Opinion & Analysis
Trump, Iran
Neither Israel nor Iran can deliver a knockout, and Trump knows it
Opinion: Iran’s agreement to end the current round could be folded into a future US-Iran framework deal, giving Tehran leverage as Trump seeks calm ahead of major political and global events
Doron Hadar | 13:25 | 06.09.26
שלט של מוג'תבא חמינאי המנהיג העליון של איראן ברחוב ב טהרן
Iran’s ideology of destruction makes military power alone a dangerous illusion
Opinion: In a war against ideology, calculations of military balance become less relevant, and the belief that overwhelming force will make Tehran beg for a ceasefire is an illusion rooted in misunderstanding
Ben-Dror Yemini | 10:02 | 06.09.26
בנימין נתניהו בזירה בה נפל טיל מאריאן בבית שמש
Five rounds with Iran in two years expose the gap between victory claims and reality
Analysis: Israel and the US have inflicted real damage on Iran’s military industries, but repeated missile rounds expose the gap between Netanyahu’s victory declarations and a reality in which Tehran still fires first and Hezbollah keeps fighting
Nina Fox | 21:12 | 06.08.26
החגיגות אחרי ההכרזה על מוג'תבא חמינאי כמנהיג העליון של האיראן
The ayatollahs’ deadliest weapon against Iran is despair
Opinion: While Israel measures the Iranian threat in centrifuges and ballistic missiles, the regime’s deepest damage may be the despair it has inflicted on its own people; Iran’s collapsing birthrate tells the story of a civilization pushed to abandon its future
Rotem M.Sella | 18:37 | 06.08.26
תקיפה באיראן
Israel targets Iran’s industrial backbone, not just missiles
Analysis: Strike on Karoon petrochemical plant in Mahshahr signals a broader strategy: targeting the industrial, energy and financial lifelines that sustain Iran’s missile program and regime power
Amir Avivi | 13:33 | 06.08.26
Maybe its a ruse? Trump and Netanyahu
Maybe the Netanyahu-Trump fall-out is just a ruse
Opinion: US president hasn't responded to Israeli attacks on Iran, and we could still see him 'explode' on the PM, but the conversation they had Sunday was relaxed, unlike the 'curse-filled call'; is this another 'good cop, bad cop' routine? If so, the Iranians are not buying it
Itamar Eichner | 12:53 | 06.08.26
דונלד טראמפ בנימין נתניהו
Israel-US ties face their moment of truth over Iran
Opinion: Iran has shown it will not surrender to pressure or threats; if Washington expects Israel to act decisively, this is the test of its backing
Tzachi Hanegbi | 23:23 | 06.07.26
The key question now is whether this strike will end the current cycle of fire or open a new one
Beirut strike tests Israel’s Hezbollah deterrence and Iran’s threats
Analysis: Israel’s Dahieh strike was meant to enforce its new deterrence formula, but Hezbollah and Iran threats could turn a limited signal into a wider round
Ron Ben-Yishai | 20:33 | 06.07.26
נשיא רוסיה פוטין עם נשיא מצרים עבד אל-פתאח א-סיסי לקראת מצעד ניצחון במוסקבה
Russia is building a nuclear beachhead in Egypt
Analysis: Russia’s role in Egypt’s Dabaa nuclear plant is less about energy than leverage and Israel is the point; it binds Cairo to Moscow and reshapes Israel’s southern strategic flank
Amine Ayoub | 12:48 | 06.07.26
The same old misconception returns: from Hamas to Hezbollah to Iran
Opinion: Claims that Iran’s regime is more likely to collapse after the campaign echo similar promises of growing cracks in Hamas and Hezbollah, as unquestioned media ‘mantras’ resurface
Dr. Michael Milshtein | 02:03 | 06.07.26
פעילות צוות הקרב החטיבתי גולני במהלך המלחמה
Israel has contained Hamas, but Gaza's real time bomb is about to go off
Analysis: With Hamas reduced to about 8,000 terrorists and struggling to rebuild its military and governing capabilities, the IDF sees multiple ways to contain the group, but a potentially greater threat is quietly growing beneath the surface in Gaza
Ron Ben-Yishai | 20:39 | 06.06.26
דונלד טראמפ בנימין נתניהו
The espionage affair: Who is driving a wedge between the US and Israel?
