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Yossi Kuperwasser

If, in the past, the nexus of Israeli and American interests was an essential element in cooperation between the two countries—beyond their shared values—then, under the Biden administration, the commonality of interests is becoming more and more tenuous.
While Israel is held to a double standard of morality, the IDF’s commitment to the international laws of war is a long-term advantage.
While the Palestinian Authority opposes Hamas, it is being dragged by its rival into increasing incitement, heaping praise on the perpetrators of the attacks, thus fanning the flames.
The Jewish state’s recent announcement of a 155 million “loan” to the cash-strapped P.A. makes a mockery of Israeli law, and weakens efforts to combat Palestinian terror incitement.
Reports of a pending sale to Iran of the “Kanopus-V” satellite should, if true, cause both Israel and the U.S. considerable concern.
The terror group achieved its strategic and political goals in the last conflict, but paid a heavy price—far heavier than it expected.
In accusing a nation of “state-sponsored terrorism” and flagrantly violating international law, he wasn’t talking about Iran but saved those words for Israel. That is far more than a falsehood.
The unfounded assumptions behind arguments seeking to convince the “stubborn and self-destructive Israelis” to save themselves from imaginary doomsday scenarios.
It’s time to admit the mistakes of the past and learn their lessons. The “maximum pressure” policy gives the Biden administration the leverage to force Iran to accept a much better deal.
Israel must do all it can to strengthen ties with the U.S., preserve as much as possible the new game rules set by the Trump administration and sharpen the positive potential inherent in these changes.
What are the likely consequences of the lifting of the ban on the arms trade with the Islamic Republic?
As U.S. Election Day approaches, tensions between Washington and Tehran are rising, with implications for Israel’s security.