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Meir Ben Shabbat

Meir Ben Shabbat is head of the Misgav Institute for Zionist Strategy & National Security, in Jerusalem. He served as Israel’s national security advisor and head of the National Security Council between 2017 and 2021. Prior to that, for 25 years he held senior positions in the Israel Security Agency (Shabak).

Israel’s handling of trapped Rafah terrorists will signal to regional powers whether it remains committed to dismantling terror infrastructure or accepts cosmetic fixes.
Israel appreciates American efforts to bring Middle East peace, but they are not compensation for a deal that could pave Iran’s way to a nuclear weapon.
Relations between Israel and the Gulf partners to the Abraham Accords do not hinge on the Iranian issue—but they cannot escape its specter.
Former President Donald Trump made the designation due to the fact that Iran not only funds terrorism, but actively participates in it and uses it to advance its political goals.
The “pause” has created a window of opportunity for the United States and Israel to build a joint plan that will force Iran to move quickly toward a “longer, stronger deal.”
IDF Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Brick put it well when he said that remaining steadfast in our beliefs in the face of criticism is the cornerstone and foundation of Israel’s strength and success.
Iran is arming the Houthis in Yemen and behaving like the head of a criminal organization. The international community must make Tehran pay for its proxies’ acts.
While Israel’s strategic standing is solid, it is also fragile. Domestic challenges, including internal strife, have diminished governability, and rising crime rates are a disturbing warning sign. And above all hovers the peril of the ayatollahs’ regime.