Opinion: Since the Jonathan Pollard affair, Israel has largely avoided espionage activities on US soil, making the latest allegations all the more striking given that the leaked DIA document reportedly cites concerns rather than concrete forensic evidence
Kobby Barda | 19:42 | 06.06.26
בניין בעיר כווית סיטי שנפגע מכטב"ם איראני
Missiles, bread and water: how Iran held the Arab world hostage
Analysis: Iran’s attacks on desalination plants, airports and energy infrastructure exposed the Gulf’s vulnerabilities, disrupting food supplies, driving up prices and threatening the livelihoods of millions from the Gulf states to Egypt and Jordan
Amine Ayoub | 13:13 | 06.05.26
נשיא ארה"ב בבית הלבן
Trump’s new Middle East order could turn Israel into a regional superpower
Opinion: Most commentary about Donald Trump remains surprisingly childish; his critics are still looking at the world from ground level, while Trump is already operating far above it, and if the process now underway reaches its conclusion, Israel could emerge as the second-most powerful nation in the Eastern Hemisphere, second only to China
Rami Simani | 18:28 | 06.04.26
תקיפות האיראן
Trump’s dilemma: Is Netanyahu becoming an obstacle to Mideast plan?
Analysis: Behind this week's tense call is a deeper shift in US Middle East strategy: after focusing on military pressure, Trump now wants deals, but sees Netanyahu’s policy as a growing obstacle
Itamar Eichner | 13:29 | 06.04.26
תקיפות צה"ל בדרום לבנון
Israel’s American lifeline must not become a leash
Opinion: when Hezbollah, Iran and others believe international pressure can stop Israel even under attack, the damage to deterrence only grows
Davidi Ben Zion | 08:57 | 06.04.26
טאקר קרלסון
Tucker Amalek Carlson
Tucker Carlson's attack on Benjamin Netanyahu's use of the word 'Amalek' reveals either a profound ignorance of Jewish history or a deliberate distortion of it 
Mike Evans | 05:51 | 06.04.26
נתניהו וטראמפ בבית הלבן
Israel must know how to distinguish between an alliance with the US and dependence on the US
Opinion:  There is no Israeli who does not understand the importance of the alliance with the United States, but a sovereign state cannot allow a situation in which its enemies believe the way to stop Israeli action runs through Washington
Davidi Ben Zion | 00:29 | 06.04.26
Why Iran fired missiles at Kuwait Airport to threaten Israel and the US
Analysis: the old model of fighting through proxies, hiding behind plausible deniability, and calibrating aggression to stay just below the threshold of direct retaliation is finished
Amine Ayoub | 17:07 | 06.03.26
חמינאי כבר לא פה, אבל רוחו עדיין שורה על איראן
The Iran war: Act Two
Opinion: Despite military gains in operations Rising Lion and Roaring Lion, Iran's regime survived, its nuclear program and missile arsenal remain intact; Israel must pursue a broader strategy combining military, diplomatic, economic and covert tools
Raz Zimmt | 15:43 | 06.03.26
דולר
The US dollar is not retreating. The global contract is being renegotiated
Opnion: The story of the US dollar is not simply the story of a weakening currency; it is the story of a global contract being reopened for negotiation
Dr. Bella Barda-Bareket | 18:03 | 06.02.26
תקיפות האיראן
Netanyahu rushed to threaten Hezbollah, and Israel lost its strongest leverage in Lebanon
Analysis: Netanyahu was right to approve strikes on Beirut’s Dahieh, Ron Ben-Yishai argues, but by publicly threatening Hezbollah before acting, he allowed Trump to intervene and deprived Israel of one of its most effective pressure tools in Lebanon
Ron Ben-Yishai | 17:26 | 06.02.26
טקסי יום הזיכרון לחללי מערכות ישראל ונפגעי פעולות האיבה
'The same public cannot be asked again and again to sacrifice its children'
Opinion: Families are shattered by grief, reservists are collapsing financially and emotionally, and Israelis carry the weight of endless war, anxiety, taxes and soaring costs as coalition funds keep flowing
Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes | 14:02 | 06.02.26
רג'פ טאיפ ארדואן
Turkey just did what Iran spent 20 years trying to do
Analysis: at EFES-2026, Turkey hosted Libyan and Syrian troops for the first time, signaling an expanding Turkish military network from Tripoli to Damascus that could challenge Israel’s regional posture
