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Eran Lerman

Col. (ret.) Dr. Eran Lerman, former deputy director of the National Security Council, is the vice president of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies.

For the Iranian regime, the destabilization of Jordan is a vital precursor for the strategic goal of turning Judea and Samaria into “another Gaza.”
The strategic significance of the surrender of Hamas terrorists.
Surrendering to Hamas’s demands will endanger Israel.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi won a fully expected victory in the December 2023 elections for another term—with some 90% of the vote: This, however, does little to provide a solution for his country’s acute problems.
Though the end of the war is not yet in sight, the country is witnessing re-awakened political debate.
The Oct. 7 war has implications that stretch far beyond the Middle East.
Turkey, at least as long as the AKP is in power, cannot be considered a reliable partner for major national projects such as energy exports.
Fifty years and a day from the Egyptian and Syrian surprise invasion on Yom Kippur of 1973, the Israel Defense Forces were again caught unprepared.
What does it mean for Israeli-Saudi normalization?
But warning signs require that Jerusalem pay close attention.
While new avenues of dialogue are opening between Jerusalem and Ankara, including a planned visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s priorities should remain firm.
What is not on Israel’s agenda is any attempt to play with the notion of a Chinese alternative to America.