Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies writer

Eran Lerman

Col. (ret.) Dr. Eran Lerman, former deputy director of the National Security Council, is the vice president of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies.

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Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies
Eran LermanJerusalem Institute of Strategy and SecurityMarch 23, 2021
The US should avoid the mistake of adopting the Arab interpretation of UN Resolution 242
Washington will bury any chance for peace if it reverts to the “Everybody Knows Paradigm” which demands Israeli withdrawal to the 1949 armistice lines
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Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies
Eran LermanJISSFebruary 11, 2021
Iran must not be allowed to win the nasty war in Yemen
Allowing legitimate moral qualms regarding the war's conduct to translate into Iranian victory would have dangerous and far-reaching strategic consequences.
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Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies
Eran LermanJISSFebruary 9, 2021
Biden’s Eastern Mediterranean agenda
Establishing coherent U.S. policy regarding brewing conflict in the eastern Mediterranean should be a priority for the new administration.
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Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies
Eran Lerman and Efraim InbarMay 26, 2020
Preparing for the phased implementation of Trump’s peace plan
It is the most realistic route towards “two states for two peoples,” in contradiction to earlier peace paradigms that were dictated by unrealistic Palestinian expectations.
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Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies:
Israel Hayom
Eran LermanMarch 26, 2019
Hamas misread the map
There’s a type of “self-racism” involved—a demand of the world to treat the Palestinians, due to their “suffering,” as not responsible for their actions in shooting another rocket at central Israel.
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Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies:
Israel Hayom
Eran LermanNovember 14, 2018
The threat is real
The erosion of Israeli deterrence as a result of what the Palestinians could interpret as Israeli “cowardice” poses a significant and real threat.
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Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies:
Israel Hayom
Eran LermanOctober 18, 2018
Restore deterrence, but bet on mediation
Given the broader considerations of the regional balance of power, as well as Israel’s fundamental interest in avoiding a ground war, it would be best to make the most of Egypt’s mediation.
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Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies:
Israel Hayom
Eran LermanJune 20, 2018
Iran’s target: Israel’s infrastructure
If they did, in fact, see Gonen Segev as an asset worth cultivating, it raises questions as to the value of the information he supplied and the priority given to the information Iranian intelligence was tasked with obtaining.
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Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies:
Israel Hayom
Eran LermanMay 30, 2018
Hamas’s junior partner, Iran’s hidden hand
Hamas has chosen not to take on Islamic Jihad so as not to exacerbate its already strained relationship with Iran, stemming from their differences over how to treat Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime. 
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Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies
Eran LermanIsrael HayomMay 2, 2018
Persuading Europe to pressure Iran
The American administration does not need to be convinced: National Security Advisor John Bolton, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (until recently the head of CIA) and U.S. President Donald Trump himself see no differently on this matter than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies
Eran LermanJanuary 29, 2018
Israel’s remarkable diplomatic achievements in 2017
Over the course of 2017, Israel has secured a series of remarkable and even unprecedented diplomatic achievements. This reflects a growing global and regional recognition of a shared threat from totalitarian Islamism, as well as an appreciation of Israel’s capacity to contribute to its partners in a variety of fields.
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