Tag: Israel

Morocco – Israel, Africa, and Libya: Morocco’s foreign policy trump cards (Brookings)

Yasmina Abouzzohour writes: Moroccan foreign policy has garnered significant attention in recent months amidst heightened tensions with the European Union, talks of further rapprochement with Israel,...

Iran/Israel – Iranian Dissidents to Visit Israel (BESA Center)

Erfan Fard writes: At the end of July 2021, a delegation of eight Iranian opposition members will visit Israel to take part in cultural...

Lebanon/Israel – Lebanon’s Collapse, and the Significance for Israel (INSS)

Orna Mizrahi, Yoram Schweitzer write for INSS: The ongoing deterioration of Lebanon's economy and the country’s political chaos have sharpened the dilemma of Israel’s...

Israel – To Pray or Not to Pray on the Temple Mount? (JCPA)

Nadav Shragai writes: Religious practices on the Temple Mount have relied upon the long-standing status quo established by Defense Minister Moshe Dayan in 1967,...

The Gaza ceasefire is shaky and another war may be coming soon (Al Jazeera)

Adnan Abu Amer writes: As soon as the 11-day Israeli war on Gaza ended in May, preparation began in Israel and in the strip...

The EU and Israel: At Least on Speaking Terms (INSS)

Shimon Stein and Oded Eran write: The European Union and the Israeli government are divided over the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and in...

Jews Gaslighting Jews: A Primer (BESA Center)

Alex Joffe writes for BESA Center: A recent poll purports to capture the attitudes of American Jews regarding Israel and politics. While the poll...

Israel’s Fear: The Destruction of the Third Temple (BESA Center)

Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen writes for BESA Center: Israel needs to formulate a new Jewish-Israeli story that is attuned to the challenges of...

Israel pushes military digital transformation in the age of ‘artificial intelligence war’ (Defense News)

Seth Frantzman writes for Defense News: Israel has sought to increase its operational success on the battlefield through a major push for digitization in...

(Israel) Israel launches commission to probe Pegasus spyware: Legislator (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Israel has established a commission to review allegations that NSO Group’s controversial Pegasus phone surveillance software was misused amid a hacking...

(Israel) Enlightened Israelis must admit Israel is guilty as charged (Al Jazeera)

Andrew Mitrovica writes for Al Jazeera: The unforgettable image should still shame enlightened Israelis. It is July 2014. Israel has decided, yet again, to teach Palestinians...

Israel/Hamas – Between 2006 and 2011, a high-stakes negotiated prisoner exchange took place between Israel and Hamas

Al Jazeera writes: Between 2006 and 2011, a high-stakes negotiated prisoner exchange took place between Israel and Hamas, the group that governs the Gaza...

(Turkey/Israel) A rare phone call between Israel and Turkish Presidents

Al Jazeera writes: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken with his new Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog, in a sign of a possible thaw...

(Israel) – “Existential threat” on Israel ?

Gershon Hacohen writes for BESA Center: Ever since the War of Independence, the notion of an “existential threat” has hovered over Israel and served...

Israel/West Bank – Israeli forces open fire on Palestinians; hundreds wounded (Al Jazeera)

Israeli forces opened fire on hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators who rallied against an illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank on Friday, with more...

Israel/West Bank – Israeli settlements amount to ‘war crime’: UN expert (Al Jazeera)

A top UN rights expert has called for Israeli settlements to be classified as war crimes, urging the international community to demand accountability for...