Dec 11, 2020
IDF slows Iran’s presence in Syria
In an end of the year assessment, IDF Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Aviv Kochavi said the Israeli army successfully overcame all challenges to fulfill its top priority to ensure…
Dec 02, 2020
Israel’s Role in Helping the Biden Administration Set Policy Towards Iran
By Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror, Professor Efraim Inbar and Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman Israel should seek to persuade the Biden transition team not to offer Iran any premature…
Dec 01, 2020
Is Israel vulnerable to earthquakes?
By 4 PM today local time, there had already been 135 earthquakes worldwide according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center. The last earthquake to occur in Israel was an M3.3…
Nov 25, 2020
Syria claims IDF struck 2nd time in a week
The Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) accused Israel of launching another barrage of air strikes for the second time in 7 days. According to the military statement published by the official…
Nov 23, 2020
Iran vows to crush Israel over Syria strikes
Iran has vowed to overcome any attempt by Israel to disrupt its activities in Syria. During his virtual weekly news conference, the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khateebzadeh warned…
Nov 20, 2020
Pompeo makes historic Golan, West Bank visits
Mike Pompeo has become the first United States Secretary of State to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights. Last year, Pompeo, an evangelical Christian, broke with…
Nov 18, 2020
IDF strikes Iranian sites in Syria
The Israeli Air Force conducted a retaliatory bombardment in Syria overnight, targeting a number installations belonging to the Syrian Army and Iranian-proxy militias – including the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps…
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…
Nov 16, 2020
Israel reportedly assassinates al Qaeda #2
Secret Israeli agents have been alleged of killing Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah in Iran on 7 August acting at the behest of the United States. Abdullah, who used the nom de…
Nov 16, 2020
Assad’s top diplomat dies in Syria
Syria announced that it’s long-time Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem passed away at dawn today, although declined to disclose the cause of death. The veteran diplomat, 79, had health-related issues for…