Analysis & Commentary
UN Report on IDF Response to Hamas Are Misguided and Pose Serious Concerns
On Monday, the U.N. held a hearing and issued a report by its special commission on Israel’s response to the mass demonstrations along its border with Gaza, known as the “March of Return.” The U.N.’s findings, which assert Israel violated…
A Triangular Strategy For The Middle East
After eight years of upheaval, the Middle East might seem incurably unstable, violent, and volatile to Americans. It is no surprise many have had enough of the region. But it also beckons with opportunity for those ambitious enough to capitalize…
IDF BG Ram Yavne, Discusses the Threat of the Hezbollah Cell on the Golan Heights
Gemunder Center Visiting IDF Military Fellow, IDF BG Ram Yavne, was recently interviewed by Malcolm Hoenlein to discuss the threat of the Hezbollah cell on the Golan Heights.
US Should Sanction Hezbollah-Controlled Govt. to Counter Attack Tunnels in Lebanon
Last month American and U.N. ambassadors toured a Hezbollah attack tunnel stretching from Lebanon into Israel and designed for killing and kidnapping Israelis. These officials saw Hezbollah’s earthworks up close, which is more than can be said for the 10,500 U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon…
Framing Israel: The U.N. Commission of Inquiry on the Spring 2018 Gaza Border Confrontations
Photo Credit: Eliyahu Hershkovitz via Haaretz Politicians, trial lawyers and drafters of reports learn early on that framing an argument is central to the task of persuasion. And so it goes for the report by the U.N. Human Rights Council’s…
How the US Can Work with Israel in Syria Without Putting More Boots on the Ground
Photo credit: Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images President Trump’s decision to keep several hundred troops in Syria is a welcome one. But it remains largely defensive, merely preventing the situation from worsening: the return of ISIS; Turkey overrunning our Kurdish partners; or…
In Gaza, Israel Is Complying With the Law of Armed Conflict While Hamas Exploits It
The United Nations issued a report last week saying it believes Israel committed “war crimes” in responding to ongoing violence on the Gaza border. The accusations include Israel Defense Forces shooting at non-combatants “knowing they were clearly recognizable as such.” Certainly this…
Hezbollah’s Tunnels Offer Sneak Peek at Looming Major Conflict with Israel
Photo Credit: AP For weeks, Israeli and Lebanese soldiers have eyed each other uneasily at close range while Israeli engineers neutralize cross-border infiltration tunnels. These sophisticated tunnels, clearly intended to attack civilians, embody Hezbollah’s ongoing efforts to threaten substantial harm to Israel.…
Congress Should Be Wary of Funding the Lebanese Armed Forces
Photo Credit: Hasan Shaaban (Lebanon Daily Star) American policymakers must revisit the recent decision to spend over $100 million of taxpayer money on advanced weapons for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). Conceivably these armaments could reinforce Hezbollah against Israel or…