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Efraim Inbar

Nov 9, 2024, 3:34 PM

A handout picture obtained on July 8, 2020 from the family of businessman Kassim Tajideen (R), accused by Washington of being a major financial contributor to Hezbollah (FAMILY HANDOUT / AFP)

A US-imposed ceasefire could leave intact the group's money laundering, arms trading, drug trafficking and terrorist training

Sep 10, 2024, 7:27 PM

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What many westerners don’t get about the Gaza war

Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip on December 27, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

By standing up to Iran and its proxies, Israel prevents the Eastern Mediterranean from falling under the control of radical Islam

Dec 23, 2023, 1:49 PM

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Israel’s going to need a bigger army and other lessons from this war

Israel must also lower its dependency on the US for arms. On the bright side, the Abraham Accords are still intact

Sep 12, 2023, 7:38 PM

The Lessons of Oslo

Failures can be costly but instructive. The Oslo Accords assumed that a fundamental change had taken place in the attitude of the Palestinian National Movement toward the State of Israel. Nevertheless, to this day, recognition of the State of Israel...

Sep 1, 2022, 4:08 PM

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Turkish-Israel ties: Far from a love story

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, August 5, 2022. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The resumption of diplomatic relations with Ankara is cause for celebration, but while Erdogan is in power, his country will stay hostile to Israel and back Hamas

Mar 29, 2022, 2:59 PM

The Implications of the Ukraine War for Israel

For Israel, this is evidence that its self-reliance doctrine must be nourished with no illusions about foreign support in times of crisis. Moreover, Turkey probably sees NATO more positively since it borders Russia, pushing Ankara toward the West. Ukraine behaved...

Feb 15, 2022, 2:54 PM

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The gas pipeline fueling Turkey’s charm offensive

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives for the G20 Summit, on October 30, 2021, in Rome. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP)

Economic woes are driving Ankara’s bid to weaken the strategic partnership between Jerusalem, Greece, and Cyprus and get access to Israel’s natural gas

Jan 18, 2022, 4:02 PM

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Biden could construct a new world order through détente with Russia

US President Joe Biden, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin enter the 'Villa la Grange' during their meeting in Geneva, Switzerland in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File)

Such a scenario would give the US a leg up against China’s totalitarianism and expansionist aims, and bridge the age-old schism with Russia

Oct 5, 2021, 1:46 PM

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Israel must actively oppose US return to the JCPOA

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, on September 27, 2021, at UN headquarters in New York. (John Minchillo/Pool/AFP)

Even if Bennett's government went quiet for appearances' sake, its silence on the nuclear deal poses numerous threats to Israel's security

Apr 13, 2021, 12:59 PM

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Israel’s political stalemate harms national security

IDF chief Aviv Kochavi visits Southern Command in undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)

The electoral impasse undermines the power of the IDF, the health of Israeli society and the stability of Israel’s newest pacts with Arab countries

About Me

Efraim Inbar is president of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS) and head of the program on Strategy, Diplomacy, and National Security at the Shalem Academic Center.