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How U.S. Reconciliation with Russia Could Affect the Middle East
Israel must start making its own weapons.
Eran Lerman
Eran Lerman is vice-president of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies and teaches Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at Shalem College.
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The beginning, not the end.
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Debunking the myth of the resistance.
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A greater threat than even Hamas or Hizballah.
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The Israeli Military Isn’t in a State of Crisis—Yet
Preserving the people’s army.
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The Jewish state can take some steps to help its neighbor.
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Haste is from the devil.
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Military cooperation against a common Iranian threat.
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“Not with Hochstein, Frankenstein, or any other Stein.”
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The next step: a regional air-defense pact.
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And how Israel can help.
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How should Jerusalem respond?
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But the Jewish state will need to improve relations with American Jewry to face the challenges ahead.
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Iran’s Struggle with Israel Is Ideological and Religious—Not Geopolitical
A Shiite twist on the war against the Jews.
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A lesson from southeast Asia.
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A disturbing analogy from 1938.
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The dangers of the Everybody Knows Paradigm.
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The Biden administration can be persuaded to reject Palestinian maximalism.
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Israel hasn’t become a pariah.