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Yoav Limor is a veteran journalist and defense analyst specializing in Israeli advocacy, global Jewish affairs, and Middle Eastern politics. A passionate advocate for Israel, he frequently appears on radio, television, and in print to provide insightful analysis and counter media bias.

For both countries staggering under the weight of the coronavirus pandemic, the path to full-blown war is exceedingly short.
The Islamic Republic cannot afford to let the series of incidents plaguing its military and nuclear facilities go unmet. If nothing else, it must save face.
We can only assume that the Hamas naval commando allegedly exfiltrated by Israel carried out some very valuable information.
Widespread layoffs due to the COVID-19 crisis could pose a risk to flagship projects, like Israel’s satellites, that give it a strategic advantage in the volatile Middle East.
Iran’s public accusation of Israel as being behind the Natanz incident necessitates, at the very least, raising the alert level in the north.
The Israeli military is trying to ensure that it can meet a rise in terrorist activity without knowing what the government is doing and when.
“The Washington Post” report on the attack against Iran’s Shahid Rajaee Port could signal that the world’s first cyber war has begun.
Whether its efforts stem from its rivalry with Hamas, natural anarchist tendencies or directives from its Iranian master, the result is the same: PIJ is currently the primary source of Gaza’s ills.
Israel’s political chaos has thrown a wrench in IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi’s plans for the military, and the damage to the defense establishment and, by extension, Israel’s security, amounts to gross negligence.
Why did the IDF chief of staff not respond more harshly to the serious errors that almost resulted in five dead Israel soldiers and an unwanted escalation on Israel’s northern border last month?
Neither Israel nor Hamas are looking for a war, but Palestinian Islamic Jihad, at the behest of its Iranian master, is weaponizing drones to destabilize the situation. Does the IDF have an answer?
Recent terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria can be tied to Hamas’s efforts to fan the flames, but the Palestinian street in Gaza is still largely apathetic; Israel must choose its responses wisely.