Hillel Frisch Archives

Hillel Frisch

Hillel Frisch is a professor of political studies and Middle East studies at Bar-Ilan University and an expert on the Arab world at The Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security.

Muslims attend the morning Eid al-Fitr prayer, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, on May 2, 2022. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.

Does violence actually spike during Ramadan? The data suggests not

Israeli officials and the media continuously warn about the dangers of the upcoming Islamic holy month—but is this a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Hillel Frisch

February 28, 2023

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifah Al Thani, at his meeting with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, May 12, 2022 Credit: khamenei.ir.

Why does Israel treat Qatar with kid gloves?

Qatar seems hell-bent on promoting hatred against Israel. So why does Jerusalem allow Al Jazeera complete freedom of operation?

Hillel Frisch

January 12, 2023

Then-IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi is welcomed by an honor guard as he begins his first official visit to Morocco, July 19, 2022. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

The ‘Arab street’ shrugs at normalization with Israel

Arab publics are occupied with the challenges that they face in their own countries.

Hillel Frisch

August 9, 2022

Palestinian terrorists parade in the Jenin refugee camp in Samaria, June 19, 2022. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Increased, targeted force mitigated Israel’s last terror wave

Israeli forces, again, entered Palestinian towns and villages almost daily to make arrests, leading to a 90% decrease in terrorism.

Hillel Frisch

June 21, 2022

Palestinian journalists take part in a candlelight vigil in the Gaza Strip in memory of Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed in Jenin during a firefight between Israeli forces and Palestinian terrorists on May 11, 2022. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

The dangers of exaggerating the impact of the death of an ‘Al Jazeera’ propagandist

An analysis of Google Trends demonstrates the hazards of overemphasizing events easily and effectively manipulated by Palestinian propaganda.

Hillel Frisch

June 7, 2022

Israeli security and rescue personnel at the scene of a terrorist attack on Ibn Gvirol Street in Elad, east of Tel Aviv and near the city of Petach Tikvah, on Yom Ha'azmaut, Israel's Independence Day, May 5, 2022. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.

What is different about the latest wave of Palestinian violence?

Israel is faced with the dilemma of how to deal with ideologically motivated terrorists unaffiliated with any organization.

Hillel Frisch

June 1, 2022

Israeli Knesset member Mansour Abbas (left) and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. Credit: Knesset and kremlin.ru.

Abbas’s attack on Arab-Israeli politician showed his true colors

It took the head of the Southern Branch of the Islamic Movement’s United Arab List party (Ra’am) to show that P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas has no intention of making genuine peace with the Jewish state.

Hillel Frisch

January 4, 2022

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar at a rally in Beit Lahiya on May 30, 2021. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.

The Hamas takeover of Gaza killed the two-state solution

U.S. pressure against the Atarot housing project north of Jerusalem was likely meant to keep the two-state option alive.

Hillel Frisch

December 26, 2021

Palestinians hurl stones at Israeli forces during clashes in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras al-Amud, on Friday, Oct 9, 2009. Photo by Kobi Gideon/Flash90.

Palestinian violence, not settler violence, is the problem

In conjunction with radical Arab Knesset members, leftist Israeli politicians focus on settler violence when the real issue is Palestinian violence, organized from the apex of the P.A. on down.

Hillel Frisch

December 6, 2021

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