Analysis

Insiders say decision could alter America’s position in the Middle East and may affect Trump's election-year support with a central part of his political base.

The approach of withdrawal and "separation" has proven to incur the maximum cost and maximal damage. There is no worse alternative.

The Trump peace plan diverges from the tried-and-failed approaches to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, say right-wing analysts. Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser: The US plan offers an opportunity to move forward.

The global pandemic has presented Israel with a rare opportunity to change the equation vis-à-vis Hamas with respect to prisoner exchange negotiations.

Settler leaders are being kept out of the loop and are increasingly opposing plans to apply Israeli law to Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley, and no one is keeping Israeli or foreign diplomats briefed. For such a momentous step, there is a lot of radio silence.

The coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout may rewrite the security as well as the political and economic map of the Middle East.

Jordan’s King Abdullah has warned of a “massive conflict,” alluding to chaos and extremism in the region, though he stopped short of saying he would cancel its peace treaty with the Jewish state.

It used to be the traditional, conservative Right that favored globalism, while the Left espoused democratic nationalism. Now the poles are reversed, but the Left is paying the price for going too far toward anti-nationalism.

Israel's cyberattack against Iranian infrastructure went a long way with respect to psychological warfare thanks to the extensive coverage it received in the foreign media. Such publicity for a move that otherwise would have remained a closely-guarded secret has only one goal – generating deterrence.

New ministers Gabi Ashkenazi and Rafi Peretz should make the battle against Palestinian attempts to ‎erase Jewish ties to Jerusalem a top priority, and use the many historical sources at their disposal to do ‎so. ‎