Iran defies IAEA

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is warning the West not to censure the Islamic Republic at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after its latest reports criticized his country – as…

What’s Next, After the Withdrawal from Afghanistan?

The Middle East is doomed to remain difficult, brutal, violent, repressive, and culturally Islamist. Regional powers, including Israel, must come together, to guarantee stability. By Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror…

The Implications of the Fall of Kabul

The region, and Israel, need the ASEAN model of cooperation. By Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS). In the wake of…

Palestinians riot in Israeli prisons

Palestinian Islamic Jihad security prisoners clashed with guards and set fire to their cells at several Israeli prisons last night as part of a solidarity campaign with 6 other inmates…

Taliban: possible ties to all nations but Israel

Shortly after declaring a provisional government in Afghanistan, the Islamist Taliban announced willingness to establish ties with all countries with one notable exception: the State of Israel. By Erin Viner…

Prisons, Prestige, Peace

  From Gilad to Gilboa By Amir Oren The Israel Prison Service was always known as the weakest link in either of the two chains it belongs to - security…

Kochavi: Israel speeding up Iran strike plan

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi revealed that Jerusalem has “greatly accelerated” preparations for action against Tehran’s nuclear development program. By Erin Viner “A significant chunk of the…

Qatar funds to Gaza to involve PA, UN

Qatar is set to resume funding to Gaza via a new mechanism that will include participation of the Palestinian Authority and the United Nations.  By Erin Viner This, according to…

Hacker claims theft of Israeli data

In the latest phase of cyber warfare and ransonware against the Jewish State, a hacker claims to have stolen personal data of 7 million Israeli citizens. By Erin Viner A…

Israeli population tops 9.3 million

As is traditional at the start of the Jewish New Year Rosh HaShana, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics released the national population figures. By Erin Viner There are now 9,391,000…