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Avi Issacharoff

Nasrallah is walking a tightrope

Analysis: Hezbollah is conducting a geopolitical balancing act - supporting the Palestinians in Gaza against Israel without triggering a full-scale war in the region; Nasrallah is a bob and weave political beast even more than a Pan-Islamic justice warrior

Avi Issacharoff | 08.26.24

Hamas plots to scuttle Doha summit, hoping to trigger regional war

Opinion: Statements from Tehran threatening an attack on Israel if Doha negotiations fail have all but doomed the summit to failure; Hamas, seeking to provoke a regional escalation that would tie up the IDF, appears intent on sabotaging the talks

Avi Issacharoff | 08.15.24

Any opposition to Sinwar means death

Opinion: After solidifying his rule over the politburo, the ruthless Hamas leader, who sees himself as a modern-day Saladin, is set to take the terror group to the farthest extreme, sharing an ideology with al Qaida and ISIS

Avi Issacharoff | 08.07.24

טהרן איראן האייתוללה עלי חמינאי פגישה עם מנהיג חמאס איסמעיל הנייה

World on edge: How will Iran respond to Haniyeh assassination?

Analysis: Iran faces pressure to respond after assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran; The precision strike highlights vulnerabilities within Hamas and incites potential escalation

Avi Issacharoff | 07.31.24

Hezbollah's miscalculation puts Israel in a bind

Opinion: The Iran-backed terror group's strike on Majdal Shams, killing at least 11 children, is the closest Israel has been to a war in Lebanon since October 7

Avi Issacharoff | 07.27.24

Amid heavy losses and public dissent, Hamas is on the ropes

Opinion: No, Hamas is not about to break and surrender, but it is at its lowest point in the war, grappling with significant setbacks: the decimation of its tunnel network, the elimination of senior military leaders and a drastic erosion of its rocket-launching capabilities

Avi Issacharoff | 07.18.24

Deif's assassination would deal crushing blow to Hamas' military wing

Analysis: As supreme commander, Mohammed Deif transformed small terror group into trained army capable of capturing Israeli settlements and holding hundreds of hostages; even if replaced, impact on Hamas will be significant

Avi Issacharoff | 07.13.24

Smotrich continues to weaken PA, bolster Hamas in West Bank

Opinion: Security officials warn of violence as unemployment of Palestinians spikes to 33%, commerce and tax revenues drop while finance minister seeks to dissolve the PA and prevent it from a role in post-war Gaza

Avi Issacharoff | 06.04.24

תיעוד: כניסת כוחות צוות הקרב של חטיבה 401 למעבר רפיח בצידו העזתי

By tying Israel's hands over Rafah, US distancing hostage deal

Opinion: Hamas sees Israel has no leverage left in negotiations after concessions made, leaving Rafah its remaining bullet and that has no become a dud; only talk of day after war can change US position

Avi Issacharoff | 05.09.24

Sinwar kicks the ball into Israel's court

Analysis: Hamas finds the Egyptian hostage deal beneficial, leaving Netanyahu to deal with the worst political conundrum he had ever known before answering

Avi Issacharoff | 05.07.24

The hostage deal hangs on Sinwar's call, not Netanyahu's

Analysis: While Egypt tries to portray optimism for the new hostage deal sent to Hamas, the terror group's leader will likely refuse it while Netanyahu continues to avoid taking real action

Avi Issacharoff | 04.30.24

מחבלי חמאס על משאית חיטה של סיוע הומניטרי

Military successes in Gaza erased by Netanyahu's coalition

Opinion: Despite recovering from its shocking failure on October 7, IDF succeeds in delivering massive blow to Hamas in casualties, military infrastructure and abilities but government failure results in terror group taking back control in Gaza

Avi Issacharoff | 04.11.24

עזתים מתנפלים על משאיות הסיוע בצפון הרצועה

Israel's real problem is what comes after a Rafah offensive

Opinion: Since Netanyahu refuses to discuss the day after the war, Hamas is retaking areas vacated by troops and reinstating governance, undermining the goal of ousting it from power

Avi Issacharoff | 03.19.24

The critical days ahead of Israel in the war against Hamas

Analysis: Sinwar's ambition to harness Palestinians and Arab Israelis across the region has failed after October 7, but could prove successful during Ramadan

Avi Issacharoff | 03.04.24

Focusing on Oct. 7 intelligence oversight only diverts attention from Netanyahu's failure

Opinion: Yes, there were intelligence failures on the night between October 6 and 7 - but the obsessive focus on it helps to divert attention from Netanyahu's failures throughout the period preceding it, during which Hamas transformed from a marginal terror organization to a terrorist empire

Avi Issacharoff | 02.27.24