Jan 15, 2021
Epoxy Or Proxy
Israel acting to peel off Iran’s tentacles, either glued to it or farther away By Amir Oren In the Middle East, with its shifting winds and summer heat and spring…
Dec 18, 2020
Turkey defies US over Russian S-400s
Turkey will not reverse its acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defense systems, and intends to take ‘reciprocal steps’ after assessing sanctions imposed by the United States over the deal, declared…
Nov 18, 2020
An EU response to Turkey’s increased aggressiveness
By Prof. Efraim Inbar, President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Turkey’s ambitious and expansionist leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has capitalized on the end of the Cold War and…
Oct 30, 2020
Macron-Erdogan row fuels Muslim protest
Israel “unites in shock and condemnation of the atrocious attack” at the Notre-Dame Basilica church in Nice that claimed three lives, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “All civilized peoples must…
Oct 27, 2020
Israel still rejected by some Arab states
Sudan became the third nation to declare official normalization of relations with Israel this week, following agreement by the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to full diplomatic, cultural, and commercial relations…
Oct 15, 2020
US calls on Saudis to normalize ties with Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that he has urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations with Israel. Pompeo said he raised the issue while hosting Saudi Foreign Minister…
Oct 08, 2020
Alleged Islamic State ‘Beatles’ face trial in US
Two alleged Islamic State militants known as the 'Beatles' appeared in a United States Federal Court in Alexandria, Virginia. According to the U.S. Department of Justice Alexanda Kotey and El…
Oct 07, 2020
Unseen Yom Kippur War film released
The Ministry of Defense marked the 47th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War by releasing a never-before-seen film of photographs taken during the October 1973 conflict. Some of the images…
Sep 22, 2020
Egypt-Jordan-Iraq: Another Middle East Axis in the Making?
Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan seek to develop a regional bloc in the geographical center of the Arab world. But all three countries are poor and dependent in for economic largesse…
Sep 11, 2020
Trump discusses US role in Mideast
U.S. President Donald Trump has revealed that yet another country may normalize relations with Israel. During comments about the 15 September ceremony at the White House when Israel and the…