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Lenny Ben-David

Lenny Ben-David is a former deputy chief of staff in Israel’s Washington embassy and a research and diplomacy fellow at the Jerusalem Center.

“We hope for the day when an Israeli government demonstrates a meaningful commitment to peaceful coexistence with its Palestinian neighbors,” it said.
Progressive organizations have embarked on a well-funded and organized campaign to turn the U.S. ship of state toward Iran and the Palestinians and away from Israel and Arab states that seek to normalize relations with it.
Attacks on Red Sea shipping are attributed to the Houthis. The so-called civilian “Savitz” may be the “mother-ship” providing intelligence and arms to the Iranian proxy group, but is likely being replaced by a new warship.