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Apr 30, 2026, 9:24 PM

Israel Did Not Choose War. It Chose to Win It

Speech delivered in Monaco on April 29, 2026, during the celebration of the 78th anniversary of Israel’s independence organized by the Monaco-Israel Friendship Association I would like to speak this evening about a war that is widely misunderstood—because it is...

Feb 19, 2026, 10:10 PM

When Equality Is Branded a Crime

Israel’s decision to resume land registration in Judea and Samaria is not annexation or a breach of international law, but a lawful administrative measure to restore equality, transparency, and order after years of Palestinian Authority violations ignored by the...

Dec 13, 2025, 11:44 PM

As Kabylia Declares Independence, Israel Should Not be Silent

Today (December 14, 2025), representatives of the Kabyle people are expected to proclaim the independence of Kabylia, a mountainous region in northern Algeria. Kabylia is home to around 3.5 million inhabitants, with its own language, culture, and historical identity....

Nov 18, 2025, 12:20 PM

How Israel must respond to the UN Gaza peace plan resolution

The resolution is a mixed blessing. Israel needs to insist every tunnel and every launcher is dismantled before reconstruction starts

Oct 13, 2025, 2:55 PM

Free at last, free at last

Two years after that day of horror, Israel rises like a lion: scarred but unbroken, wounded yet undefeated, victorious and vigilant. And to our last hostages, we can finally say: “Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty,...

Sep 15, 2025, 12:04 AM

France’s Foreign Minister is the PLO’s Dupe

Jean-Noël Barrot claims that his country’s lead on the recognition of Palestine has isolated Hamas. He misunderstands that Hamas and the PLO share the same goal and only differ on strategy. This past Friday, the UN general assembly (UNGA)...

Aug 17, 2025, 2:16 PM

The prime minister of Denmark gets Israel all wrong

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen delivers her speech as Denmark holds the rotating presidency of the Council of Europe, July 8, 2025, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/ Pascal Bastien)

You rebuke Netanyahu, but he's the one standing between Iran's jihadist coalition and the rest of the free world - including Denmark

May 25, 2025, 4:52 PM

Israel Shall Remember Who Stood by Its Side

Western governments that are trying to block Israel’s path to victory are abandoning a fellow democracy that is fighting a common enemy according to international law. Thankfully, many are still on the right side of history. A young and...

Mar 2, 2025, 6:03 PM

Israel’s European Challenge in the Trump Era

President Trump’s unorthodox diplomacy constitutes a challenge for Israel’s relations with Europe. But it might also create an opportunity

Dec 19, 2024, 11:14 AM

The End of the Beginning

Israel is about to achieve total victory. If Europe’s three main powers wish to reap the benefits of this victory and to shape the future of the Middle East, they should trade legalistic formalism for political realism. ELNET’s first...

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About Me

Dr. Emmanuel Navon is Israel’s ambassador-designate to Japan and CEO of the Euro-Med Middle East Council (EM2C). An international relations scholar and author, he lectures at Tel Aviv University and has authored several books on diplomacy and international affairs, including The Star and the Scepter: A Diplomatic History of Israel.

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