Responding to the International Criminal Court’s decision to investigate IDF actions as "war crimes," Professor Boaz Ganor says that modern terrorists have adapted their activities to exploit the constraints of combat faced by liberal democratic states.
Israel's alleged ongoing disruptions of Iranian oil-smuggling to Syria, which enabled a terror financing channel to Hezbollah, and Tehran's resulting retaliation may have set off alarm bells in the Biden administration ahead of new nuclear talks.
The cancellation of Netanyahu's flight to the UAE exposed Israel's role in Amman's and Riyadh's battle for a foothold on Islam's third holiest site.
The Israeli public and media are addicted to election polls, which don't only predict results – they help create them. Worldviews, positions, and values are chucked in favor of "strategy," to our detriment.
The launch of Iran’s first solid-propellant space rocket is highly significant.
As the planned Palestinian elections approach, PA leader Mahmoud Abbas is looking to prevent, using every means at his disposal, the participation of Dahlan’s "Democratic Reform Bloc."
The apparent Iranian attack on an Israeli-owned civilian cargo ship is a wider threat against shipping and comes as part of retaliation for the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist. Meanwhile, Iranian proxy warfare against the United States has returned to the region.
Striving to serve as a beacon of liberal values, the US has imposed a "Khashoggi Ban" on dozens of Saudi officials over the journalist's killing. US officials should keep in mind they would be hard-pressed to find a more liberal alternative to bin Salman in Riyadh.
Washington is facing a hard choice: Does it side with Saudi Arabia, a longtime ally, and try to get it to redeem its ways through poignant dialogue; or does it they choose Iran, the sworn enemy of all that America stands for.
The implications of the United States’ potential recommitment to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran are a top priority for Israeli officials, who believe the Iranians are the ones who should be nervous – not world powers.
