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Yoav Limor

Yoav Limor is a veteran Israeli journalist and columnist for Israel Hayom.

Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, March 9, 2010. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Netanyahu’s challenging US visit

The prime minister's visit began on a strained note, but he could use diplomatic meetings to his advantage.

September 20, 2023

Members of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps special forces unit. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

The Mossad thwarts Iran, the world shrugs

Iran is hell-bent on killing Israelis, but the Mossad's latest success could have its would-be perpetrators and leaders more deterred.

July 2, 2023

The Iron Dome air-defense system near the southern Israeli city of Ashdod on May 9, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel will need more than successful strikes

Islamic Jihad is well aware that the combination of strong discipline among the Israeli public and the Iron Dome significantly limits their chances of exacting a price.

May 10, 2023

Supreme Court justices arrive for a hearing in Jerusalem on the appointment of Shas leader Aryeh Deri as a government minister, Jan. 5, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Incitement’s silent threat

The Israeli public discourse is becoming dangerous to all of us.

February 13, 2023

Iranians demand change in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, Oct. 13, 2022. Source: Twitter.

Israel has one job when it comes to the Iranian uprising

Israel would be well-served by not meddling in the protests so as not to harm their chances of success.

November 22, 2022

A view of the of the Syrian nuclear reactor before and after it was hit by Israel. Credit: IDF Spokesman Unit screenshot.

The IDF’s laughable attempt to rewrite history on Syria

Despite what it would have you believe, the Israeli military’s intelligence analysts put the Syrian nuclear issue on the back burner until the nuclear reactor was discovered almost by happenstance.

September 7, 2022

IDF Artillery Corps seen near the Israeli border with Gaza on Aug. 6, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

The IDF has to answer some tough questions

The tragic death of Staff Sgt. Natan Fitoussi should result in an immediate effort to remind soldiers of what the proper procedures are.

August 17, 2022

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

A victory for Israel … and Hamas?

With the Palestinian Islamic Jihad reeling from the assassination of its leaders, Hamas has an opportunity to reshape the balance of power in the Gaza Strip.

August 9, 2022

Palestinians gather at the scene where senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Khaled Mansour was killed by an Israeli airstrike, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Aug. 7, 2022. Photo by Attia Muhammed/Flash90.

‘Operation Breaking Dawn’ proved a blowout

The fight between Israel and Islamic Jihad ended in a clean knockout, whether Islamic Jihad can get up and how fast is to be determined.

August 8, 2022