Maritime Murder On Mercer Street

Strikes And Signals On The Seven Seas By Amir Oren When Yosef Hershkovitz emigrated from Romania to Palestine, in the mid-1920’s, he settled in the backwater town of Haifa and…

Yes, Protection, Without Occupation

Yes, East, But Far Not Near By Amir Oren President Biden and his top State and Defense Departments lieutenants are not waiting for the Iranian regime to make up its…

Hitting the ground, running

So Far, So Good   By Amir Oren   July 12 is the anniversary of Israel’s so-called Second Lebanon War, an exaggerated name for a campaign far shorter and less…

Proxies and Prospects, Post-President and Premier

Surprise Sprung Or Support Sought By Amir Oren Over the weekend, three events which took place during the same time frame demonstrated the emerging reality in the Middle East, post-Trump…

COGAT eases Gaza restrictions

By Erin Viner for TV7 The IDF Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) has announced that in light of the security calm with Gaza over the past week,…

Abbas critic dies in PA custody

By Erin Viner for TV7 Furor has erupted in the Palestinian Authority (PA), after the death of a known activist detained by President Mahmoud Abbas' security forces. Nizar al-Banat, 43,…

US: no nuclear deal with Iran yet

By Erin Viner for TV7 The United States has unequivocally announced that it has yet to reach agreement during indirect talks with Iran about reviving the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Action…

Pfizer: Vaccine works against Delta strain

Data shows that the efficacy of the Pfizer Inc. /BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine is about 90% successful against contagion of the Delta variant (from India), while providing around 95% protection from…

Abbas: PA will work with Israel’s new gov’t

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared willingness to interact with the new Israeli government, which took office on 13 June under the leadership of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. “We will deal…

Iran: attack on nuclear center foiled

A reported attack on the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) complex was prevented yesterday morning, according to state media. “Thanks to the tight security measures predicted for AEOI premises,…