Amine Ayoub | 19:31 | 06.01.26
טראמפ עונה לשאלות כתבים מחוץ לבית הלבן
In the Persian bazaar, every assassination comes at a price
Opinion: The decision to eliminate Ali Larijani, and other relatively moderate figures within the Iranian regime - should have emerged from a careful assessment of the benefits and risks involved, not merely from the unique operational and intelligence window of opportunity
Avi Kalo | 17:10 | 06.01.26
שליטה ישראלית בבופור
Beaufort was once a battlefield, in 2026 it looks more like a PR campaign
Commentary: The Beaufort ridge still overlooks the Galilee Panhandle, but drones no longer need a mountaintop observer to threaten Israel; retaking symbolic ground may lift morale, but it does not solve the north’s deeper security crisis
Nahum Barnea | 14:11 | 06.01.26
רחפן אוקראינה לבוב 20 במאי ב"מרוץ רחפנים" שדימה תנאי לחימה
For years Iron Dome sedated Israel, now drones are ending the illusion
Commentary: Israel’s drone threat may force the IDF into a major operational shift, abandoning reliance on technological defenses in favor of wider physical security zones, deeper ground operations and prolonged territorial control in Lebanon and beyond
Meir Suissa | 12:47 | 06.01.26
פעילות הכוחות בבופור
Hezbollah’s threats may be propaganda, but Israel cannot afford to ignore them
Commentary: Hezbollah’s latest video is meant to intimidate Israel and glorify the terror group, but its message should still be treated as a statement of intent; tactical gains in Lebanon, Iran or Gaza are not a substitute for a broader strategy
Lior Ben Ari | 12:00 | 06.01.26
תיעוד: כוחות צה"ל כובשים את המבצר הבופור
Been there, fought that: Israel is fighting yesterday's Lebanon war
Analysis: The Beaufort ridge once offered a strategic vantage point over northern Israel, but in an age of drones and UAVs, its military value has faded, leaving behind a powerful symbol that belongs more to politics and marketing than to modern warfare
Nahum Barnea | 04:15 | 06.01.26
Hamas terrorists in Israeli prison
Israel must investigate wartime allegations in order to protect IDF soldiers
Opinion: The ability to set limits on power, investigate suspicions and enforce the law is one of the things that distinguishes a murderous terrorist organization from the army of a democratic state
Tammy Caner | 19:16 | 05.31.26
beaufort
The capture of Beaufort Castle highlights a strategic dilemma for Israel
Commentary: Capturing the strategic ridge may push Hezbollah fire farther from northern communities, but without a lasting plan, Israel risks either renewed attrition or another Hezbollah return
Ron Ben-Yishai | 18:28 | 05.31.26
מנסור עבאס, אחמד טיבי, יוסף ג'בארין וסאמי אבו שחאדה
United Arab political front — Israeli opposition’s worst nightmare
Opinion: Hadash-Ta’al alliance with Ra’am and Balad could raise Arab representation to at least 15 seats, potentially nearing 17 if campaign succeeds, possibly making it a force that cannot be ignored the day after the vote
Nevo Cohen | 12:23 | 05.31.26
תקיפה בזוטר אל א-שרקייה
Hezbollah drones leave Israel no choice in Lebanon: total military conquest
Opinion: FPV drones make withdrawal to the old border impossible; Israel must push deeper into Lebanon, clear Hezbollah from the south and destroy its infrastructure
Boaz Haetzni | 09:42 | 05.31.26
A deal with Iran would be a spectacular mistake for Trump and Israel
Opinion: any deal that leaves Iran’s regime standing would reward a weakened but dangerous enemy, revive its proxies and turn military gains into diplomatic defeat for the US and Israel
Ben-Dror Yemini | 09:05 | 05.31.26
תקיפה בדרום לבנון
Israel can't bomb its way out of the Hezbollah problem
Analysis: Hezbollah is once again betting on survival as victory, and more of the same from Israel won't change the equation; a full-scale invasion of Lebanon could work but at a steep cost; the real question is whether Netanyahu's government can pursue a smarter strategy
Ron Ben-Yishai | 01:48 | 05.31.26
נתניהו נואם בכינוס עצרת האו"ם הכללית
UN risks credibility by seeking politics, not truth
Opinion: When the UN and global institutions are seen as seeking political balance over factual truth, they weaken not only Israel but trust in the entire system
Ayelet Razin Bet Or | 22:16 | 05.30.26
