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May 8, 2025, 11:55 PM

From Ally to Afterthought: Israel’s New Role in US Policy

After months of friction with the Biden administration over Gaza and years of drift since the Abraham Accords, Donald Trump’s political return was met with extreme optimism in Jerusalem. For much of Israel’s right-wing, Biden’s criticism of the Gaza...

Jonathan Rosenoer

May 6, 2025, 5:27 PM

Can Israel Defeat The Spectre Of The Short Term?

Hadrian said to Rabbi Joshua: “Mighty is the lamb that can survive among seventy wolves.” And he replied: “Mighty is the shepherd who can save and protect the lamb, and destroy the wolves surrounding her.” (Midrash Tanchuma Toldot 1) Has...

May 4, 2025, 6:00 PM

America: Doing Nothing Doesn’t Make The Threat Go Away

In 1944, as millions of Jews were being slaughtered in Nazi concentration camps, Chaim Weizmann, the prominent Zionist leader and future first President of Israel, made an impassioned plea to the US government: “We are fighting for our lives...

Apr 29, 2025, 7:40 AM

President Trump’s Iran promise

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Benjamin Franklin, in 1740, wisely advised, “Promises may get thee friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.” President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” promise will go down in history as one of the most effective political slogans. As...

Apr 26, 2025, 3:33 PM

Curbing Iran’s Nuclear Ambition: Termed Sanctions

Iran’s nuclear ambitions have long posed a challenge to regional and global security. Despite various negotiations and agreements, Tehran continues to develop its nuclear program while leveraging diplomatic talks to ease economic pressures. This makes the current negotiations critically...

Apr 26, 2025, 1:22 AM

Red Lines and Realities: Rethinking U.S. Leverage on Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

A handout picture provided by the Iranian Presidency shows Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian speaking during a televised interview in the capital of Tehran on August 31, 2024. (HANDOUT / Iranian Presidency / AFP)

In Washington, the return of nuclear diplomacy with Iran is unfolding with a sense of déjà vu. Familiar assumptions drive the agenda: that Tehran can be enticed with economic relief, that international inspectors can meaningfully monitor its nuclear progress,...

Yisrael Klitsner

Apr 22, 2025, 6:20 PM

The Iranian dilemma and the future of US–Israel relations

As tensions between President Trump and the Iranian regime re-emerge at the center of global attention, the Middle East braces itself for what may be a defining chapter in regional geopolitics. One fact is inescapable: the stakes have never...

Apr 22, 2025, 7:28 AM

Ethnic Pluralism in Iran

Many strategic analysts make a mistake by reducing Iran solely to its Persian identity, failing to highlight the ethnic diversity within and its impact on its internal stability and regional relationships by differentiating between Persia and the Islamic Republic...

Elkana Bar Eitan

Apr 20, 2025, 6:42 PM

Being Human Doesn’t Mean Being Soft On Our Enemies

When asked about his decision to postpone the military attack on Iran, President Trump said that he would like to avoid unnecessary deaths. It's hard to disagree with a saying like that. Don't we all want to live in peace?...

Giovanni Giacalone

Apr 20, 2025, 1:36 PM

How Rome unwillingly helped the Iranian regime by hosting the talks

The outcome of the talks held in Rome between the Trump administration and the Iranian leadership, mediated by Oman, had one single and predictable outcome: absolutely nothing, except conceding a little sop to Italy; a red stair carpet in...

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