Observation ·
Podcast: Amit Segal on Israel’s 60-Year-Old Prisoner Dilemma
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Editor's Pick ·
Meet the New Iran Deal, Same as the Old Iran Deal
If negotiations continue along the current trajectory, the ayatollahs will have the bomb and Israel’s hands will be tied.
Monthly Essay ·
What’s Wrong with the Postmodern Military?
By Ran BaratzAfter fifteen months of war, and brilliant Israeli operations, Hamas and Hizballah have managed to avoid total defeat, and the IDF has not yet managed to secure total victory.
Response ·
Maintaining the Status Quo Is a Choice
By Rafi DeMoggeIn “The Failed Concepts That Brought Israel to October 7,” Shany Mor identifies four factors that made Hamas’s attack on Israel possible: (1) the failed concept of the status quo, (2) the settler move...
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Israel Must Start Planning for the Day after a New Iran Deal
Close coordination with the White House is the only path forward.
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Why Israel Will Defeat Hamas
A war Westerners don’t understand.
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Russia Is Arming Hizballah
The U.S. should try to stop it.
Editor's Pick ·
The Dangers of Hostage Deals
Pay attention to Hamas’s own reports on its “achievements.”
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Making the U.S.-Israel Relationship Flourish in a Changing World
Countering China and developing AI.
Editor's Pick ·
Hizballah Is Deterred, for Now
How to ensure that it stays out of the current round of fighting.
Editor's Pick ·
Syria’s Descent into Sectarian Infighting
How followers of an esoteric, syncretistic religion became the country’s rulers and scapegoats.
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Why Israel Has Returned to Fighting in Gaza
Military pressure might be the best way to free the hostages.
Editor's Pick ·
The U.S. Military Should Abandon Bad Ideas That Handicap America and Israel
Refocusing the prevention of civilian harm.
Editor's Pick ·
Syrian Jihadists Are Slaying Their Enemies, but Not Trying to Wipe Out Religious Minorities
Understanding the country’s troubles and Israel’s strategy.
Editor's Pick ·
Israel Knows What It’s Doing in Syria
Recent disorders show the wisdom of destroying the old regime’s arsenal.
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How Hamas Has Retained Its Leverage
The agony of negotiation with terrorists.
Editor's Pick ·
Amid Cease-Fire Negotiations, Israel Has Found New Ways to Pressure Hamas
Jerusalem’ strategic calculus.
Editor's Pick ·
Islamic State Is Regrouping in Syria
The dangers of chaos and a weak regime.
Editor's Pick ·
Iran and Its Terror Proxies Depend on Russian Support
A de-facto member of the “axis of resistance.”
Editor's Pick ·
The Future of the Cease-Fire, and the Strategic Logic Guiding Israel’s Recent Actions
What’s next?
Editor's Pick ·
Israel Must Respond to Hamas’s Failed Attack
Iran must also pay a price.
Editor's Pick ·
Israel Withdraws from Lebanon, but at What Cost?
The IDF sent a message to its enemies to the north this week.
Editor's Pick ·
How Ukraine Can Help the U.S. and Israel
Countering Iranian weapons and Russian influence in the Middle East.
Editor's Pick ·
What’s Behind Hamas’s Threat to Stall the Release of Hostages, and How Israel Should Respond
For the terrorists, Israel’s suffering is the ultimate victory.
Editor's Pick ·
The U.S. and Israel Must Prepare to Use Force to Stop Iran from Going Nuclear
The time for sanctions and negotiations is running out.
Response ·
Unless Israel Rejects Postmodern Strategy, It Won’t Be Able to Win
By Ran BaratzFirst, I want to thank the respondents for their replies to my essay on the postmodern military. I have learned from all of them, both here and in their other writings. I believe we largely agree on t...
Observation ·
Diplomacy and Airstrikes Haven’t Stopped the Houthis. What Will?
By Ari HeisteinCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Editor's Pick ·
The Deal with Hamas Is a Bad One, but a Necessary One
A closer look at the cease-fire and the future of Gaza.
Editor's Pick ·
Turkey’s Syrian Ambitions, and What They Mean for Israel
Dreams of returning to the Ottoman Levant.
Editor's Pick ·
The Deal with Hamas Involves Painful, but Perhaps Necessary Concessions
The high price for the failures of October 7.