Opinion & Analysis
נשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ
No longer America’s favorite: why Israel is losing its backing in Washington
This Israel–US crisis differs from past disputes: Israel now faces eroding congressional backing and increasingly hostile American public opinion; Unlike earlier episodes, bipartisan support in Congress that once sustained Israel is fading | Opinion
Ben-Dror Yemini | 04:26 | 06.23.26
כלי שיט במצר הורמוז
Africa’s energy influence grows as Gulf instability reshapes global trade routes
Even if tensions around the Strait of Hormuz ease, the crisis highlights a lasting shift: Africa is no longer a marginal player in global energy, but an increasingly central source of oil, gas and strategic trade routes
Sarit Ben Shabat | 02:39 | 06.23.26
The target: Qatar and Ron Dermer
Analysis: Make no mistake: Qatar is not a neutral mediator but a strategic adversary working to preserve the Iranian regime and expand its influence over the West; Trump remains part of the solution, not the problem, and before passing judgment, it may be worth waiting until December, when the full picture could finally emerge
Rami Simani | 18:56 | 06.22.26
דגלי ישראל ומרוקו בקריה בתל אביב
The secret US plan to turn Morocco into Israel's western shield
Opinion: Buried in the 2027 defense budget: a ten-year roadmap arming Morocco with drones, bases, and a counter-Iran fortress facing the Atlantic 
Amine Ayoub | 09:02 | 06.22.26
The Iran deal built on dangerous illusions
Trump’s new Versailles: The Iran deal built on dangerous illusions
Opinion: Behind the digital signature lie gaps, illusions and political pressure that could make the emerging US-Iran memorandum dangerously fragile, leaving Israel sidelined from the issue Netanyahu long called his life’s mission
Avi Kalo | 08:32 | 06.22.26
נשיא ארצות הברית דונלד טראמפ בפסגת ה-G7
This is not Trump. It’s America
Opinion: Israelis often view ties with Washington through ideas of family, alliance and friendship, but the US sees them through power, interests and usefulness; the president's mission is not to take care of Israel but to take care of the United States
Shahar Segal | 21:51 | 06.21.26
נתניהו, כ"ץ וזמיר בבסיס פלמחים
The 5 steps Israel needs to climb out of its strategic low point
Analysis: Under an unpredictable US president and amid a deep crisis of public trust at home, Israel must stabilize ties with Washington, press Iran to restrain Hezbollah and turn Lebanon’s political shift into a security opportunity
Ron Ben-Yishai | 18:07 | 06.21.26
קמלה האריס עונה על שאלות בנושא המלחמה בעזה, בזמן ראיון על ספרה בטיימס סקוור
Harris may have handled Iran better than Trump
Opinion: A Kamala Harris presidency may have brought its own set of challenges, but the real lesson is the danger of betting Israel’s security on Trump’s impulses instead of broad bipartisan support in Washington
Tova Herzl | 15:50 | 06.21.26
מנסור עבאס, אחמד טיבי, יוסף ג'בארין וסאמי אבו שחאדה
The time has come for Arab politics in Israel to stop fearing coalition power
Opinion: Israel’s Arab public is more aware, more involved and less willing to settle for declarations; the question is no longer only who is right, but who can actually influence policy
Muhammad Osman | 13:48 | 06.21.26
Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump
Netanyahu bet everything on Trump, and Israel lost at the roulette table
Analysis: For a decade, Netanyahu placed Israel’s Iran strategy on Trump, alienating Democrats and much of the West; now the US president’s deal with Tehran leaves Jerusalem isolated, humiliated and searching for ways to limit the damage
Itamar Eichner | 11:49 | 06.21.26
פעילות צוות הקרב החטיבתי גולני במהלך המלחמה
Lebanon is only the beginning: Iran’s real win is limiting Israel’s freedom to act
Opinion: Iran is using Hezbollah to pressure Israel under fire, while negotiations with Washington narrow the IDF’s room to maneuver; Netanyahu must decide whether to unleash the army, withdraw to a new defensive line or risk a costly stalemate
Yossi Yehoshua | 10:57 | 06.21.26
אוויאן צרפת פסגת מנהיגי פורום G7
Trump’s Costanza doctrine: It is not a defeat if he believes he won
