Will the month of May be explosive? Security round up
The coming month of May looks set to contain an unusual number of potential escalation points, which could converge to create a highly explosive period. […]
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Former Shin Bet chief on Temple Mount crisis: Choosing between bad options
The former head of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, Yoram Cohen, gave an interview to Israel Radio today, discussing ways to move forward on the Temple Mount crisis. Cohen spent […]
Is Erdogan trying to revive the Islamist Sunni bloc?
Following the venomous verbal attack launched on Israel by Turkey’s President, and Israel’s strong reply, diplomatic relations between Jerusalem and Ankara are once again heading for a […]
The factors that led Hamas to release a “new” policy paper
The second half of my recent piece, assessing Hamas’s situation, contains the big picture factors that drove Hamas to try to rebrand itself a little, […]
The blueprints for a federal Syria?
According to international media reports, Russia and Turkey are promoting the idea of safe zones in Syria. Under these proposals, the areas controlled by pro […]