Is ISIS opening a new front against Israel?
Published in The Jerusalem Post
Israel and the Shiite-Sunni conflict: an endless security challenge
Last month, The New York Times featured a surprising piece from the Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Upon reading the article, one finds that he has curiously coined a new term for Islamic terrorism: “Wahhabism.”
Who Killed the Hizballah Chief of Staff? And what are the implications for Israel’s Security?
Last week I briefed a Korean official who asked me whether the situation in Israel is better since the enemies of Israel are busy killing each other rather than attacking…
The hope to end Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – A Metaphoric Marathon
The Jerusalem Marathon that took place this weekend was attended by 30 thousand runners, including about 2,600 from abroad. Hosting the marathon…
A New-Old bill: Implications of Kuntar assassination
Samir Kuntar who was killed, according to reports in the Arab media, by Israeli warplanes in the western suburb of Damascus, was an arch-terrorist…
Escalation on Israel’s northern border: Who really fired rockets into the Upper Galilee for the first time in 40 years? How does this relate to the ongoing wars between Muslims in the Middle East?
In the seventies and eighties the PLO took advantage of the Lebanese civil war to establish terrorist cells in southern Lebanon, in order to carry out terrorist…
The Middle East: “Decisive Storm” on the Nuclear Race Starting Line
While the US strives for an agreement with Iran that will leave it on the threshold of nuclear power, the Arab nations declare “Decisive Storm”…
Nasrallah’s Dilemma – The Current Conflict between Hizballah and Israel
Killing Hizballah and Iranian troops in the Syrian Golan Heights is a “chess mat” to Hizballah, who wanted to drag Israel back to the reality of action-reaction cycle in the north – how and where will be the revenge and where does it lead to?
The last mistake of the Free Syrian Army
At the beginning it was a civil uprising with the desire for democracy. Tens of thousands of soldiers turned their backs on the dictatorship that demanded from them to massacre…
From “Collateral Damage” to “Human Shields”: Why are there so many casualties on the Palestinian side?
Last Thursday 15 Palestinians were killed, including women and children, and 200 were injured when a bombshell hit UNRWA school in Gaza Strip. The place was crowded by…