Opinion: Trump lives inside a world he built around himself, where every defeat can be recast as victory; his surrender to Iran may now convince allies and enemies alike that America can no longer be trusted
Nevo Cohen | 09:14 | 06.21.26
אחד התוואים התת-קרקעיים ואמצעי הלחימה שאותרו בu
Israel’s self-inflicted trap: How fantasy gave way to strategic retreat
Opinion: As the Iran deal, Lebanon war and crisis with Washington shatter Israel’s assumptions, leaders are rushing to blame Trump instead of asking how promises of victory turned into isolation, heavy losses and shrinking strategic options
Dr. Michael Milshtein | 08:21 | 06.21.26
הכניסה ל נבטיה תושבים חוזרים הביתה
We have failed miserably in dealing with Hezbollah
Opinion: Most of Trump's claims are fundamentally wrong, but in one criticism of Israel he is right: We have failed to deal with Hezbollah, and even repeated bombings and a presence in security zones in Lebanon have not eliminated it; It's time to think about a new solution
Sever Plocker | 05:49 | 06.21.26
טראמפ נושא דברים לצד ה"אייר פורס 1" החדש
Trump has handed the keys to Iran, and Tehran is in control
Opinion: An Israeli response to Hezbollah provocations is exactly what Iran wants, and a lack of response could further fuel Iran and Hezbollah; Iran turned military defeat into strategic victory and turned the military victory of the US and Israel into a strategic defeat
Ben-Dror Yemini | 01:57 | 06.21.26
מטוסי F35 של חיל האוויר. מחד שיתוף פעולה צבאי היסטורי, מאידך ניצחון תודעתי לאייתוללות
What Israel achieved in Iran, and what threats remain
Analysis: Iran’s nuclear program was delayed 3-5 years, its missile plan and air defenses were hit, and defense industries devastated; but uranium remains, threats persist and Trump’s MOU left Israel at a strategic low
Ron Ben-Yishai | 23:36 | 06.20.26
נתניהו, א-סיסי, אסדת גז לווייתן
Egypt's solar triumph is underwritten by an Israeli gas pipeline
Analysis: As Cairo celebrates major solar projects, its grid stability still relies on Israeli natural gas, emergency fuel imports and pipelines seen as vital arteries of regional security
Amine Ayoub | 15:53 | 06.20.26
אבל למה היית חייב לפתוח 5 מגירות, למה?
Trump and Mojtaba’s 'divorce deal': when the child is left behind
Opinion: Sometimes even bitter divorce battles end in surrender, and the child caught in the middle learns that the adult who promised protection can simply sign a deal and disappear
Ifat Manhardt | 18:55 | 06.19.26
הצהרת טראמפ בסיום פסגת ה-G7 בצרפת
Donald Trump’s ambitions could cost the West its future
Opinion: Oct. 9, 2026, the Nobel Peace Prize announcement, drives Trump’s push for a softened Iran deal after Israel’s three-year war with Hamas and Iran’s regional axis, risking Western security and strengthening Tehran
Dr. Ruth Kabbesa | 13:24 | 06.19.26
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu
The writing was on the wall: Israel’s Trump bet came with a price
Opinion: Israel was not wrong to strike Iran or try to bring the United States into the campaign, but it erred in convincing itself that strategic gains could come without strategic costs
Oz Bin-Nun | 05:09 | 06.19.26
טראמפ בפסגת G7
How Trump is reshaping Israel’s freedom of action in the Middle East
Opinion: The US push for understandings with Iran shows that even a militarily powerful Israel remains dependent on Washington when the region’s strategic endgame is being shaped
Bahig Mansour | 02:00 | 06.19.26
A president in the crosshairs
Opinion: The level of threats directed at Aoun is reaching unprecedented heights, driven by his firm stance against Iran’s presence and influence in Lebanon and his calls for Hezbollah’s disarmament  
Avi Kalo | 23:27 | 06.18.26
הצהרת טראמפ בסיום פסגת ה-G7 בצרפת
Trump did not buy peace, he bought time
Analysis: Hormuz deal was not timed by diplomacy alone; its mine-clearance window appears calibrated to deliver cheaper gasoline to voters before the midterms while keeping shale profits intact for Trump’s energy base
Dr. Bella Barda-Bareket | 10:23 | 06.18.26
מרוקו סהרה המערבית אוהלים של פוליסריו בוערים
Made in Israel, proven in the Sahara: Abraham Accords reach the battlefield with deadly results
