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…

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…

IDF retaliates for Gaza arson attacks

The IDF launched a series of strikes on Hamas terrorist facilities following airborne incendiary attacks on southern Israel .  By Erin Viner Israeli jets successfully hit a Hamas rocket production…

Herzog tours tense Gaza border

Israeli President Isaac Herzog conducted his first defense and civilian tour of the Gaza border area. By Erin Viner The visit comes in the wake of ongoing hostilities with the…

Bennett’s Visit to Washington

By Prof. Efraim Inbar, President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Bennett’s mission is to emphasize the American interest in the region and present Israel’s capacity to help…

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,…

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…

Hamas: more violence if Qatari funds not transferred

The Islamist Hamas organization is threatening to escalate violence against Israel unless it immediately transfers funds donated by Qatar to the Gaza Strip, declaratively earmarked for humanitarian purposes. A Hamas…