AnalysisIran: Fear Has Spread To All Levels Of The RegimeStaffMarch 5, 2019March 5, 2019 by StaffMarch 5, 2019March 5, 20190420 Iran: Fear Has Spread To All Levels Of The Regime...
AnalysisTrump’s Deal Of The Century For The Middle East Is Making The Israeli Election The Election Of The CenturyBaruch PletnerFebruary 25, 2019February 25, 2019 by Baruch PletnerFebruary 25, 2019February 25, 201902966 Israeli elections and the soon to be revealed Saudi-supported Trump peace plan for the region may push Iran towards military escalation...
AnalysisAs The Jewish State And The Guardians Of Islam’s Holy Places Draw Closer The Fate Of The World Hangs In The BalanceBaruch PletnerFebruary 15, 2019February 15, 2019 by Baruch PletnerFebruary 15, 2019February 15, 201908780 Soon to be revealed Trump peace plan for the Middle East and the thaw in Israeli - Arab relations on the Arabian Peninsula may force...
NewsIs An Arab-Israeli Alliance Against Iran Finally Taking Shape?Baruch PletnerFebruary 14, 2019February 21, 2019 by Baruch PletnerFebruary 14, 2019February 21, 201902921 Driven by the threat of Iranian dominance, nations from the Arabian Peninsula continue their rapprochement with Israel....
AnalysisTurkey’s Hard Turn Away From The West And Its Quest For Regional Hegemony Are More Problematic For Russia And Iran Than For IsraelRabbi Joel SchwartzmanFebruary 13, 2019February 13, 2019 by Rabbi Joel SchwartzmanFebruary 13, 2019February 13, 201905340 Kamal Ataturk's dream of a westernized, secular, and prosperous Turkey dies at the hands of Tayyip Erdogan...
AnalysisIs The Late Shimon Peres’ “New Middle East” Becoming A Reality?Baruch PletnerFebruary 5, 2019February 5, 2019 by Baruch PletnerFebruary 5, 2019February 5, 201902883 A new prosperous and peaceful Middle East is possible, but not without one final round of bloodshed...
AnalysisChoices Made A Generation Ago Are Inexorably Pushing Israel Towards An All Out Ground WarBaruch PletnerFebruary 3, 2019February 3, 2019 by Baruch PletnerFebruary 3, 2019February 3, 201902625 In any future conflict in Gaza and in Lebanon, Israel must commit to a full-scale deployment of ground forces. Is it ready? A new report...
AnalysisIran’s Ambitions For Regional Nuclear Hegemony Must Be ConfrontedRabbi Joel SchwartzmanJanuary 31, 2019January 31, 2019 by Rabbi Joel SchwartzmanJanuary 31, 2019January 31, 201903055 A nuclear Iran may be impossible to contain, given that its drive for regional hegemony is rooted deep in the extreme version of Shia Islam...
NewsIsrael Joins The US In Declaring Guaido The Legitimate President of VenezuelaBaruch PletnerJanuary 27, 2019January 27, 2019 by Baruch PletnerJanuary 27, 2019January 27, 201901885 Israel joins the US and other Western countries in recognizing Juan Guaido as the legitimate president of Venezuela....
AnalysisRussia, Syria, And Iran: An Uneasy Menage A Trois In The Heart Of The World’s Most Volatile RegionBaruch PletnerJanuary 25, 2019January 25, 2019 by Baruch PletnerJanuary 25, 2019January 25, 201902723 Russia's weakness in Syria, rather than its strength, makes a large-scale armed conflict between Israel and Iran inevitable...