Alexander Portnoy, at The Blogs

Jan 2, 2025, 12:34 PM

The Middle East and the Hypersonic Global Arms Race. Myths and Truth

In my latest interview with TheMediaLine I was asked regarding “The Middle East and the Global Arms Race: How Iranian Technology Made Houthi Missiles Harder for Israel To Intercept.” Since the published interpretation of my interview distorts the technical and geopolitical...

Nov 22, 2022, 10:25 AM

Are Russian Missiles Attacking NATO Countries? Myths and Truth.

Poland said a "Russian-made missile" fell on a village near the Ukraine border on Tuesday, killing two people. Photo credit: Times of Israel.

“If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed”, Mein Kampf (My Struggle) by Adolf Hitler, 1925. This Nazi postulate was assimilated by modern Ukrainian official propaganda and voiced by Oleksii Arestovych, an...

Oct 30, 2022, 12:01 AM

Do Iranian drones attack Ukraine? Myths and truth.

"Amicus meus, inimicus inimici mei" or "The enemy of my enemy is my friend", - an ancient European proverb. On July 15, 2022, CNN (Natasha Bertrand) reported: a Russian delegation has visited an airfield in central Iran at least twice in the...

Jun 30, 2022, 5:38 PM

The Russo-Ukraine War through the lens of the media. Myths and truth. Part III.

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(see previous Part II) The Russian efforts to demilitarize Ukraine include the destruction of military installations and infrastructure, the side effect of which is damage to civilian objects affected by the secondary fragmentation and debris as a result of the...

Jun 30, 2022, 6:52 AM

The Russo-Ukraine War through the lens of the media. Myths and truth. Part II.

The Russo-Ukraine War through the Israeli mainstream prism. “Stockholm syndrome is an emotional response. It happens to some abuse and hostage victims when they have positive feelings toward an abuser or captor”, WebMD. Don’t ever let your ears witness what your...

Jun 22, 2022, 12:54 AM

The Russo-Ukraine War through the lens of the media. Myths and truth. Part I.

In gratitude to the Ukrainians who saved my family during the Civil War of 1919 and the multinational Red Army in which my uncles and aunts fought to rescue my people from Nazi Germany and its European allies. In...

May 21, 2022, 12:29 AM

Myths and truth behind reports about the IDF airstrikes in Syria. Part 3.

How gossips threaten the fragile strategic balance of the Middle East are born. God is in the details, Gustave Flaubert, 1857. Since the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, Israel has routinely carried out raids in Syria, mostly targeting government...

Nov 13, 2021, 7:20 PM

Myths and truth behind reports about the IDF airstrikes in Syria. Part 2.

The Syrian air-defense sites activated during the airstrike launched on November 8. Credit: liveuamap.com

“All warfare is based on deception…”, - The Art of War by Sun Tzu, 6th century BC. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Sochi on October 22 for their first face-to-face talks since Bennett took office...

Nov 2, 2021, 12:04 PM

Does Iranian ‘Iron Dome’ speak Zulu?

Iranian unnamed VSHORAD participated in the military exercise ‘Sky Defenders Velayat 1400’. Credit: iribnews.ir

“All that glitters is not gold - Often have you heard that told…”, William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice,...

Oct 22, 2021, 6:45 PM

Reports about airstrikes in Syria. Myths and truth

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Dedicated to my Guru Mr. Ron Ben-Yishai, a true legend of war journalism, with deep respect and best wishes. Myths and truth behind reports of the Russian MoD about the IDF airstrikes in Syria. “The hardest thing of all is to find a...

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Alexander Portnoy holds an MSc EE degree being an internationally experienced (40+) expert in Military and Mission Critical sectors as well as currently is an OSINT Analyst in Geopolitical and Military affairs focusing on Russia and China including their participation in the Great Power Competition in the Middle East as well as advising the Israeli Intelligence Community, Knesset Lawmakers and War Reporters.

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