David S. Harris, at The Blogs

Jan 10, 2017, 2:38 PM

‘Masot-gate’: The truth about the Israel lobby

Revelations last Sunday that Shai Masot, a political officer at the Israeli embassy, was plotting to “take down” Deputy Foreign Secretary Alan Duncan and other British MPs regarded as hostile have certainly created a firestorm. It has been called “an outrageous interference in British politics”...

Jan 3, 2017, 1:07 PM

Call out Theresa May’s rebuke of Kerry’s speech for what it is

The British government’s criticism of the US Secretary of State’s Middle East speech was not a show of support for Israel. It was a fairly straightforward strategic calculation by Downing Street about how to gear up for a new foreign policy approach when Donald Trump...

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David Harris is a geopolitical and security analyst. He served in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office from 2010 until 2016, and prior to that in the IDF National Defense College. He has performed strategic communications roles for several leading UK-based foreign policy organizations, focusing on Israel and the Middle East.