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Emmanuel Navon

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets with European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on June 14, 2022. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

Leveraging the Abraham Accords for Israel’s relations with Europe

With the war in Ukraine, some European diplomats and think tanks have started noticing the potential of the Abraham Accords for Europe’s security and energy needs.

September 29, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron in Versailles, France on May 29, 2017. Photo by www.kremlin.ru/Wikimedia Commons.

The EU is reluctantly getting tougher with Putin

Europeans surely remember what happens when you let an autocrat get away with grabbing territories hoping that this bite will be the last one.

February 15, 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israel and the new ‘Old Europe’

The new German government and the upcoming elections in France create challenges and opportunities for Israel’s foreign policy, which must adapt to Europe’s evolving political map.

November 28, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden on the phone with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan about ongoing efforts to safely drawdown the civilian footprint in Afghanistan. Source: White House/Twitter.

From Saigon to Kabul: Losing the battle, winning the war

America’s decision to leave Afghanistan makes sense only if the plan is to cut losses in an unwinnable war and redirect resources and energies toward a winnable strategy against Iran.

August 25, 2021

Peter Beinart. Credit: Joe Mabel via Wikimedia Commons.

Why Peter Beinart’s Judaism is doomed

Moshe Koppel’s new book, “Judaism Straight Up: Why Real Religion Endures,” explains why powerless, diasporic Judaism has no future.

June 7, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden walks with Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken after delivering remarks at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2021. Credit: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz.

Israel and the Palestinian issue in the Biden era

The next Israeli government would be well-advised to come up with its own proposals for improving the life of Palestinians.

February 23, 2021

The book jacket of Emmanuel Navon’s "The Star and the Scepter." Source: Amazon.

‘The Star and the Scepter: A Diplomatic History of Israel’

The astounding survival of the Jewish people throughout the centuries, after the Roman destruction of Jewish sovereignty in 70 CE, defies logic.

November 17, 2020

Matteo Salvini Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister. Credit: Wikipedia.

Realpolitik and sanctimoniousness

There is no country in the world whose foreign policy is based strictly on moral considerations. The question is: Do ties with “rebel” governments in Europe serve Israel’s interests?

December 10, 2018