Leaving Afghanistan is just one element of President Joe Biden’s larger plan to extricate America from Middle East conflicts. But the hell-or-high-water withdrawal threatens to undermine the administration’s other regional goals by giving Iran and its new hardline president a…
Kabul blasts shatter illusions of Bennett-Biden honeymoon on Iran By LAZAR BERMAN Naftali Bennett could have thought he was on a lucky streak. Despite his Yamina faction winning only seven seats in the 2021 Knesset elections — tied for fifth…
Six things to watch for in Biden’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett by Naomi Lim, White House Reporter President Joe Biden, who considers himself a foreign policy expert, had deprioritized the Middle East. But with Afghanistan’s implosion and a…
Can President Joe Biden’s global standing recover from his spectacular debacle in Afghanistan? This will be one of the most pressing questions ahead even if the United States manages to successfully evacuate its citizens and Afghan partners. To salvage some…
When Israel’s new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets with President Joe Biden this week, Afghanistan’s collapse and U.S. efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal that Israel opposes will dominate the agenda. But the two leaders should also discuss the U.S.-Israel strategic partnership’s future…
With US credibility gashed by Kabul fiasco, Israel may be bruised by association By Lazar Berman People racing alongside taxiing transport planes, some clinging to the outside and then falling hundreds of feet to their deaths. Bullet-strewn bodies lying on…
What challenges and opportunities wait for Herzog in Washington? By OMRI NAHMIAS WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on August 6 that he was naming Michael Herzog ambassador to the US “in light of his rich, years-long experience in the…
Israeli and American militaries tighten air-defense cooperation By YAAKOV LAPPIN Representatives from the U.S. and Israeli Air Forces met last month to discuss a remarkable development: what the Israel Defense Forces described as “updated orders for the cooperation between the…
Former Ambassador Ron Dermer joins JINSA think tank By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Former ambassador to the US Ron Dermer joined the Jewish Institute for National Security of America as a distinguished fellow at its Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy,…
As leaders meet, Jordan finds itself vital to US plans in the region By LAZAR BERMAN US President Joe Biden met King Abdullah at the White House Monday afternoon, with Jordan set to play an important role in America’s changing…