Analysis
Hezbollah has been weakened, the Houthis grow in confidence, the militias in Iraq are under pressure and pro-Iranian cells are trying to regain a foothold in Syria. At the same time, tensions between Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have come into the open. Tehran is trying to rebuild its proxy network and adapt it to a new reality.
Israeli exports of goods and services total about $159 billion, of which about $250 million comes from Judea, Samaria, eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
Turkey is the deal’s unstated strategic backdrop as Athens buys a multilayered shield against drones and missiles, deepening Jerusalem’s regional role.
After a massive deal, Athens prepares for a new era in its rivalry with Ankara, placing Israel at the heart of its military buildup.
Global energy markets pushed local gasoline to a record high, but the government’s response highlights the extent to which motorists pay some of the world’s heaviest fuel taxes.
P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas appears concerned that elections could strengthen Hamas and Mohammed Dahlan and create a new balance of power in the Palestinian arena.
New U.S. measures widen the risks for companies doing business with Tehran, while Pakistani mediation keeps diplomatic channels open without producing a breakthrough.
Military source says combat in the sector is saturated with booby traps, describes nightly procedure of observation, tank fire and drone scans before every building entry.
The current standoff has effectively turned Carl von Clausewitz’s famous adage on its head: Politics is, for now, the continuation of war by other means.
Israel vigorously defended its decision to attack the Abu al-Duhur Airbase, with its defense minister taking issue with criticism by the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, which he called “full of inaccuracies.”
Critics say anti-Jewish hostility, pro-Hamas rhetoric and foreign funding expose the university’s intellectual decline.
Israeli strikes reflect concern over Ankara-backed Syrian rearmament and Islamist rule, former IDF officer tells JNS.