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Or Yissachar

Or Yissachar is vice president for research at the Israel Defense and Security Forum.

U.S. President Donald Trump gives remarks during an official State Dinner at Lusail Palace in Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2025. Credit: Daniel Torok/White House.

Why Trump’s tour de force should bear good news for Israel

A renewed U.S. footprint in the region will alienate China, pull Arab countries to America’s orbit, cement the unified front against Iran and design the security architecture that Israel has been advocating for.

Or Yissachar

May 18, 2025

The front page of a newspaper at a kiosk in Tehran featuring talks between the United States and Iran on nuclear weapons on April 19, 2025. Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images.

Inside Iran’s bizarre attempt to sweet-talk Trump into a bad deal

Any perceived daylight between Washington and Jerusalem would constitute a national security asset for Tehran.

Or Yissachar

May 8, 2025

Then-U.S. President Donald Trump, Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan sign the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the White House, Sept. 15, 2020. Credit: White House/Tia Dufour.

From pariah to partner: How Trump orchestrated the Arab pivot to Israel

The allegedly isolationist Trump administration has actually succeeded in leading an unprecedented Arab-Israeli coalition, calling into question the previous orthodoxy about the centrality of the Palestinians to peace.

Or Yissachar

Jan. 4, 2021