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Hamas Can Still Recruit New Fighters, but It’s a Shadow of Its Former Self
CNN gets it wrong, again.
Yaakov Amidror
Yaakov Amidror is a senior researcher at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, and a Distinguish Fellow of JINSA's Gemunder Strategic Center, Washington DC. He served as national security advisor to the prime minister of Israel and the head of the National Security Council from 2011 to 2013.
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Israel Is Winning the Battle with Hamas, but It’s Far from Over
A war unlike any other.
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Only a Preventative Attack on Hamas Could Have Averted the Current Crisis
Learning the lessons of October 7.
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Podcast: Yaakov Amidror on Why He’s Arguing That Israel Must Prepare for War with Iran
By Yaakov Amidror, Tikvah Podcast at MosaicCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Iran Is Returning to the Negotiating Table Because It Knows It Will Get a Good Deal
America has lost its deterrence.
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In a Changed World, Declining Democratic Support Might Be One of Israel’s Greatest Challenges
Only a strong Israel can be a safe Israel.
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In the Age of Missiles, Defensible Borders Are More Important Than Ever
Israel’s unwritten national-security doctrine.
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The Status Quo in Gaza Is the Least-Bad Option
By Yaakov AmidrorTo understand the future of the Gaza Strip, it’s necessary to consider the origins of the most recent round of fighting. Hamas’s missile barrage on Jerusalem began during a week fraught with tension....
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Israel Shouldn’t Be Alarmed at the UAE’s Purchase of Advanced Fighter Jets, but It Would Be Dangerous to Let Qatar Have Them
Preserving the qualitative military edge.
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Turkey’s Increasing Belligerence, and What It Means for Israel
Ankara’s aggression towards its neighbors could bring it into conflict with the Jewish state.
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Five Years On, Israel’s Warnings about the Nuclear Deal with Iran Have Proved Prescient
Iran wreaked havoc in the Middle East while enriching uranium and developing more advanced centrifuges.
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The Pros and Cons, for Israel, of the U.S. Withdrawal from Syria
The foundation of the Jewish state’s security doctrine is that it will defend itself.
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With Escalating Conflict in Syria, Israel Can’t Afford to Flinch
Iran hasn’t given up on its plans.
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Only with “Enormous Political and Cultural Change” Can Europe Start Fighting Terror Effectively
An armed citizenry helps.
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Israel Didn’t Lose by Removing Metal Detectors at the Temple Mount
Stopping the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement should be the real goal.
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H.R. McMaster Is No Foe of Israel
Don’t believe the rumors.
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Hamas Won’t Compromise with the Palestinian Authority, and Gazans Won’t Overthrow Hamas
Israel shouldn’t sacrifice its own security on the altar of Gazans’ living conditions.
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The Real Lessons of the Six-Day War
Arab nationalism ran out of excuses and the Palestinian nation was born.
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Barack Obama’s Policies Have Made the World More Dangerous
But Israel has reason for cautious optimism.
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UNESCO’s Jerusalem Resolution Shows Why Neither Russia Nor China Can Replace the U.S.-Israel Alliance
A pipe dream.
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Russia’s Return to the Middle East, and What It Means for Israel
As Putin tries to supplant the U.S., Jerusalem must remain realistic.
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The Obstacle to Full Ties between Israel and the Sunnis
A marriage of convenience.
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Rethinking the Second Lebanon War
Ten years of quiet.
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Israel Shouldn’t Take Unilateral Steps on the West Bank
When standing at the edge of a cliff, don’t step forward.
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The Sunni-Shiite War, Pakistan, and Israel
Looming: a nuclear showdown between Iran and Pakistan.
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Israel Must Neither Reward Nor Excessively Punish Palestinian Terror
Stay cool.
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How Not to Respond to the Wave of Terror
Rebutting some common illusions.
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How Israel Can Walk the Syrian Tightrope
There are few good options, and they’re likely to get worse.
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What’s Wrong with the Middle East and What Will It Mean for Israel?
This is "unlikely to be the type of warfare which ends."
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Does Israel Need Diaspora Jewry?
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