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Martin Sherman

Martin Sherman

Martin Sherman spent seven years in operational capacities in the Israeli defense establishment. He is the founder of the Israel Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a member of the Habithonistim-Israel Defense & Security Forum (IDSF) research team, and a participant in the Israel Victory Project.

Ana Kasparian speaks onstage during the 2019 Politicon at Music City Center on Oct. 26, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Politicon.
Column
An ominous cloud of un-American invective
The resurgence of anti-Israel rhetoric in U.S. discourse reflects deeper and troubling currents in American political culture.
Mar. 17, 2026
Martin Sherman
Masked members of Hamas
Column
The deradicalization of Gaza and other myths
Feb. 19, 2026
Martin Sherman
Palestinians in Gaza
Column
Much to worry about
Jan. 14, 2026
Martin Sherman
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, U.S. President Bill Clinton and PLO head Yasser Arafat at the signing of the Oslo Accords, Sept. 13, 1993. Photo by Vince Musi/The White House.
Opinion
When doves cry ...
Despite decades of proven failure, Israel’s doves cling to their fatally flawed dogma, insisting if only Israel would make more concessions, a new epoch of Judeo-Arab peace and prosperity would dawn.
Oct. 11, 2019
Martin Sherman
Amman, the capital of Jordan, Oct. 2013. Credit: Tareq Ibrahim Hadi via Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion
Alternative Jordans?
Considering the Mideast alternatives, having an ostensibly moderate, pro-Western regime installed in Amman has undeniable appeal.
Oct. 4, 2019
Martin Sherman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press statement at the Knesset on Sept. 15, 2019, a few days before the Israeli elections. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Opinion
BDS (Bibi-derangement syndrome) and the myth of Israel theocracy
During his tenure, Benjamin Netanyahu has accumulated an impressive record of achievement in virtually every field of endeavor: economic, diplomatic, technological. So what explains all the vehemence?
Sep. 27, 2019
Martin Sherman
A polling station in Jerusalem during the second round of Israeli elections, on Sept. 17, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Opinion
A strange thing happened on the way to the polling booth ...
In many ways, it is Israel’s fractured electorate that has itself to blame for the mess in which it finds itself.
Sep. 20, 2019
Martin Sherman
Rafael's Drone Dome system, which the company describes as an effective way to conduct airspace defense “against hostile drones used by terrorists and criminals to perform aerial attacks, collect intelligence and carry out intimidating activities.” Credit: Rafael Industries.
Opinion
On domes and drones
To avert the specter of the depopulation of the south by Jews, Israel must come to terms with the grim realities that prevail in Gaza.
Sep. 13, 2019
Martin Sherman
A hill near Moshav Tzafririm. Credit: David Bena Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion
Will the ‘right’ snatch defeat from the jaws of victory … again?
It’s not enough to point out the flaws, however fatal, of the “left.” Rather, the “right” must present the public with a plausible and persuasive alternative that does not merely replace a geographic peril with a demographic one.
Sep. 6, 2019
Martin Sherman
Palestinians inspect the damage after Israeli airstrike overnight in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 14, 2019. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
Opinion
Incentivized emigration: An idea whose time has come?
In order to allow non-belligerent Gazans to extricate themselves from their existing humanitarian crisis, they should be offered generous relocation grants to allow them and their dependents the opportunity to seek more prosperous and secure lives elsewhere.
Aug. 30, 2019
Martin Sherman
AIPAC
Opinion
The Omar-Tlaib affair: Tough questions for AIPAC
For a pro-Israel entity like AIPAC, the issue of bipartisanship is an almost sacred value—the very “holy grail” of its political influence.
Aug. 23, 2019
Martin Sherman
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