Analysis
Friday, April 4th 2025
Matti Friedman The Free Press, Apr. 1, 2025 “Improving Qatari credibility in Israeli eyes would have the effect of doing the same where it really matters: in Washington.” Even those accustomed to the roiling wrestling ring that is Israeli politics can’t remember a week like the last one. Multiple aides to Israel’s own prime minister, […]
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Thursday, April 3rd 2025
Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak JISS, Mar. 30, 2025 “… when İmamoğlu unequivocally condemned Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, explicitly characterizing the group as a terrorist organization.” The pre-dawn arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu—President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s most formidable political rival—cemented March 19 as a pivotal and unforgettable day in Turkish political history, when the […]
Michael Rubin AEI.ORG, Mar. 30, 2025 “The Turkish protestors now fight for the soul of their nation.” Two million Turks have gathered in Istanbul to protest President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s decision to arrest his main rival, Ekrem İmamoğlu, on trumped-up corruption and terror charges. Turks are not stupid; they see through Erdoğan’s cynicism and comment on its […]
Shay Gal Jerusalem Post, Apr. 2, 2025 “Erdogan himself escalated the rhetoric dramatically on March 30, explicitly calling upon Allah to bring “destruction upon Zionist Israel,” a statement described by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar as explicitly antisemitic and dangerous to regional stability.” A Turkish drone penetrating Israeli airspace is no longer imaginary – by 2025, […]
Yaroslav Trofimov WSJ, Mar. 31, 2025 “European nations simply don’t have the luxury of focusing too closely on Turkey’s situation at home, with an existential threat from Russia and an increasingly hostile Washington.” Turkey’s suppression of democratic opposition would have elicited strong protests from Europe in the past. But now, the worst rift in trans-Atlantic […]
Wednesday, April 2nd 2025
Freddy Eytan Israel Hayom, Mar. 25, 2025 “… the procedure to force the dismissal of the current Attorney General is a purely political act and contrary to the fundamental principle of the separation of powers.” Three days after the dismissal of Shin Beit chief Ronen Bar, the Israeli cabinet voted on a motion of no confidence […]
Dror Eydar Israel Hayom, Mar. 21, 2025 “There is among us a reckless group interested in bringing about chaos and civil war; Ronen Bar played into their hands.” A Fundamental Gap That Must Be Preserved It was cold in the province of Cisalpine Gaul on January 10, 49 BCE, as Julius Caesar’s soldiers marched southward […]
Jason Burke The Guardian, Mar. 21, 2025 “He has stayed on so long, associates and supporters say, to work towards the release of hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza and to protect the Shin Bet from political manoeuvres.” Ronen Bar, the head of Israel’s powerful internal security service, the Shin Bet, may seem an […]
Gadi Taub Tablet, Mar. 31, 2025 “Apparently, the protesters, the left, and much of the press want to save democracy by adopting the totalitarian model where politicians answer to the secret police.” The fight against what Prime Minister Netanyahu has taken to calling Israel’s “deep state” is now in full swing. It reached a climax […]
Tuesday, April 1st 2025 / Monday, March 31st 2025
Seth J. Frantzman Jerusalem Post, Mar. 31, 2025 “Iran is stressing that, although the US may have the ability to carry out precision airstrikes on Iran, Tehran has the capability to strike American bases in the Gulf, including those in Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE. Iran believes this could make the US reconsider, […]
Mardo Soghom Iran International, Mar. 23, 2025 “It roughly said, I’m a president of peace. That’s what I want. There’s no reason for us to do this militarily. We should talk. We should clear up the misconceptions. We should create a verification program so that nobody worries about weaponization of your nuclear material.” President Donald […]
Michael Rubin 1945, Mar. 28, 2025 “Four things now upend traditional American restraint.” Summary and Key Points: The U.S. military is positioning B-2 stealth bombers at Diego Garcia, signaling potential strikes against Iran amid heightened tensions. -Historically cautious, America’s approach to Iran seems to be changing under President Trump, especially after recent Iranian provocations, nuclear advancements, […]
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