In this file photo taken on April 30, 2019, Iranian soldiers take part in the 'National Persian Gulf Day' in the Strait of Hormuz
The Litani is no longer the frontier: why Israel's security now starts at the Strait of Hormuz
Opinion: Iran’s Hormuz threat, not the Litani front, may shape US limits on Israel’s Lebanon campaign as Washington prioritizes Gulf oil stability
Amine Ayoub | 20:58 | 05.30.26
Three fronts, no clear victory: The drafts that could reshape the region
Analysis: Draft arrangements on Iran, Lebanon and Gaza could reshape the regional battlefield, but none promises the decisive victory Israel sought; the alternative may be an open-ended war of attrition with no clear strategic end
Dr. Michael Milshtein | 05:58 | 05.30.26
חצי חצאים א-סיסי נשיא מצרים ו ביבי בנימין נתניהו
Egypt is in the Gulf, but it just won't fight alongside Israel — and Iran knows it
Analysis: Egypt is deploying forces to defend Gulf states but refuses open integration with a US-Israel regional defense network, leaving gaps that Iran can exploit and limiting Cairo’s value as a security partner
Amine Ayoub | 08:20 | 05.28.26
Israel must make clear that no US-Iran deal binds its right to self-defense
Trump may cut a deal with Iran and Israel must demand the weapons Obama refused to provide
Opinion: As Trump weighs further military action or a possible agreement with Tehran, Israel must make clear that no US-Iran deal binds its right to self-defense, while seeking strategic understandings and military capabilities from Washington
Michael Oren | 08:07 | 05.27.26
נשיא ארה"ב נואם בעצרת ברוקלנד קולג'
Trump looks for a way down from the Iran tree and a photo op, too
Opinion: Opening the Strait of Hormuz could give Trump an important but insufficient win; to claim he beat Obama on Iran, he needs something concrete: removing or destroying enriched material, or credible oversight proving the threat was addressed, not delayed
Eldad Shavit | 14:53 | 05.26.26
תקיפות צה"ל בלבנון
We are fighting a ceasefire war
Opinion: The head hears 'ceasefire' but the heart knows it's not true; The fire continues in Gaza and in Lebanon since the 'cease-fire' was declared, 11 of our finest sons have been killed; Israel is not exactly in a cease-fire - it is in a fire-starter 
Gadi Ezra | 09:52 | 05.26.26
פעילי המשט לעזה נעצרים על ידי משטרת בילבאו בחזרתם למדינה
Spain beats its own Gaza ‘heroes.’ Where is Sanchez now?
Opinion: Madrid praised the Gaza flotilla activists as victims of Israeli cruelty, then stayed silent when Spanish police beat them at home, exposing Europe’s performative outrage against Israel
Amine Ayoub | 15:24 | 05.25.26
אסים מוניר עם מסעוד פזשכאין ומוחמד באקר קאליבאף
It’s the economy, stupid: Arab leaders reject Iran deal but fear economic collapse
Opinion: Arab leaders oppose emerging US-Iran understandings and want the fall of Iran’s clerical regime, but fear regional economic collapse, oil and trade disruptions through Hormuz and rising instability forces them to back Trump’s approach
Smadar Perry | 12:48 | 05.25.26
דונלד טראמפ ביבי בינימן נתניהו ומיצר הורמוז
As loud as the roar, as deafening the defeat: three months into war, Iran emerges stronger
Opinion: Despite US and Israeli war plans, Iran emerges in a stronger position nearly three months after launch; Regime-change strategy collapsed amid internal US disputes, Trump vetoes, leaving Israel in prolonged multi-front conflict and strategic uncertainty
Nahum Barnea | 10:47 | 05.25.26
Bank of Israel faces impossible rate call as war, shekel surge and slowing growth collide
Analysis: pressure is building for a rate cut as inflation cools and growth weakens, but a stronger shekel, war with Iran, energy risks, fiscal expansion and political uncertainty leave policymakers with no clean path
Adrian Filut/Calcalist | 09:45 | 05.25.26
נשיא ארה"ב נואם בעצרת ברוקלנד קולג'
Weakness in face of Iran does not bring peace
Opinion: The United States is seeking stability, Iran is seeking relief, and the West is once again tempted to believe it can buy temporary quiet from a regime that for decades has built a regional empire of terror; Agreement must allow for dismantling Hezbollah terror threat
Davidi Ben Zion | 04:21 | 05.25.26
נשיא ארה"ב נואם בעצרת ברוקלנד קולג'
Israel may be left with three active fronts and tied hands
