Analysis

Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi's speech was intended for both Washington and Tehran, but also for an Israeli audience, as the IDF needs a massive budget infusion for its plans.  

Many in the sector are tired of the lockdowns and believe they are being collectively punished for the acts of a few extremists.

The threat from Pyongyang is unlikely to be a top priority for the new administration of US President Joe Biden, who has called dictator Kim Jong Un a "thug."

As US-Israel relations gear up for a great reset, the Obama administration's parting shot may be the starting point for the Biden administration.

In four years, President Trump overturned decades of US policy in the Middle East. President Joe Biden may want to undo many of those changes, but his leeway will be limited.

Domestic constraints, support for Palestine and growing ties with Iran will likely continue to keep Pakistan and Israel apart.

Paradoxically, to do so he must convince the members of his own party in the Senate to eschew Trump’s impeachment. 

It's quite possible the election announcement was intended for the ears of the new tenant in the White House. Indeed, Biden’s administration will likely be more receptive to the well-rehearsed and false presentation of democracy Abbas will attempt to sell it.

It appears that Israel’s national religious public has realized that they cannot integrate into the country’s academic, economic, and governing elite while maintaining an isolationist political identity.

Why would the US Nimitz be ordered home, then sent back? Why is the US flying B-52 bombers over the Persian Gulf. Does all this mean that war is more likely?