Netanyahu: Israel Cautiously Welcomes Ceasefire in Syria

“We welcome the efforts to achieve a stable ceasefire in Syria that is long-term and substantive,” Netanyahu said.
Syria Ain’t Baseball

When I used to think that baseball was important, I knew that you couldn’t tell the players without a scorecard.
Shaping Israel’s Military Nuclear Doctrine

Notwithstanding the July 2015 P5+1 Vienna diplomatic agreement with Iran, Israel will soon need to forge a more comprehensive and conspicuous strategic nuclear doctrine, one wherein rapt attention is directed toward all still-plausible nuclear enemies.
Iran Using Wealth Gained from Nuclear Deal to Pay Palestinian Killers

Only last month, Secretary of State John Kerry said he expected some of the billions of dollars in sanctions relief will benefit terrorist groups.
India-West Asia Relationship Can Swing Either Way

Already important, the India-Middle East relationship is growing with time in dangers and potential.
Was Jewish Argentinian Prosecutor Killed to Cover Up Iran Conspiracy?

In a case of a government conspiracy that turned out to be true, Argentina’s attorney general declared on Thursday that Argentinean special prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s death in January 2015 was not a suicide but a homicide.
Iran to Incentivize Terror in Israel by Paying Off Families of Palestinian Terrorists

Iran plans to incentivize terror in Israel by giving financial support in the form of thousands of dollars to the families of Palestinian terrorists killed while carrying out violent attacks against Israelis and Jews.
The Syrian Cauldron

Over the ruined landscape of northern Syria, a number of core factors which today define the strategic reality of the Middle East are colliding.
Great Power Realignment – To Russia?

Russian — and in particular Syrian — tactics are appalling.
The Syrian Descent into Hell

Russian warplanes on Monday bombed two Syrian schools and five hospitals in the Aleppo region, killing up to 50 civilians.