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Yechiel Leiter

Yechiel Leiter has served in senior Israeli government positions in education, finance and transportation.

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, U.S. President Bill Clinton and PLO head Yasser Arafat at the signing of the Oslo Accords, Sept. 13, 1993. Photo by Vince Musi/The White House.

The Oslo Accords’ unintended consequences

The cobras have been released and the blowback is lethal.

Yechiel Leiter

July 10, 2023

View of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, May 2, 2018. Photo by Yossi Zamir/Flash90

Israel should recognize Morocco’s territorial integrity

To deter Iran, Israel should back Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.

Yechiel Leiter

June 19, 2023

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

Saudi-Israel relations and Iran

Saudi-Iran rapprochement does not contradict Saudi-Israel normalization.

Yechiel Leiter

May 22, 2023

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen meets in Khartoum with Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan, leader of Sudan’s transitional government, Feb. 2, 2023. Source: Sudan Transitional Sovereign Council/Twitter.

Sudan: Expanding the tent of the Abraham Accords

After years of shunning Israel, many African nations have realized it was to their detriment, and are partnering with the start-up nation. Sudan can lead the way.

Yechiel Leiter

Feb. 23, 2023

President Cyril Ramaphosa and His Excellency, the honourable Eliav Belotsercovsky, Israeli Ambassador to South Africa. Credit: Presidency of South Africa.

Reenergizing the Israel-Africa strategic partnership

With Israel’s help, the Horn of Africa can become the Horn of Plenty.

Yechiel Leiter

Nov. 29, 2022

The Jewish town of Karnei Shomron in Samaria, June 4, 2020. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.

The facts about Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria

Critics of Israel’s anticipated sovereignty move claim that it contravenes international law and will spark violence, destabilize the region and cost Israel European and Democratic support. A calmer and more accurate assessment indicates otherwise.

Yechiel Leiter

June 11, 2020