Analysis: Abraham Accords began as diplomatic breakthrough, but in Western Sahara, they have become something far more tangible: Israeli-made BlueBird kamikaze drones are giving Morocco lethal technological edge in North Africa’s shadow war
Amine Ayoub | 08:04 | 06.18.26
דרום לבנון תושבים חוזרים הביתה
Dr. Donald and Mr. Trump: The Iran deal exposes a dangerous reversal
Opinion: The final memorandum appears even worse than the leaked version, strengthening Iran’s hold over Lebanon, ignoring Hezbollah’s disarmament and exposing a disturbing gap between Trump’s declarations and the agreement he signed
Ben-Dror Yemini | 02:59 | 06.18.26
הצהרת טראמפ בסיום פסגת ה-G7 בצרפת
Israel ‘burned’: Trump’s vision reshapes regional power balance
Trump’s G7 remarks sketch a new Middle East: Iran elevated as regional power and Qatar emerging as key US mediator, reshaping policy in ways which weaken Israel and could boost Hezbollah, Hamas and Houthis across the region | Opinion
Avi Issacharoff | 00:26 | 06.18.26
פגישת נשיא המדינה עם נשיא סומלילנד
As allies drift away, Israel is mistaking diplomatic scraps for strategy
Opinion: Jerusalem's pursuit of ties with countries such as Somaliland, Fiji and Moldova reflects broader shift in foreign policy at a time when support in US, Europe under strain and concerns growing over implications of US-Iran deal
Tova Herzl | 16:50 | 06.17.26
Iran's greatest weapon is blackmail
The price is right
Opinion: Iran’s strategy is blackmail, and peace will only come when the regime is forced to pay a price for its aggression instead of making America, Israel and the region absorb the cost
Dr. Mike Evans | 14:32 | 06.17.26
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
Trump betrayed Israel. Netanyahu must not blink
Opinion: The US president’s retreat on Iran is not only a betrayal of Israel, but of Iranians, Arab allies and America’s own standing; Netanyahu must make clear that Israel will not withdraw from vital positions in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria
Boaz Haetzni | 11:05 | 06.17.26
אילוס אילוסטרציה קלפי פתק בחירות נייר
Israel’s first AI prime minister
Opinion: Israel’s next election will center on war, diplomacy and living costs, but its winner may also decide whether the country treats AI, compute, energy and industry as national infrastructure—or falls behind in the race shaping its future
Lior Prosor | 07:54 | 06.17.26
At the heart of this struggle lies the contest over a future strategic corridor meant to replace vulnerable maritime routes
Global trade chessboard: Israel and Turkey compete to control future supply routes
Israel–Turkey rivalry over multi-hundred-billion-dollar trade corridors intensifies, as competing IMEC and alternative routes vie to reshape global supply chains bypassing sea chokepoints like Hormuz and define future economic-security power balance | Opinion
Dr. Kobi Berda | 02:55 | 06.17.26
Energy education is a great start — but it cannot replace bold policy
Opinion: Energy Ministry’s 'Switch' program can help students understand sustainability and energy security, but Israel must pair that effort with faster infrastructure investment and long-term planning
Danny Denan | 18:29 | 06.16.26
נשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ
Trump is no Churchill
Opinion: Trump did not want blood, sweat and tears to defeat the axis of evil, he wanted lower gas prices and to hell with declarations, promises, American interests and Israel
Ben-Dror Yemini | 11:34 | 06.16.26
Israel’s Iran victory was undone at the negotiating table
Opinion: Trump’s negligent handling of talks with Iran has returned Israel to a reality of limited freedom of action and weakened deterrence, exposing the gap between brilliant military execution and failed strategy
Yossi Yehoshua | 10:39 | 06.16.26
נשיא סוריה אחמד א-שרע בפגישה עם נשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ בבית הלבן
Syria’s restraint is real, but Israel must not mistake it for moderation
Analysis: Sharaa’s restraint on Lebanon may reduce immediate pressure on Israel’s northern border, but it reflects weakness and survival, not moderation; Washington and Jerusalem must not mistake tactical caution for strategic change
