Biden and Israel’s Unsteady Right
The Blue and White-Likud clash over Iran policy, like their clash over Israel’s national and strategic interests in Judea and Samaria, makes it clear that the farcical unity government has run its course.
How will Biden Respond to Iran’s ‘No’ to a New Deal?
Tehran has already signaled that it won’t renegotiate Obama’s pact. How will a new president change that if he’s already given up all of his leverage?
Will Biden Get the Message He was just Sent on Iran?
The assassination of Tehran’s top nuclear scientist is a reminder not so much of Israeli and Arab rejection of appeasement as it is of the deadly nature of the Iranian threat.
The Arab World is Embracing the New Middle East
Arab states’ readiness to publicly side with Israel against Tehran reflects a solid alliance rooted in realistic interests.
Who was Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the ‘Mysterious’ Nuclear Scientist Killed Outside of Tehran?
He headed the “weaponization” group of Iran’s nuclear program, attended an underground nuclear-weapons test in North Korea in 2013 and was earmarked for the stage following a sufficient accumulation of uranium, a former senior Israeli military intelligence analyst tells JNS.
At a Diplomatic Crossroads, Israel Must Act
Recent events demonstrate clearly where we are and where we are heading. It is critical that Israel secure its interests as it enters a new diplomatic reality in January.
Trump’s Vital Parting Lesson to Israel
The Jewish state must bolster the foundational principle of its foreign affairs and defense policy: Israel can and must rely only on itself.
The Approaching Storm in US-Israel Relations
Talk of Biden’s joviality and personal warmth, and of moderates versus radicals, are soothing distractions for Israelis about to face the most hostile U.S. administration in history.
Radical Middle East Actors Increasingly Turn to Drones
It does not require much imagination to envision how terror cells could use commercial drones in future attacks to hit sensitive sites.
Potholes on the Road to Middle East Peace
There’s concern that Biden will undo some of the Trump policies vis a vis Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, or the rejection of the notion that “settlements” are by definition illegal and an obstacle to peace.