Eyal Zisser Archives - JNS.org

Follow us

© 2024 JNS, All Rights Reserved Concept, design & development by RGB Media. Powered by Salamandra

Eyal Zisser

Eyal Zisser is a lecturer in the Middle East History Department at Tel Aviv University.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Don’t be fooled by peace with Saudi Arabia

Peace with Riyadh? Definitely yes, but not at any price, and without creating false expectations like those kindled by the Abraham Accords.

Eyal Zisser

Mar. 3, 2024

Hezbollah flags just over the border in Lebanon, July 3, 2022. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

Nasrallah’s gamble has paid off, but it’s not too late to act

Israel's lack of response to the provocations is a mistake and the effort to bring about a diplomatic resolution is a joke. People like Nasrallah only understand force.

Eyal Zisser

Jul. 17, 2023

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah delivers a speech on Jan. 3, 2023. Source: Screenshot/Al-Manar.

Nasrallah only understands force

It's not to late for Israel to set new red lines against Hezbollah.

Eyal Zisser

Jul. 16, 2023

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires. Nov. 20, 2018. Photo by Matias Lynch/Shutterstock.

The Saudis’ pace of peace

Israel-Saudi peace will come, but Riyadh will take its time.

Eyal Zisser

Jun. 19, 2023

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Source: X.

Turkish voters prefer Erdoğan’s faults

Turkey’s leader has managed to strike a delicate balancing act between East and West.

Eyal Zisser

May. 21, 2023

Israel's Iron Dome defense system fires interceptor missiles as Palestinian terrorists launch rockets from the Gaza Strip, May 2, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel’s containment problem

Fear of escalation and refusal to act inevitably leads to a greater crisis, as Israel’s learned in Lebanon.

Eyal Zisser

May. 7, 2023

Israeli Air Force F-15s escort an American B-52 bomber through Israeli skies on Feb. 14, 2022. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

It’s time for Israel to shift gears on Iran

If Israel has the capability to deal with the Iranian threat, it must place the gun on the table or use it.

Eyal Zisser

Feb. 26, 2023

Flags with FIFA and Qatar 2022 World Cup logos wave in the wind. Credit: rarrarorro/Shutterstock.

How Qatar already won the geopolitical World Cup

The Qataris have succeeded on at least one score—many regional leaders came specially to take part and get a closer look at the event.

Eyal Zisser

Nov. 23, 2022

Palestinian gunmen attend the funeral in Jenin of Muhammad Saban, who was killed during clashes with Israeli forces, Sept. 6, 2022. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Another intifada is just around the corner

Judea and Samaria is on fire, and Israel should not be caught off guard if another full-fledged uprising takes place.

Eyal Zisser

Sep. 11, 2022