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Nave Dromi

Nave Dromi is the director of the Middle East Forum in Israel.

Jewish men hold Israeli flags as they enter the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day celebrations on May 18, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Destroying the myth of Israel’s impermanence

The only way to convince the Palestinians to end the conflict is an Israeli victory.

June 25, 2023

An Israel Air Force strike on an Islamic Jihad target in the Gaza Strip, May 9, 2023. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.

More arrows, please

We need to think about how to end the war and defeat our enemies.

May 10, 2023

An Israel Defense Forces reservist from the Brothers in Arms protest group attends a demonstration against judicial reform in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, March 16, 2023. Photo by Flash90.

The IDF must be kept out of the political debate

The army’s job is to win wars, everything else is a dangerous distraction.

March 27, 2023

Social justice has become a big part of contemporary Jewish life. Credit: Pixabay.

Ending the ‘liberal Jewish savior complex’ on Israel

The obsession with fixing the world is no more fraught than when aimed at Israel.

May 31, 2021

Palestinian politician Hanan Ashrawi in her office in Ramallah, Jan. 31, 2012. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Ashrawi paves the way for Palestinian leaders to acknowledge defeat

In the wake of the Abraham Accords, the PLO representative so palatable to Western audiences seems to realize that the jig is up.

December 14, 2020

IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi speaks during an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel's 71st Independence Day celebrations, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on May 9, 2019. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

The arc of victory is bending back

Finally, there is someone at the apex of Israel’s military pyramid making victory the focus of the IDF’s conceptual framework.

October 29, 2020

Clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians in Hebron on Aug. 21, 2020. Photo by Wissam Hashlamoun/Flash90.

Return to the ‘armed struggle’?

The Palestinians’ leaders appear to be preparing the ground for outright conflict. The question Israeli policy makers have to ask themselves is whether they are finally ready to fight fire with fire.

August 25, 2020

Israeli singer Shiri Maimon performs at the main event marking the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from Arab Countries and Iran, in Jerusalem on Nov. 29, 2018. Photo by Aharon Krohn/Flash90.

American Jewry’s blind spot regarding Mizrahi Jews

The erasure of an entire segment of our people is unforgivable on moral grounds, and on a practical level does not make for an honest, realistic debate.

July 6, 2020

Palestinians clash with Israeli soldiers during a protest against Israel's plan to extend its sovereignty to the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea and Samaria, June 24, 2020. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Can Palestinian despair lead to an end of conflict?

Promises and compromise have led only to violent rejectionism; perhaps Israel's sovereignty bid will finally bring the Palestinians back to negotiations.

June 25, 2020