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Gadi Hitman

Jun 8, 2026, 8:01 PM

I am not breaking new ground when I begin by stating that Israel is a deeply divided society. The fault lines extend far beyond the simplistic dichotomy of the “pro-Bibi” camp versus the “anti-Bibi” camp. In a comprehensive book...

May 26, 2026, 5:30 PM

Trump’s America Is Weaker

Donald Trump takes pride in his campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again” (MAGA). In his familiar style, a combination of arrogance, smugness, inconsistency, and contempt toward anyone who opposes him, Trump repeats, like a broken record, the mantra that...

Apr 23, 2026, 3:19 PM

Partial Independence Day

This week, Israel marked 78 years of independence. Before that, we observed Memorial Day for the fallen soldiers of Israel’s wars, the heroes who gave their lives for the rebirth of the homeland. The homeland, incidentally, was established in...

About Me

Gadi Hitman is the Middle East and Political Science chair at Ariel University. He has published five books and nearly 50 academic studies on political stability in the ME region, nationalism, political violence, conception and decision making, Hamas, Hezbollah, and normalization within conflict mangement, plus hundreds of media coloumns in Hebrew and English