Opinion: If Netanyahu cannot win Trump’s approval for action against Hezbollah, Israel’s leverage in Washington may be gone, leaving it trapped between Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah with no strategic resolution
Ben-Dror Yemini | 23:03 | 05.24.26
AI
The white-collar experts charging thousands for answers AI can now give clients in seconds
Opinion: Many professionals already use AI quietly, from lawyers to accountants and doctors; as clients discover they can get clear answers themselves, expertise will have to mean judgment, context and responsibility, not just access to information
Keren Shahar | 21:50 | 05.24.26
עזה שוק
Why Gaza’s civilian rule cannot begin while Hamas still holds weapons and power
Opinion: A US-backed postwar plan for Gaza remains frozen as Hamas retains arms and coercive power, leaving the proposed civilian authority unable to enter or govern the territory
Amine Ayoub | 04:22 | 05.24.26
ביבי נתניהו מוג'תבא חמינאי טהרן דונלד טראמפ
Israel fears US-Iran deal may end the war without ending the threat
Analysis: emerging memorandum would stop the fighting and open 30 to 60 days of talks, but in Jerusalem there is deep concern that enriched uranium, ballistic missiles, drones and Iran’s regional proxies will be pushed aside or left unresolved
Ron Ben-Yishai | 22:33 | 05.23.26
עזה
Israel needs more than another assassination
Opinion: Hamas commander’s death is an important achievement, but Israel’s security depends on dismantling the systems that keep producing new arch-terrorists
Prof. Guy Hochman | 14:47 | 05.22.26
Evangelical Christians march in a demonstration of support for Israel in Jerusalem in 2016
Christian Zionism: Israel’s secret weapon
Opinion: With hundreds of millions of supporters worldwide, Christian Zionists have shaped Israel’s modern history from early restorationist theology to political advocacy and remain a powerful force in global backing for the Jewish state
Dr. Mike Evans | 18:52 | 05.20.26
Iran is winning by losing: how Tehran turned Gulf victims into its biggest lobbyists
Opinion: Tehran has learned it can strike Gulf states, then rely on their fear of wider war to restrain Washington, turning ceasefire diplomacy into a tool for delay, recovery and leverage
Amine Ayoub | 14:44 | 05.20.26
Trump and AIPAC deliver crushing blow to Israel’s enemies in Congress
Analysis: primary wins show Trump still controls the GOP base while AIPAC’s election machine keeps translating pro-Israel muscle into real power in Washington, even as anti-Israel voices gain traction in progressive circles
Kobi Barda | 10:09 | 05.20.26
נשיא ארצות הברית דונלד טראמפ
Trump sticks with the plan
Opinion: Hamas' veto of the 20-point plan for rebuilding Gaza may challenge the US president, but it does not diminish his determination to implement his vision; this is how to understand his consent to the Israeli attack on Izz al-Din Haddad's hideout 
Tzachi Hanegbi | 09:12 | 05.19.26
עזה
Killing Hamas leaders won’t save Israel from Gaza’s deeper trap
Opinion: Izz al-Din Haddad’s elimination, like those of his predecessors in Hamas leadership, disrupts the chain of command and weakens the group temporarily, but it does little to restore long-term stability or redefine Gaza’s strategic reality
Avi Kalo | 07:39 | 05.19.26
Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed Bin Salman
Paris opens the file MBS thought he'd buried
 Opinion: French probe into murder of Jamal Khashoggi renews scrutiny of Saudi crown prince, raising tough questions for Israel over normalization with Riyadh and its strategic bet on a royal who operates outside any legal or diplomatic boundary
Amine Ayoub | 21:56 | 05.18.26
חגיגות חג השבועות בקיבוץ ניר עוז
On Shavuot, Israel is reminded that unity is easier to feel than to preserve
Opinion: The holiday that marks the giving of the Torah and the first fruits offers Israel a timely reminder: A society can find extraordinary strength when it stands together, but history shows how hard that togetherness is to maintain
Tamar Asraf | 08:30 | 05.18.26
How Trump can break Iran’s stalling game
Analysis: a short strike will not break Tehran’s refusal; only a sustained US-Israeli campaign against Iran’s missile and drone capabilities can make the regime fear for its survival and reconsider
Ron Ben-Yishai | 21:38 | 05.17.26
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