Analysis
Tuesday, April 16th 2024
Matti Friedman The Free Press, Apr. 14, 2024 “Last night should make clear, for those still in doubt, that Gaza is just one part of the broader story of Iran’s growing power and its tightening encirclement of Israel.” After a night of tension and aerial booms here in Jerusalem—including family time spent in the […]
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Brendan O’Neill Spiked, Apr. 15, 2024 “From solidarity with Palestine to solidarity with warmongering Islamists: it’s so clearly hate for Israel, not love for peace, that motors these people.” How quickly the ‘Ceasefire Now!’ lobby turned into frothing warmongers. No sooner had Iran began its criminal bombardment of Israel than these phoney peaceniks were […]
Isranet Daily Briefing
Monday, April 15th 2024 / Monday, April 15th 2024
ATTN: CHILDREN OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND JEWISH CHILDREN OF PARENTS OF EUROPEAN DESCENT: HOW HAS THE HOLOCAUST IMPACTED REACTIONS TO GAZA EVENTS TAKING PLACE TODAY? – QUESTIONNAIRE Dear Friends, I am including here a link to an online questionnaire devised by my colleague Prof. Shrira from Bar-Ilan University in Israel and by myself, and am […]
Yonah Jeremy Bob Jerusalem Post, Apr. 14, 2024 “… one does not need to entirely eliminate a facility to render it useless. A repeated series of strikes could block Tehran’s access to electric power, bury its entrances and exits, and cut it off from the world.” Iran took its best shot (or a very […]
Jamie Dettmer, Gabriel Gavin and Christian Oliver Politico, Apr. 14, 2024 “He can either go for the head of the octopus, which is Tehran, arguing we have the legitimacy to do so now. Or he can say to the Americans: We understand that you don’t want us to escalate with Iran and we are ready […]
Prof. David Bensoussan Le Soleil, Apr. 14, 2024 (trans. from the French) “Iran has an army of 580,000 people, with 200,000 reservists, including the Iranian Revolutionary Guards who form an autonomous corps.” This time, Iran is launching a direct attack on Israel: 150 drones, 70 cruise missiles and 100 ballistic missiles. The Israeli defense […]
Wednesday, February 7th 2024 / Wednesday, February 7th 2024
GEIGER COUNTDOWN Iran Closer Than Ever to Weaponizing Uranium, Building Nuclear Bomb – Report: Jerusalem Post staff, Jerusalem Post, Feb. 6, 2024 — A new report from the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) is sounding the alarm on Iran’s closeness to going nuclear, upgrading its threat level to “Extreme Danger,” the highest of its six ratings, for the […]
Wednesday, February 7th 2024
John W. Miller and Ari Cicurel The Hill, Feb. 6, 2024 “When asked whether U.S. strikes have succeeded, President Biden said, “Are they stopping the Houthis? No. Are they going to continue? Yes.” With U.S. strikes against Iran-linked targets on Feb. 2, President Biden attempted to fulfill his vow to “hold all those responsible to account” for a Jan. 28 drone attack on a […]
Jonathan Spyer The Spectator, Feb. 5, 2024 “Why is the White House continuing with a strategy that will do nothing to deter Iran and will only lead to more American deaths?” Nine years ago, Barack Obama, with his vice president Joe Biden at his side, announced the Iran nuclear deal. Ayatollah Khamenei’s regime would not enrich […]
Sunday, January 21st 2024
SHABBAT READING The March of Folly: פרשת בא: BO • 5771, 5784, The Rabbi Sacks Legacy — There is a fascinating moment in the unfolding story of the plagues that should make us stop and take notice. At the opening of this week’s parsha, seven plagues have now struck Egypt. The people are suffering. Several times Pharaoh seems to soften, only […]
Friday, January 19th 2024
Vivian Yee and Farnaz Fassihi NY Times, Jan. 17, 2024 “But this week, Iran acted on its own and announced its actions, publicly framing the missile strikes as vengeance.” After hitting targets in neighboring Pakistan, Iraq and Syria with missiles, Iran talked tough on Wednesday, playing up — to friends and foes alike — not only its […]
Seth J. Frantzman Jerusalem Post, Jan. 17, 2024 “The Al-Ain report could reflect new serious information about the Houthis and their positioning of missiles and drones. It could also reflect the wider regional concerns in the Gulf about the Houthis choosing to escalate.” The Houthis may be repositioning some of their missiles and drones after […]
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on January 30, 2023. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]](https://isranet.org/storage/Untitled-design-87-2.png "Secretary Blinken Meets With Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on January 30, 2023. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]")
