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

Israel shouldn’t worry about the Saudi-Iranian deal

When Saudi Arabia realized that relations with the U.S. were not improving, it became relevant in the eyes of America’s rival China.

March 26, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden in the Treaty Room of the White House, Feb. 18, 2021. Credit: Official White House photo by Adam Schultz.

Biden should beware of Russia and Qatar

Haggling with dictators to secure the free world’s energy supply is bad policy.

January 30, 2022

A rally marking Palestinian Prisoners Day in Nablus on April 17, 2019. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Changing the prisoner paradigm: A path to Palestinian defeat

Once they are captured and convicted, terrorists in Israeli jails should feel the cold reality of personal failure and despair, which should permeate the rest of Palestinian society.

October 10, 2021

Palestinian terrorist Zakaria Zubeidi, one of recaptured escapees from the Gilboa Prison, arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Nazareth, on Sept. 11, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Breaking the will of terrorists in Israeli jails will lead to the defeat of their leaders

Taking far tougher measures against incarcerated terrorists will have a deflating effect on Palestinian society, and force the much-needed message that terrorism and violence do not pay.

September 13, 2021

IDF soldiers from the new Multi-Dimensional Unit conduct a training exercise in July 2020. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

The first new rule for the IDF should be disproportionality

The nascent Israeli government is being tested on multiple fronts and must move away from the risk-aversion approach of previous leaderships.

August 10, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (front row, left), Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (front row, right) and Israeli ministers pose for a group photo of the newly sworn-in Israeli government, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on June 14, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

A coalition for Israeli victory

In time, when some of the anger subsides, the country’s representatives will need to start acting once again in the interests of the people who elected them.

June 29, 2021

Residents of eastern Jerusalem gather on the Temple Mount, some holding Hamas flags, May 7, 2021. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.

It’s time to end the small Palestinian victories

Israel needs to assert control, then provide deterrence and finally propel forward against those who would seek harm to its citizens and act in favor of security.

May 11, 2021

IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi speaks during an event honoring outstanding reservists in the Israel Defense Forces at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on July 1, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Dusty drawers or decisive wars: Israel’s new victory doctrine

Victory is no longer just a conceptual goal—it is the operational mission of the Israel Defense Forces. Now it must receive the backing of the political leadership.

March 14, 2021

Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai speaks at the annual international Municipal Innovation Conference in Tel Aviv, Feb. 19, 2020. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Ron Huldai: The latest spokesman for Palestinian rejectionism

The Tel Aviv mayor has apparently decided that censorship is necessary to ensure Israelis don’t veer from the tired paradigms that have underpinned almost 30 years of failed peace-planning.

February 19, 2020