Israel and Hamas reach a new critical junction. Defense round-up
Four years after Operation Protective Edge, Hamas in Gaza and Israel are once again at a critical junction. Hamas is gambling dangerously on an escalation […]
Syria
My opportunity to speak to the Iranian people
This week, I appeared on the Voice of America’s Persian news program (video below, for Farsi speakers only!). The program is broadcast directly to Iran, […]
Israel doesn’t trust the Russian-American arrangement to keep Iran out of south Syria
Behind the scenes, Israel’s top priority right now seems to be preventing Iran from moving into south Syria. The first signal that something was going […]
Iran’s military presence in Syria – what are Israel’s options?
Check out my latest article for JNS.org, which looks at the growing Iranian military presence in Syria, and examines Israel’s options. The US and Russia […]
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 […]
After tensions over chemical attack, Liberman meets Lavrov
The Israel Ministry of Defense released a video (below) of the first seconds of a meeting between Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, and Israeli Defense […]
An incident on the Syrian Golan? What open sources are saying
International media reports citing Assad regime sources have claimed that Israel struck a military base, on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights on Sunday. The alleged strike […]