Israelis are furious at Benjamin Netanyahu
Israelis are livid. Their fury is directed not only at Hamas for massacring over 700 people, wounding thousands and abducting…
Hamas’s unprecedented attack on Israel was meant to bring war
In the early hours of the morning of this morning, Israelis had a flashback to the surprise attack of the…
Israel is running out of time to stop an Intifada
How does Israel contain Palestinian terrorism without provoking the third Intifada? Recent weeks have seen the largest escalation in violence between Israel…
Why does Israel want to patch things up with Russia?
Is Israel cosying up to Russia? When Eli Cohen, Israel’s foreign minister, spoke to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov last week, it was the first such call between…
The rise of Taliban Twitter
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was swift, but this victory wasn’t won overnight. For years, the Taliban has been waging…
Western deterrence now looks hollow
The efforts of a 20 year war took only a few weeks to overturn: the Taliban has completed its takeover…
Why Iran is stepping up its maritime piracy
On Tuesday there was an attempted hijacking of a tanker in the Gulf of Oman. According to the UK Maritime…
Why Israel is rolling out a third Covid jab
Israel has today become the first country in the world to offer a third Covid-19 booster vaccine on a large…
The Afghan withdrawal will only embolden the West’s enemies
‘How many thousands more Americans, daughters and sons, were you willing to risk?’ Biden asked critics of the decision to…
How Israel can block Iran's nuclear dreams
In his first press conference, Iran’s new President unequivocally objected to renegotiating the Obama-era nuclear deal. Israel’s new Prime Minister,…
Can Naftali Bennett’s anti-Bibi coalition survive?
Sunday saw a watershed moment in Israeli politics: Bibi Netanyahu was removed from power after 12 years, and his government…
Netanyahu's departure would be good news for Israel
Time is running out for Bibi Netanyahu. In the next couple of days, the fate of Israel’s next government will…
Bibi is back
Is Benjamin Netanyahu’s time up? A fortnight ago, it seemed so. Netanyahu’s mandate for forming a coalition expired. The opportunity was handed instead…
The battle the Israeli Defense Force can't win
The hostilities between Israel and Gaza caught Netanyahu’s government by surprise. What started as a local demonstration by Palestinians against…
Can Iran help keep King Bibi in power?
Benjamin Netanyahu has a problem: he doesn’t have sufficient support to form a coalition. With 20 days left to complete…
Is time up for King Bibi?
In the run-up to its fourth election in two years, Israel is enjoying its vaccine success story. The number of…
