematurely
The right is reveling in this new friendship, though it is ignoring the ramifications of joining forces with an Islamic movement currently displaying signs of moderation.
IDF Tactical Command College, ‘Israel’s West Point,’ Increasingly Shapes Ground Forces
Officers are put in simulated crises “where there are no good or bad decisions, only the least worst decisions to choose from under pressure and under uncomfortable conditions. This is based on the understanding that when they find themselves in the field, they will say, ‘Wait a second! I remember what this feels like,’ ” Col. Shahar Back tells JNS.
Hamas Laments Resumption of PA-IDF Security Coordination in the West Bank
Hamas is ideologically committed to taking over the West Bank as it did in Gaza, meaning that the PA’s security coordination with Israel is an act of self-preservation on Ramallah’s part.
Two Public Figures Left the World: One Despicable, One Inspirational
Saeb Erekat spoke honeyed words of peace to those in the West determined to ignore ineradicable Palestinian anti-Semitism and Israel-rejectionism. Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks chose to enlighten, inspire and console.
New Report Sheds Light on True Scope of Hezbollah’s Presence in Southern Syria
“They are preparing operational plans in anticipation of the next war,” warned Maj. (res.) Tal Beeri, director of Alma’s research department, who tells JNS that Hezbollah is deeply embedded among Syrian military’s forces, using their bases to gather intelligence and prepare military attack plans.
Israel, the Sunnis and the Return of a Pro-Iran White House
The Israeli media grotesquely cheers the apparent defeat of Israel’s best friend ever in the Oval Office and his replacement by the vice president of the most hostile U.S. leader in history.