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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.

Knowing that Biden wants a deal with Tehran and has no wish to use force, but on the other a genuine friend who is not naive about the ayatollahs’ intentions, the Israeli leadership is taking a different tack to that of Netanyahu.
The stability and orientation of the region’s most populous country, Egypt, remain crucial components of the newly emerging regional security architecture and its strategic alignments.
Israel offers the U.S. military and intelligence community critical support.
The recurrent pattern of asking for more and more has made a mockery of the ongoing attempt to diplomatically bridge the Israeli-Lebanese EEZ divide.
Recent diplomatic moves demonstrate that, despite recent events in Jerusalem, Israel has thwarted the Palestinian plan to force it into diplomatic isolation.
It is time to revive the spirit of David Ben-Gurion’s famous dictum: “We will fight the war as if there were no White Paper, and we will fight the White Paper as if there were no war.”
It is imperative that America re-designate the Houthi movement as a terrorist organization. This, along with overt support for the UAE, will deliver a sharp message and likely have a beneficial effect on Iranian conduct in Vienna.
It is not in America’s interest for Israel to be perceived as an obedient lapdog. On the contrary, keeping Israel’s options open, or even enhancing them, will ultimately prove of value to the U.S.
The Blue Flag 2021 air-force exercise was the largest and most significant since the exercise series began in 2013.
The implications of Iranian pressure on Baku extend well beyond the southern Caucasus, but Israel must tread carefully in this complex region.
With the help of American Jewry, a sturdy foundation of support for Israel-U.S. ties needs to be rebuilt based upon traditional bipartisan commitment.
The region, and Israel, need the ASEAN model of cooperation.