As Israel conducts limited ground operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon, it already has encountered tunnels similar to the dangerous unseen combat it has fought for a year beneath Gaza. Not for the first time, Israel is engaged in a new kind of fight that the…
In overseeing the killings of top foes and other battlefield successes, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has boosted his position against a vocal chorus of critics who have questioned his leadership. The sudden eruption of what may be Israel’s longest-running…
As Israeli forces continue to fight Iran and its axis of resistance on multiple fronts, a letter this week from Secretaries of Defense and State Lloyd Austin and Antony Blinken starkly warned that if Israel did not increase humanitarian aid…
The Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday, October 17 that its soldiers killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was considered the main force behind Hamas’s brutal attack against Israel on October 7. Sinwar’s death is a significant achievement and a…
The United States is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel’s plans to attack Iran, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press. A fourth U.S. official said the documents appear to be legitimate. John Hannah, Senior Fellow,…
TEL AVIV—The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar creates an opportunity for Israel to declare victory and wind down the war in the Gaza Strip. For now, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is keeping his options open. “The war isn’t…
Israel is preparing its response to Iran’s massive ballistic missile attack against it on October 1, which could potentially involve striking Iran’s military, oil, or nuclear facilities, while the United States has demanded that any Israeli response be “proportional.” Despite…
Vice President Harris is struggling to confront a rapidly worsening crisis in the Middle East as she seeks to balance unwavering support for Israel with appeals to progressive and Arab-American communities. In a tight race for the White House, Harris…
Geography is destiny, but when it comes to U.S. bases in the Middle East, it needn’t be. Our current basing structure detracts from our ability to deter Iran — the core threat — because it reduces our ability to fight…
The U.S. has mutual defense pacts with NATO, the Philippines, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Japan — along with the 1947 Rio Treaty that vows an attack on any country in the Americas is an attack on all of…