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Oct 1, 2024, 5:25 PM
A Delayed Election Day: Not Necessarily Bad News
Gideon Sa'ar's fall into Netanyahu's arms has cast a dark pall over the camp eager for early elections. Toppling the government responsible for the greatest disaster to hit the Jewish people since the Holocaust now seems more remote than...
Sep 8, 2024, 6:10 PM
The briefing Netanyahu didn’t give
Assuming Israel was indeed behind the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, a troubling question arises. In view of the devastated northern settlements and the transformation of tens of thousands of residents into refugees, the government repeatedly explains that patience is...
Jul 25, 2024, 4:15 PM
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Why did the Knesset sabotage Biden’s plan for Iran?
A US-led regional alliance against the Islamic Republic and its proxies is vital to Israel's strategic security interests. The government should take greater care
Jul 8, 2024, 3:59 PM
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The magical thinking of the enlightened center
The middle way offers no solution to the one issue that most threatens Israel's future as a Jewish and democratic state
Apr 10, 2024, 3:14 PM
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Is the chief of staff qualified to understand Sinwar?
In the wake of another military intelligence failure to grasp the strategic landscape, Israel should stop assuming army brass are experts in foreign affairs
Jan 12, 2024, 3:02 PM
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Getting upset with the world is not a strategy
Israel's geopolitical reality is complicated by 4 factors that may be harnessed to the country's advantage with careful statecraft
Oct 11, 2023, 12:47 PM
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Where was Israel’s political opposition all this time?
They criticized Netanyahu for not eradicating Hamas, but have presented no credible strategy to restore the Palestinian peace camp
Aug 6, 2023, 7:24 PM
The Saudi Plan of Shimon Peres
Given the opportunity to promote an Israeli-Saudi peace agreement, an American friend called and posed an unexpected question, "How would Peres handle the challenge?" This is what came to mind. Shimon Peres, whose 100th birthday would have been celebrated this...
Jul 18, 2023, 6:56 PM
The National Intelligence Estimate under a predatory right-wing government
Many of those entrusted with drafting Israel's National Intelligence Estimate, essentially a periodic national security assessment, wear uniforms and are careful not to be perceived as politically biased. But even the most cautious among them will find it difficult...
Feb 19, 2023, 3:00 PM
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An apartheid state will not cure terrorism
Yes, there were errors made during Oslo, but the approach has real advantages as a long-term strategy against terrorism
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Avi Gil, former Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a senior research fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI). His novel, ‘Where Is the Head,’ was recently published by Steimatzky.
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