Tag: Israel

(Iran/Hezbollah/Israel/Lebanon) Hezbollah’s Advanced Missile Targets Israeli Drone as Israel Rethinks Purpose of Future War (BESA Center)

Yaakov Lappin Hezbollah’s firing of an advanced surface-to-air missile at an Israeli intelligence-gathering drone over Lebanon on February 3 is an acute reminder of the high-stakes cat-and-mouse...

(USA/Israel) Why Did Biden Finally Call Netanyahu? (The National Interest)

Dov S. Zakheim The White House insists that Biden’s delay in phoning Netanyahu was not a deliberate snub. https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-did-biden-finally-call-netanyahu-178473

(Israel/Iran) Netanyahu appoints his own Iran envoy in message to Biden (Al Monitor)

Rina Bassist Despite the growing presence of Europeans on the Iranian portfolio, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu estimates that the United States alone will be the...

(Israel/Gaza/Vaccines) Israel blocks Covid-19 vaccines destined for Gaza (Middle East Eye)

Palestinian Authority says it attempted to send Covid-19 vaccines to Gaza but was blocked by Israel, which controls all imports and exports https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/coronavirus-israel-block-gaza-vaccine-doses

(Global Risk/Israel) The Global Risk Map and Implications for Israel (INSS)

Tomer Fadlon, Shmuel Even, Carmit Padan, Meir Elran The coronavirus crisis has raised public awareness of natural hazards and pushed them to the top of the global risk...

(Israel/Pandemic) Fighting COVID-19 vs. Upholding Civil Rights (BESA Center)

Col (Res.) Dr. Raphael G. Bouchnik-Chen A Pavlovian resistance to government measures put in place to lower the COVID-19 infection rate in Israel is reaching...

(Israel/UAE) Why Israel Could Soon Arm Gulf State with Top-Tier Military Gear (The National Interest)

Seth J. Frantzman For Israeli companies, the ability to publicly do business is a major game-changer in the Gulf. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-israel-could-soon-arm-gulf-state-top-tier-military-gear-178214

(Australia/Israel/Palestine) Australia Should Stop Blocking International Justice in Israel and Palestine (HRW)

Sophie McNeill The International Criminal Court (ICC) last week handed down a historic ruling  confirming that the court’s prosecutor has the power to investigate war crimes and crimes against...

(Israel) B’Tselem’s ‘bombshell’ apartheid report: Stating the obvious (Al Jazeera)

Haidar Eid https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/2/10/btselems-bombshell-apartheid-report-stating-the-obvious

(ICC/Israel) The ICC’s Decision to Investigate Israel Is Baseless but Dangerous (BESA Center)

Eytan Gilboa https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/the-iccs-decision-to-investigate-israel-is-baseless-but-dangerous/

(Israel) The Plane That Plays a Leading Role in Israel’s Shadow War on Terror (BESA Center)

Yaakov Lappin https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/f35-war-on-terror/

(Israel) Israel PM Netanyahu pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes (Al Jazeera)

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/8/israeli-pm-netanyahu-returns-to-court-as-graft-trial-ramps-up

(ICC/Israel/Palestine) The International Criminal Court’s Flawed Decision to Recognize ICC Jurisdiction over the Territories (JCPA)

Alan Baker https://jcpa.org/the-international-criminal-courts-flawed-decision-to-recognize-icc-jurisdiction-over-the-territories/

(Israel/Artificial Intelligence/National Security) Artificial Intelligence and National Security in Israel (INSS)

Liran Antebi https://www.inss.org.il/publication/artificial-intelligence-and-national-security-in-israel/

(Palestinians/Israel) We, the Palestinians, are stuck in limbo (Al Jazeera)

Jalal Abukhater https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/2/5/we-the-palestinians-are-stuck-in-limbo

(Israel) Jerusalem deputy mayor advances embassy district (Al Monitor)

  Rina Bassist https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2021/02/israel-us-brazil-guatemala-donald-trump-jerusalem-embassy.html