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Civil-defense and firefighting vehicles donated to the Gaza Strip by Qatar enter the coastal territory from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing on Dec. 17, 2019. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Israel’s headache named Qatar

While the Israelis continue their campaign against a nuclear Iran, the Iranians, through Qatari assistance, affect the calm on Israeli borders except those with Jordan and Egypt.

July 21, 2021

Pro-Israel supportes outside the U.N. Human Rights Council, or UNHRC, in Geneva. Credit: European Jewish Press.

The shoddy and questionable resolution of the UNHRC on Israel

The world body came to a special session immediately following the Israeli-Hamas conflict ready to throw a dart; all they needed to do was draw the target around it.

June 2, 2021

Missile display at a ceremony in Iran on Aug. 20, 2020. Credit: Tasnim News Agency.

The president has it all wrong on Iran

While the “maximum pressure” campaign may not have achieved its ultimate goal, it kept Iran in check. The Biden administration’s approach seems to be achieving the exact opposite.

March 11, 2021

Two Israeli F-35I Adir jets fly in formation. Credit: U.S. Air Force/1st Lt. Erik D. Anthony.

Israel’s attack options on Iranian nuclear sites

If the Israelis seek to destroy Iranian nuclear sites, they would need to rely on their air force; however, the fly distance is long, and there are other diplomatic complications.

January 21, 2021

A display of Iranian missiles on Aug. 22, 2019. Credit: Hamid Tavakoli/Wikimedia Commons.

Is Iran pushing an arms race?

Tehran is not only a threat to the Middle East, but to international stability as well.

October 21, 2020

A look at Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Credit: amanderson2 via Flickr.

How Israel finds itself on the same side as Turkey and Syrian rebels

Seeing Israel backing the Azeris came somewhat as a surprise to many Hellenic nationals and Westerners alike.

October 7, 2020

From left: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at the White House for the signing of the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty. A photo of the peace treaty's signing was added to the new edition of “The Geography of the Arab World and the History of Modern Egypt,” a ninth-grade Egyptian textbook. Credit: Warren K. Leffler via Wikimedia Commons.

The first domino to fall …

The UAE has broken the glass ceiling and the fear of recognizing Israel publicly.

August 13, 2020

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Dec. 27, 2017. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

A dose of sobering medication to Khamenei’s tweet

Let’s take a look at what Israel has contributed to the world, and compare it to Iran in a few key metrics of a healthy society.

June 5, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jerusalem on May 13, 2020. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Do America and Iran stand on the brink of war?

Logistical aspects of the visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s raise some crucial defense questions.

May 20, 2020