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Sheldon Kirshner

Feb 13, 2019, 5:06 PM

Russia’s Muddled Policy In Syria

Syria's preeminent ally, Russia, should clarify its policy in Syria with respect to Israel, Iran and Hezbollah. At present, it is convoluted, contradictory and, ultimately, muddled. The problem is devilishly complex. The Syrians, having enabled Iran's military entrenchment in Syria, have...

Feb 1, 2019, 11:11 AM

Knesset Elections 2019 will end the Ayatollah

Israel will go to elections for the Knesset and a new government on April 9, 2019. The topic of Israel’s defense has never been a major election campaign issue because all parties in the past have agreed where and...

Sheldon Kirshner

Jan 31, 2019, 6:46 PM

Israeli And Russian Interests In Syria Collide

Israeli and Russian interests in Syria -- Russia's closest ally in the Middle East and Israel's longtime enemy -- have been on a collision course for the past few months. Nonetheless, Israel and Russia have managed to maintain a...

Jan 28, 2019, 6:11 PM

Rethinking how history is taught

Photo by silverhairster via morguefile.com

Yesterday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. When the United Nations created this day, it called on countries to develop curricula that would not only keep the memory of what happened alive, but would serve as a way to prevent...

Yossi Kuperwasser

Jan 27, 2019, 3:28 PM

Tehran is determined to use Syria as a springboard to hit Israel

The ongoing battle between Iran and Israel over the Iranian presence in Syria -- Tehran is still determined to use Syria as a springboard for hitting Israel In recent weeks, Iran was accelerating again its efforts to use Syrian soil...

Jan 25, 2019, 1:10 AM

Increasing Probability of Large Collision Between Israel & Iran Proxies

INFORMATION: Another significant direct Israeli-Iranian military collision took place in Syria on January 20th and 21st, 2019. On January 20th the Israeli Air Force carried out an attack in the area of Damascus. Later that day, an Iranian made mid-range surface-to-surface missile...

Jan 21, 2019, 6:00 PM

Not your typical ski day

What do you do when Syrian missiles mess with your winter wonderland?

Jan 20, 2019, 9:31 PM

Americans Handing Over Middle East to Russians and Iranians

The American forces has started withdrawing their equipment from Syria as part of President Trump’s last month order of US pull out from Northwest Syria. President Trump announced that they are withdrawing as Islamic State has been defeated and...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jan 7, 2019, 6:56 AM

Mattis didn’t know his place and Trump forgot the forgotten men

Secretary of Defense James Mattis wrongly quit President Donald Trump's regime. Why was he mistaken? 1. Mattis overlooked the possibility of widespread criticism of Trump's proposed extraction from Syria, effectively forcing him to execute the withdrawal at the pace of...

Jan 5, 2019, 6:02 AM

Can U.S. Air Power Protect Our Kurdish Allies?

The planned withdrawal of all 2,000 American ground troops from Syria will endanger the lives of the Kurds, our key ally in the war against ISIS. President Erdogan of Turkey has announced a military campaign against Kurdish forces in...

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