Amine Ayoub | 17:50 | 06.15.26
דונלד טראמפ ביבי בינימן נתניהו ומיצר הורמוז
Trump ended the war on his terms, leaving Israel with the consequences
Analysis: The understandings with Iran may give Trump the victory image he wanted, but they leave the nuclear program intact, Hezbollah’s future unclear and Israel’s freedom of action increasingly dependent on Washington
Eldad Shavit | 13:27 | 06.15.26
Tel Aviv 2026 Pride Parade
Tel Aviv Pride shows how far Israel has come — and how far it has to go
Opinion: Tel Aviv marked its first Pride Parade since Oct. 7, drawing 120,000 people, but the celebration mixed with protest is a reminder that visibility is not full equality
Lia Ziskovich-Rahman | 19:11 | 06.14.26
בורג' חליפה איחוד האמירויות
Being Israeli in the UAE, the real New York of the Middle East
Behind Dubai’s skyline and shopping malls, Israelis encounter Iranians, Syrians, Palestinians and Emiratis in conversations that feel almost impossible elsewhere, offering a glimpse of whether human contact can still challenge hatred in a region fractured by war
Sharon Nizza | 16:56 | 06.14.26
ביבי נתניהו מוג'תבא חמינאי טהרן דונלד טראמפ
Iran memorandum is not the final word for Israel or the US
Analysis: Emerging deal may give Tehran cash and regional leverage, but a pause could also buy Israel time, reopen Hormuz and increase pressure inside Iran
Ron Ben-Yishai | 18:52 | 06.13.26
לאס וגאס ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ
Trump’s 80th birthday marks new push for global influence
Turning 80, Donald Trump frames his presidency as a high-stakes arena for shaping a new world order, blending political spectacle, AI rivalry with China, and resource-driven geopolitics while cultivating a growing personality cult and legacy drive and Middle East ambitions
Dr. Kobi Berda | 11:44 | 06.13.26
נשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ
Iran’s war of attrition with the US leaves Israel stuck between delay and decision
Analysis: Despite Trump’s claim of progress in talks with Tehran, Iranian media insists the regime will not grant at the negotiating table what it refused to concede under fire; for Israel, the current state of neither war nor peace may only delay a deeper strategic reckoning
Dr. Raz Zimmt | 01:45 | 06.13.26
Hazel Brief and her son, Yona Bezalel Brief, who was injured on October 7 defending Kibbut Kfar Aza and died 417 days later in Sheba Hospital
Who has the rights to a soldier's soul: bereaved mother's open letter to Betzalel Smotrich
Opinion: Before you use a fallen soldier’s picture, ask the family; Ask if they can bear it. Ask if the timing won’t crush them. Ask if their child’s face is yours to share
Hazel Brief | 13:46 | 06.11.26
נשיא טורקיה בטקס מסירת כלי שיט צבאיים לחיל הים הטורקי
Saudi Arabia, Syria and Erdogan's new Ottoman trade empire
Analysis: As Riyadh signs a landmark rail corridor deal with Ankara and Turkish banks prepare to open across Syria, Israel's enemies are not the only ones reshaping the Middle East
Amine Ayoub | 11:32 | 06.11.26
יירוטים ליד גבול לבנון
The dangerous blind spot driving Israel’s Lebanon policy
Avi Shilon argues that both international boycotts of Israel and Israel’s own policies suffer from political blindness; He contends that further strikes on Hezbollah will not bring surrender, praises Trump for curbing escalation with Iran and calls for diplomacy over continued conflict
Avi Shilon | 01:53 | 06.11.26
תקיפות באזור א-ריחאן
No adult in the room: the strategic vacuum behind the Iran war
Opinion: lack of coherent strategy across Iran, Washington, Jerusalem and the international arena is allowing Tehran to exploit the chaos, strengthen its deterrence narrative and push the war toward a more dangerous outcome
Adv. Avi Kalo | 12:04 | 06.10.26
כינוס חירום של הליגה הערבית שהתקיים בקהיר, וזכה לשם "פסגת פלסטין"
The Arab League built itself to destroy Israel, it destroyed itself instead
Analysis: Nabil Fahmy inherits financial ruin, a structural vacuum and a regional architecture that has already moved on without him
Amine Ayoub | 20:29 | 06.09.26
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
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