Analysis
Monday, January 27th 2025
Loqman Radpey Jerusalem Post, Jan. 19, 2025 “Turkey’s partnership with Qatar in financing Islamic movements reveals a coordinated strategy to dominant Sunni Muslim communities globally, especially after the weakening of Iran’s “axis of resistance.”” Turkey’s bold foreign policy moves in recent years reflect a determined effort to redefine its regional and global role. From its […]
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Yoni Ben Menachem Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, Jan. 15, 2025 “Western intelligence sources suggest Erdogan harbors ambitions of reviving the Ottoman Empire, seeking to position himself as a modern-day sultan or caliph overseeing Sunni forces in the Middle East, including Jerusalem, which was once part of the Ottoman Empire.” Rising Turkish Influence […]
Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak JISS, Jan. 14, 2025 “Turkish ambitions in Syria appear to extend beyond the territorial.” The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime – brought about by Syrian opposition forces with Turkey’s backing – has created an unprecedented opportunity for Ankara to redefine its role as a regional power in line with its […]
Friday, January 24th 2025
TOI staff Times of Israel, Jan. 23, 2025 “… the concern about burning intelligence sources was a mark of the IDF’s obliviousness.” It was 2 a.m. on October 7, 2023, when accounts reportedly started to filter into an Israeli Air Force command center of strange activities from Hamas’s aerial division and signs that the terror […]
Itamar Eichner Ynet News, Jan. 22, 2025 “Don’t you see the devastation behind you? What victory is this? Do you never look at the balance sheet?” Members of Hamas‘ political bureau met with Turkish intelligence officials on October 7, 2023, the same day Hamas launched a devastating attack on Israel, killing over 1,200 people, Turkish […]
Seth J. Frantzman Jerusalem Post, Jan. 19, 2025 “The videos may be meant for propaganda in some cases, but the overall message is clear. Hamas has emerged from tunnels in Gaza and from the rubble in some areas and is clearly in control.” Hamas appears to be emerging from tunnels and rubble in Gaza to show that it […]
“ Ohad Merlin Jerusalem Post, Jan. 23, 2025 “However, it appears that, in Hamas’s theology, Hamas are not merely the Romans or the Babylonians who come to punish the Jews – but can rather also be the Israelites themselves.” Earlier this week, the spokesman for the Al-Qassam militia, Abu Obeida, released a pre-recorded speech on the […]
Thursday, January 23rd 2025 / Thursday, January 23rd 2025
A.J. Caschetta National Review, Jan. 19, 2025 “Blinken’s Foreign Affairs curtain bow has one single dispassionate mention of the hostages being held in Gaza but not a hint of righteous anger over their abduction. Nor is there any indication that he is as dedicated to the release of those hostages as he is to forcing an Israeli […]
Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror JISS, Dec. 16, 2024 “In Gaza, the most important is to obtain the release of the hostages by force or agreement. In parallel, the IDF needs to turn the entire Gaza Strip into an area that it operates in as it does in Area A territories in the West Bank […]
Danny Zaken Israel Hayom, Jan. 22, 2025 “Yes to sovereignty, alongside broad autonomy for the Palestinians, but only after a process – neither Israel nor the Palestinians are ready for this now.” He hinted at the failure of Trump’s “Deal of the Century,” launched in January 2020, which never materialized.” In the eyes of Trump’s fresh administration, […]
Yaakov Lappin Times of Israel, Jan. 22, 2025 “Right now, the only realistic option for preventing Hamas’s resurgence is a temporary Israeli military administration.” As a ceasefire and hostage deal unfold in the Gaza Strip, and the IDF chief of staff and Southern Command chief announce their resignations, the Israeli security cabinet faces a critical […]
Wednesday, January 22nd 2025
WINDS OF CHANGE Preparing for the Antisemitism Awareness Act: Recommendations for Colleges and Universities; Debevoise, Jan. 16, 2025 — Republican majorities in the House and Senate will likely pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act in 2025. Elise Stefanik Vows to Fight ‘Anti-Semitic Rot’ at United Nations: Alana Goodman, Washington Free Beacon, Jan. 21, 2025 — Elise […]
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