Jonathan Lipow, at The Blogs

Aug 13, 2024, 7:37 PM

Interior of Israel supreme court building. (Avishai Teicher via Wikimedia)

To truly defeat the enemy, Israel must face its own 'day after' challenge by addressing its failings and vulnerabilities

Jun 2, 2024, 4:06 PM

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Should Israel ‘clear and hold’ Gaza?

A soldier aiming a machine gun in a building as part of the activity of the 99th Division in the Zaytoun Area of Gaza City (Photo by Israeli Army)

A time will come when Israel must occupy the Strip, finish off Hamas, and take responsibility for the governance of its population

Apr 1, 2024, 12:25 PM

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The PA in Gaza: What could possibly go wrong

Taliban fighters patrol Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan. Aug. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Want to know how bad it can get when genuine representative government is not fostered at the community level? Look at Kabul

Feb 12, 2024, 3:18 PM

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To defeat Hamas, we must use our words

A Palestinian security prisoner gestures among supporters and relatives after being released from Israeli jail in exchange for Israeli hostages released by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, in Ramallah in the West Bank on November 26, 2023. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP)

The terror group must be confronted ideologically, and for this, the most important battleground is in Israel’s prisons

Dec 16, 2023, 11:59 AM

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Who should rule Gaza after the war? Ask the Gazans

Tents and makeshift shelters at a camp for displaced Gazans in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 13, 2023. (Mahmud HAMS / AFP)

One option should be to set up an autonomous 'Gaza Authority' that would function in parallel to the Palestinian Authority

About Me

Dr. Jonathan Lipow holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley. In 2014, he was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Global War on Terrorism. In all contributions on his blog, he is writing as a private citizen.