Yaakov Katz

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Iran’s nuclear ambitions have been set back by years

Israel and the US hold the upper hand after the bold strikes on Iran

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IN FLIGHT, UNITED STATES: A B-2 Stealth Bomber flies towards a refuel stop with an KC10 refueling jet as part of Global Power Launch training mission out of Whiteman Air Force Base, Home of the 509th Bomb Wing and all US B-2 Stealth Bombers 30 October, 2002 some where over Missouri. The US will deploy B2 Stealth bombers closer to the Gulf region to increase the US firepower there amid mounting pressure on Iraq. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli air defence systems are activated to intercept Iranian missiles over Tel Aviv on June 16, 2025. (Image: Getty)

On a tugboat into the firing line: Why Israelis are trying to ‘escape’ from holiday beaches back to a war zone

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Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in court to testify in his corruption trial (Image: Flash90)

The missing front: How Netanyahu is bungling the war for legitimacy

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Hamas fighters gather at the site of the handing over of Israeli hostages at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip as part of the seventh hostage-prisoner release on February 22, 2025. Hamas's armed wing confirmed it will hand over on February 22 six hostages held alive in the Gaza Strip as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal with Israel. (Photo by Saeed Jaras / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by SAEED JARAS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel can’t be expected to sustain terrorists intent on its destruction

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Is Trump shifting his views on Israel?

Concern is growing in Jerusalem that the America First agenda might leave its regional interests in a distant second

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May 12, 2025 14:04

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an Oval Office meeting in April (Image: Getty)

The West pounds Yemen – but will it ever get tough with Tehran?

Trump’s team is quietly inching towards a deal with Iran

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May 6, 2025 13:00

Military spokesman of Yemen's Houthi group Yahya Saree (Photo Getty Images)

Bar v Bibi: Israel is the loser as the Shin Bet’s chief takes on the PM

The head of Shin Bet hit back at Israel’s prime minister this week

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April 25, 2025 08:40

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on as the US Secretary of State gives statements (Image: Getty)

Israel’s internal fractures are a gift to its enemies

If we allow internal politics to once again fracture the country, then we risk losing not just the war, but the very soul of the state

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March 26, 2025 12:56

Protesters hold signs and posters of hostages held in the Gaza Strip in Tel Aviv (Getty)

Dismissing Israel’s Attorney-General is a distraction from government’s failures

The cabinet is due to meet on Sunday week to fire Gali Baharav-Miara

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March 11, 2025 17:06

Under threat: Israel's Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, arriving for a cabinet meeting in 2023 (Photo: Getty Images)

Israel’s dilemma: finish off Hamas now or bring the hostages home?

The war has been made harder to fight with its two competing aims, but Israel will have to pick one

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February 28, 2025 12:54

Hamas militants parade newly-released Israeli hostages (L to R) Elia Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wankert on stage in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, as part of the seventh hostage-prisoner release on February 22, 2025. Three more Israeli hostages were freed by Hamas militants at a ceremony in central Gaza on February 22 after two others were released in the southern part of the Palestinian territory. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

The prize of peace with the Arab world and the Palestinians is within reach, but it needs courage

There must be a commitment to creating a new governing entity in Gaza, one that can provide stability without Israel needing to carry the burden

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February 13, 2025 16:38

Palestinians outside their home in Gaza on February 9, 2025 (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images)

Netanyahu may be resisting it, but a state commission of inquiry into October 7 is now essential

It’s not just about accountability but ensuring the mistakes of the past are not repeated – it is about protecting the future security of the State of Israel

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January 29, 2025 10:53

Why Ben-Gvir may be more dangerous outside the government than in it

The far-right minister’s resignation is a page out of the Netanyahu playbook

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January 21, 2025 12:27

Israel's former National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (Getty Images)

Seriously? Again with the judicial reform?

Israel cannot afford to be distracted by more internal power struggles and pointless ideological crusades

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January 15, 2025 09:27

Israeli Member of Parliament (Knesset) Simcha Rothman of the Religious Zionist party chairs a session of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee to debate a controversial judicial overhaul bill in Jerusalem, on March 20, 2023. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

On trial for corruption yet humiliating Israel’s enemies: The two faces of Bibi Netanyahu

Despite his flaws, has played an undeniable role in reshaping Israel

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December 19, 2024 16:28

On trial for corruption yet humiliating Israel’s enemies: The two faces of Bibi Netanyahu

The uprising in Syria is providing a convenient distraction for Bibi

Israel’s security policy must be rooted in more than immediate threats and tactical distractions

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December 5, 2024 07:30

Syrian regime airstrikes target anti-regime fighters in Aleppo, in northern Syria on November 30 (Getty)

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Yaakov Katz

Latest from Yaakov Katz

Iran’s nuclear ambitions have been set back by years

On a tugboat into the firing line: Why Israelis are trying to ‘escape’ from holiday beaches back to a war zone

The missing front: How Netanyahu is bungling the war for legitimacy

Israel can’t be expected to sustain terrorists intent on its destruction

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Is Trump shifting his views on Israel?

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Dismissing Israel’s Attorney-General is a distraction from government’s failures

Israel’s dilemma: finish off Hamas now or bring the hostages home?

The prize of peace with the Arab world and the Palestinians is within reach, but it needs courage

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Seriously? Again with the judicial reform?

On trial for corruption yet humiliating Israel’s enemies: The two faces of Bibi Netanyahu

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