Benjamin Netanyahu
Don’t Believe What Trump Says About Gaza
At face value, Trump’s statements are absurdly outlandish. But one should be wary about taking Trump at face value.
Will There Finally Be A Gaza Ceasefire?
Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a ceasefire after nearly fifteen months of brutal fighting in the occupied Palestinian territory. If approved by the Israeli cabinet (which is...
Syria Is At A Crossroads. What’s At Stake Now?
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister went up to the highest peak on Mount Hermon on December 17. This area of the mountain overlooks Lebanon, southern Syria,...
Israel And Donald Trump 2.0: Rerunning Trump 1.0?
It wasn’t at all surprising that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the first foreign leaders to congratulate Donald Trump on his election win, calling it a “huge...
What The Collapse Of Assad Means For The Middle East
The Syrian regime’s sudden collapse on Saturday, with the entry of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham into Damascus and Bashar al-Assad fleeing the country, came as no surprise to Moscow or Tehran....
As Donald Trump Returns, Israel Reshapes Its War Cabinet: What’s Next?
Hours before polls closed in the United States on November 5, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant that he was fired from the cabinet....
Israel’s UNRWA Ban Puts the U.S. and Palestinians in a Bind
In an unprecedented move, the Israeli government passed a sweeping ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on October 28....
Israel Should Be Careful What It Wishes For
Projecting a Churchillian pose during his address before Congress in July, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that the United States and Israel need to “stand together” in combatting Iran’s...
Israel Should Beware of Hubris
Israelis have been riding a roller-coaster. After emerging from the ravages of COVID-19 and five rapid-fire elections, 2023 was slated to be a year of national recovery. Those hopes turned...
There Will Be No “New” Middle East
A “new Middle East” seems to always be on the horizon. In 1982, Israeli defense minister Ariel Sharon envisioned a new order in the Middle East, with a free Lebanon...
Israel’s New Rules of War
Netanyahu knows that there is no modern world. In the Middle East there is only the continuation of the ancient. Despite technology, humankind has not morally progressed, even as Israel...
Paging Conflict in Lebanon
Lebanon today witnessed another round of hundreds of explosions, this time of handheld radios issued by Hezbollah, one day after a similar episode involving pagers. Twelve people have been confirmed...