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Martin Sherman

Martin Sherman spent seven years in operational capacities in the Israeli defense establishment. He is the founder of the Israel Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a member of the Habithonistim-Israel Defense & Security Forum (IDSF) research team, and a participant in the Israel Victory Project.

European Commission, Brussels
Into the Fray
Why multiple EU corruption scandals matter for both America and Israel
The dim view of the European Union shared by Trump and Netanyahu appears to be vindicated by a string of high-level corruption scandals that have erupted recently.
Oct. 6, 2026
Martin Sherman
Palestinians in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Aug. 12, 2026. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
Into the Fray
Resolving Gaza: The only way forward
Any policy proposal for the Gaza Strip that does not entail large-scale population removal is merely a variant of previously tried and failed formulas of autonomy and/or Oslo.
Oct. 2, 2026
Martin Sherman
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks at a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks at the 9/11 Living Memorial in Jerusalem, Sept. 9, 2026. Photo by Sharon Altshul.
Column: Into the Fray
Comparing catastrophes: 9/11 vs. 10/7
Both the United States and Israel suffered devastating Islamist attacks, but the Western response to each could hardly have been more different.
Sept. 17, 2026
Martin Sherman
Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 5, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Column: Into the Fray
The Arab vote in Israel: legality, morality and security
The Israeli High Court has a long record of flouting the law when it comes to Arab parties’ participation in Knesset elections.
Aug. 16, 2026
Martin Sherman
U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio delivers opening remarks at the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism at the U.S. State Department, in Washington, D.C., July 16, 2026. Credit: Freddie Everett/U.S. State Department.
Column: Into the Fray
Understanding Israel: The US vs. the ICC
Rubio vows to dismantle the international court “brick by brick.”
Aug. 6, 2026
Martin Sherman
Trump
Column: Into the Fray
Et tu, Mr. President?
Has Trump lost the plot on Iran?
June 24, 2026
Martin Sherman
U.S. President Donald Trump With President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia
Column: Into the Fray
Trump, TRIPP and conflict resolution
Former ICC prosecutor’s shady intervention threatens to undermine a major U.S.-sponsored peace initiative.
May 31, 2026
Martin Sherman
Lindt chocolates in a store display in Basel, Switzerland, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Sedat Suna/Getty Images.
Column: Into the Fray
Helvetian hypocrisy and Iran
A glimpse behind Switzerland’s “chocolate-box” image.
May 8, 2026
Martin Sherman
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al-Husseini
Column: INTO THE FRAY
Why this war must be waged
Historical parallels with Nazi Germany underscore the peril of appeasement in confronting Tehran.
April 24, 2026
Martin Sherman
Ana Kasparian speaks onstage during the 2019 Politicon at Music City Center on Oct. 26, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Politicon.
Column
An ominous cloud of un-American invective
The resurgence of anti-Israel rhetoric in U.S. discourse reflects deeper and troubling currents in American political culture.
March 17, 2026
Martin Sherman
Masked members of Hamas
Column
The deradicalization of Gaza and other myths
The recipe for deradicalizing the Strip may be a dangerous pipe dream.
Feb. 19, 2026
Martin Sherman
Palestinians in Gaza
Column
Much to worry about
For decades leading up to the atrocities of Oct. 7, 2023, the top echelons of the Israeli leadership wildly misjudged the realities that prevailed in Gaza.
Jan. 14, 2026
Martin Sherman