Tag: Israel

Israel – FM Yair Lapid: A Shepherd Without a Herd (BESA Center)

Israeli FM Yair Lapid, image via Wikimedia Commons Col (Res.) Dr. Raphael G. Bouchnik-Chen In these early days of the new Israeli government, FM Yair Lapid is...

Israel/UAE – Secretive Israel-UAE oil deal endangers prized Eilat corals (Al Jazeera)

A clandestine oil deal struck last year as part of the historic agreement establishing formal diplomatic ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates...

Palestine/Israel – Palestinian Rockets in May Killed Civilians in Israel, Gaza (HRW)

Rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel on the evening of May 11, 2021. © 2021 Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via AP Palestinian armed groups’ rocket and mortar...

Israel/Morocco – Israeli foreign minister inaugurates diplomatic office in Morocco (Al Jazeera)

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, centre right, and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, centre left, sign cooperation agreements in Rabat Israel officially opened its...

Abdul Hameed Ghabin – Saudi Journalist Who Advocated Peace with Israel Is Released (BESA Center)

Abdul Hameed Ghabin, image via Twitter @Abdullhameeds Dr. Edy Cohen Abdul Hameed Ghabin is ahead of his time. He publicly called for peace between Saudi Arabia...

Israel – Israel’s “Citizenship and Entry into Israel” Law (JCPA)

Amb. Alan Baker The Israel-Palestinian conflict is typified by periodic outbreaks of violence and terror carried out against Israel’s citizens within Israel by Palestinian terror...

Israel – Minister Bar-Lev Is Mistaken About the Origins of Violence Among Israeli Arabs (BESA Center)

Dr. Doron Matza Members of the new Israeli government are finding it difficult to reconcile their desire to find practical solutions to problems and their adherence...

Hezbollah/Hamas/Israel/Gaza Strip – The Address for a Response to the Lebanese Attacks on Israel Is Gaza, Not Beirut (BESA Center)

Dr. Doron Matza Even if Hezbollah is responsible for the latest rocket attack on the Galilee, Hamas is culpable for the security deterioration in southern...

Israel – Shortening Men’s Compulsory IDF Service: Beyond Economic Ramifications (INSS)

Meir Elran, Sasson Hadad, Tomer Fadlon, Ofer Shelah On July 27, 2021, an agreement was reached on the defense budget for 2022, including the postponement...

Jordan/Israel – Jordan’s “Incitement Force” on the Temple Mount (BESA Center)

Edy Cohen writes: At the end of the Gaza war in May, during a meeting with members of the Palestinian Affairs Committee of the...

Israel/Iran – Israel’s Approach to Iran: The Netanyahu Revolution (BESA Center)

Reza Parchizadeh writes: The premiership of Benjamin Netanyahu has finally come to an end. The revolution he started in terms of Israel’s strategic approach...

Israel/Gaza/Hamas – Israel attacks Hamas sites in Gaza in response to fire balloons (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Israeli aircraft bombed Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave, Israel’s...

African Union/Israel – The African Union, Israel and the futility of appeasement (Al Jazeera)

Marwan Bishara writes: For decades, African countries have supported the Palestinian liberation struggle against Israel, seeing in it parallels with their own anti-colonial movements. Likewise,...

Israel – INSS Presents H. E. President Isaac Herzog with “Strategic Challenges Facing Israel, and Policy Recommendations” (INSS)

INSS writes: At the start of H. E. President Isaac Herzog’s term of office, and following the many global and local developments and changes...

Israel/Germany/Defense – Elta and Hensoldt team up for German ballistic missile defense radar (Defense News)

Seth J. Frantzman writes: Germany’s Hensoldt has won a contract to supply new radars to the country’s military, according to a July 26 statement...

Israel/GCC Countries/Middle East – The emergence of GCC-Israel relations in a changing Middle East (Brookings)

Omar H. Rahman writes: The development of open, friendly relations between Israel and some Gulf Arab states has emerged as a significant new dynamic...