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Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM

A Much Needed Awakening

The direct and deliberate strike on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport carries the well-known hallmark of terrorist barbarism. They struck with full intention, seeking to terrify civilians and maximize non-combatant casualties. More audacious still, the Houthis seek to humiliate...

Oct 6, 2026, 9:51 AM

After flydubai, enough with the hard lessons

Rolling out the red carpet for peace must not mean covering up security warnings. (AI-generated illustration)

We have barely had time to absorb the miracle of the averted flydubai catastrophe before the political waltz of avoiding responsibility and reassigning blame begins. At this point, it has almost become a traditional Israeli dance, and I am...

Oct 1, 2026, 11:27 PM

After FZ1073, Europe Spoke in Different Voices

The passengers, the captain, and the cabin crew of Flydubai flight FZ1073 are heroes. When catastrophe threatened, they acted. They fought back, helped regain control of the aircraft, and saved lives. What happened afterward was less straightforward. European capitals struggled...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Sep 30, 2026, 11:39 PM

Saudi Tabuk Action Prevents an Israeli 9/11

Netanyahu’s disastrous wishful thinking routinely leads our country to misread the Middle East, treating fleeting tactical relief as a geostrategic victory. The catastrophic vulnerability of this regional security architecture became undeniable on September 30, 2026, when Flydubai flight FZ1073...

Sep 21, 2026, 6:45 PM

Security Is a Shared Interest

The war in Gaza has left enormous pain and anger across the Arab world and far beyond it. Yet only days ago, Morocco and Israel agreed to take another step in the opposite direction: upgrading their diplomatic representation to...

Sep 18, 2026, 7:02 PM

The Mecca Pact: An alliance on paper

Confronted by the Houthis, Riyadh discovers the fragility of Its alliances—and the unacknowledged usefulness of Israel

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Sep 18, 2026, 5:16 AM

Israel Must Protect the Mecca Holy Sites

Fifth-century Yemen supplies the modern State of Israel with a vital historical precedent that Middle East analysts foolishly ignore. When the Himyarite Jewish king Abu Kariba As’ad marched to raze the Kaaba, two traveling rabbis halted the demolition by...

Sep 16, 2026, 11:01 PM

The Houthis Just Set Up Israel’s Checkmate. Here’s the Move.

AI-generated illustration / OpenAI

Israel helps Saudi Arabia in Yemen. Saudi Arabia recognizes Israel, opens its doors to Gazans, and declares the conflict over. Earlier this month, Houthi missiles and drones hit southwestern Saudi Arabia. Dozens of civilians were wounded and energy facilities went...

Sep 16, 2026, 10:19 PM

After Six Years of the Abraham Accords, Two Paths for the Middle East

On January 9th, 2026, I boarded a direct flight from Tel Aviv to Dubai. It still felt remarkable. I did not think, growing up, that such a flight would exist in my lifetime — and six years ago, it...

Sep 15, 2026, 5:37 PM

We Need a Carrot for Peace, Not Just the Stick

Source: Israel Railways https://www.rail.co.il/?page=eastern-railroad-project

Israelis typically pride themselves on the country's capacity to defend and deter our enemies. You often hear it in speeches from the political echelon, applauding our military’s ability to fight off enemies, gather intelligence against them, and strike a...

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