A hostage deal must wait for Iran’s retaliation – but Bibi wants oneA deal is his way to find a solution to the tension with Hezbollah – and to be able to return those evacuated from the north to their homes.By Amichai Stein3 min read
US Election 2024Democrats used to embrace Jews – now they impose litmus testsIt’s tragic that the party has been Corbynised, and it’s ominous that it’s now led by a woman who has done nothing to stop itBy Melissa Langsam Braunstein3 min read
US Election 2024Jewish voters ponder Israel and their safety as Kamala takes overIn recent years more Jews have voted Republican Party or registered as independents than previouslyBy Jonathan Harounoff3 min read
By Barak SeenerIran’s encirclement of Israel is aimed at destroying itIsrael needs to expand its power projection with the aim of destabilising the Iranian regime and preventing it from hiding behind its proxies3 min read
By Anshel PfefferBibi’s US mission isn't going according to plan – unlike the Israeli pilots who bombed YemenIsrael’s beleagured prime minister may be starting to wish he had stayed at home, even if he did fly out on his newly refurbished jet4 min read
Antisemitism on campusSince no one else will act, Jewish students are turning to the courtsSince October, at least 50 colleges and universities have been subject to civil lawsuitsBy Jonathan Harounoff3 min read
By Anshel PfefferAre the walls closing in for Sinwar and Hamas?While Israel rotates its units in and out of Gaza, Hamas is constantly on the frontline4 min read
Israel Hamas War 2023How the IDF is using lessons from Gaza to teach the US how to minimise casualtiesThe CFR (case fatality rate) is down to 6.5 per cent from 15 per cent in the Second Lebanon War in 2006By Anshel Pfeffer4 min read
By Jonathan HarounoffCelebration of NATO’s 75th anniversary overshadowed by growing concerns over BidenThis week could make or break President Biden’s candidacy3 min read
By Jason M. BrodskyDon’t fall for the spin that Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, is a reformerHe is nothing more than a career Islamic Republic loyalist4 min read
Middle EastSeven in ten American Jews voted for Biden. Great job, guysObama and Biden’s reckless pandering to Iran, two-faced, forked-tongue treatment of Israel and reality-defying passion for creating a Palestinian state has led to where we are nowBy Dominic Green2 min read
By Anshel PfefferYeshivahs will not be solving the IDF’s personnel shortage crisis anytime soonThere is uncertainty over the IDF’s future missions – and the personnel shortage is also an intensely political issue5 min read
By Seth J. FrantzmanHaving let Hezbollah attack, can Israel put the toothpaste back into the tube?The drumbeat of war seems to be becoming unstoppable3 min read
General Election 2024This election is likely to batter the SNP – and Scotland’s Jews will be celebratingGlasgow Friends of Israel’s Sammy Stein shares his thoughts ahead of polling dayBy Sammy Stein1 min read
By Anshel PfefferIf Bibi cannot deliver Charedi exemption, his government will simply collapseNetanyahu’s fragile coalition is once again under threat4 min read
By Dominic Green‘Obama’s Law’ is bringing destruction and death to most of the Middle EastThe former presidents doctrine of “Iran may attack all, but none may attack Iran” is dooming the region2 min read
