Analysis
Monday, May 5th 2025
Benoit Faucon, Nancy A. Yousef and Saleh al-Batati WSJ, Apr. 14, 2025 “A major ground offensive risks reigniting a Yemeni civil war that has been dormant for years and that spurred a humanitarian crisis when a Saudi-Emirati coalition supported local ground forces with a bombing campaign.” Yemeni militias are planning a ground offensive against the […]
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Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line Jerusalem Post, May 4, 2025 “Every Patriot missile or naval interceptor costs millions. Every drone they launch might cost a few thousand. This is not sustainable.” When a $20,000 missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels can bring down a US Reaper drone worth over $30 million, the cost of war takes on a […]
Seth J. Frantzman Jerusalem Post, May 4, 2025 “The Houthis are a hard nut to crack. Air power is likely not enough to stop them. Can their supply lines be cut off instead? Can their rocket storage facilities be found? Possibly.” The Houthis launched a missile at central Israel on Sunday that caused an explosion near Ben-Gurion […]
Isranet Daily Briefing
Friday, May 2nd 2025 / Friday, May 2nd 2025
SHABBAT READING The Tzaraʿat Paradox: Prof. Albert I. Baumgarten, The Torah.com, Apr. 15, 2021 — The rules of the skin condition called tzaraʿat begin with a series of descriptions of the signs that indicate its presence, such as swelling, rash, and white discoloration. The person is then to approach a priest who will decide on its status […]
Friday, May 2nd 2025
Dr. Elai Rettig BESA Geo-Energy Insights No. 8, Apr. 9, 2025 “Now that Israel is seeking new markets for its natural gas, Azerbaijan’s participation in exploration efforts in Israeli waters could serve as a vital energy bridge between Israel and Turkey.” A significant development in the Eastern Mediterranean energy landscape recently took shape as Israel […]
Martin Sherman JNS, Apr. 16, 2025 “Warm relations are mirrored in a generally benign relationship with its Jewish community in the country.” “The Abraham Accords were the greatest foreign policy accomplishment of Trump’s first administration; he has made it clear that his new administration will seek to expand them.” — “Forbes,” March 8, 2025 Two recent […]
Joseph Epstein and Alex Grinberg Newsweek, Apr. 30, 2025 “For Turkey, a conflict with Israel would isolate it from the U.S. and NATO, turn Syria—which it wants to rebuild—into the prime theater of battle and get Ankara kicked out of the F-35 fighter jet program. It could also risk heightened Israeli and U.S. support for Syrian […]
Farhan Khan India Today, May 1, 2025 “President Ilham Aliyev has called for an end to the “tragedy in Gaza,” but refrained from condemning Israel.” The bilateral relationship between Azerbaijan and Israel has long flown under the radar, but the war in Gaza has cast new light on this unlikely alliance. At a time when […]
Communiqués
Thursday, May 1st 2025
Citations de la semaine: « La renaissance d’Israël a malheureusement été acquise dans la douleur et dans le sang. C’est ce que disent nos sources : ‘Dans votre sang, vivez’. Et c’est pour cela que je vous affirme, au nom de tous ceux que nous aimons, que nous apporterons la vie, que nous construirons notre pays […]
UNSUITABLE AND UNFEASIBLE Macron Fights for a Palestinian State, Trump Negotiates with the Iranians: Amb. Freddy Eytan, Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), Apr. 27, 2025 — We welcome France’s good intentions to play a significant role in resolving international crises and seeking a definitive solution to end hostilities in the Middle East. […]
Mathew Boys Hoover Institution, Apr. 2, 2025 “Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar recently called EU policy “very hostile, unbalanced, (and) one-sided” under former HRVP Josep Borrell.” The United States generally enjoys close and collaborative relationships with the European Union and Western European countries, despite often major differences on trade, bilateral issues, and foreign/security policy. EU and […]
Aviram Bellaishe Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), Apr. 29, 2025 “The Western attempt to differentiate between the “jihadist terrorist” and the PLO-type “nationalist fighter” reflects a fundamental failure to understand the conflict.” Here is France’s position, it is clear: Yes, to peace. Yes, to Israel’s security. Yes, to a Palestinian state without Hamas. […]
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