Eytan Gilboa Archives

Eytan Gilboa

Professor Eytan Gilboa is director of the Center for International Communication and a senior research associate at the BESA Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University. Currently, he is Israel Institute Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. President Joe Biden. Source: U.S. State Department/Joe Biden via Facebook.

Connecting strategic dots: Biden’s visit to the Middle East

The U.S. president plans to form a regional defense alliance at a regional conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Eytan Gilboa

June 22, 2022

Negotiators meet in Vienna to discuss the Iran nuclear deal, May 2021. Source: Enrique Mora/European External Action Service/Twitter.

The nuclear talks in Vienna: Biden’s legacy at stake

The return to negotiations is a positive step but says nothing about Iran’s true intentions.

Eytan Gilboa

November 30, 2021

International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda speaks at the Oslo Forum in 2014. Photo: Stine Merethe Eid via Wikimedia Commons.

The ICC’s ruling on Israel is baseless but dangerous

That the court delayed the announcement of its decision until after the U.S. election provides additional proof it is a politicized, biased institution.

Eytan Gilboa

February 9, 2021

International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands. Source: United Nations.

The US-Israeli campaign against the ICC

Israel and the United States should conduct a relentless campaign against the court with all the diplomatic and legal tools at their disposal.

Eytan Gilboa

May 25, 2020

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi signs a bill along with Democratic House leadership on Jan. 25, 2019. Credit: Nancy Pelosi via Twitter.

The Iran war powers resolution is about politics, not security

The motivation behind the resolution is simple: Like Tehran, the Democrats want President Donald Trump to lose the 2020 election.

Eytan Gilboa

January 13, 2020

Fighting the demonization of Israel at the ICC

Israel should expose the International Criminal Court’s complete lack of credibility and legitimacy via aggressive political measures in collaboration with concerned liberal democracies, primarily the U.S.

Eytan Gilboa

December 31, 2019

Anti-aircraft guns at Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

The road to an Iranian attack on Israel

In light of the growing probability of a direct military confrontation between Israel and Iran, Israel would do well to remember Elie Wiesel’s words: “Better to believe the threats of our enemies than the promises of our friends.”

Eytan Gilboa

November 17, 2019

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont speaking at a J Street National Conference in Washington, D.C. Credit: Screenshot.

Hypocrisy and double standards on US military aid to Israel

The recent threats by Democratic presidential candidates to leverage U.S. military aid to force changes in Israeli policy should be seen in the wider context of growing antagonism towards Israel within the Democratic Party.

Eytan Gilboa

October 31, 2019

The International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Saving international organizations from themselves

When international courts and U.N. agencies become mired in double standards and discrimination, perhaps might really does make right.

Eytan Gilboa

April 28, 2019

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