Herb Keinon
Top counterterror official Joe Kent quits, but poll shows Trump base still backs war - analysis
Israel’s illusions about Lebanon persist as tensions with Hezbollah escalate - analysis
Strength, memory, and faith: Netanyahu’s wartime worldview - analysis
A changing battlefield: Five takeaways from Israel's war with Iran, two weeks in
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Two weeks into the war with Iran, the military picture is rapidly evolving, even as broader patterns have begun to emerge.
Trump is signaling an exit from Iran war, but Israel may not be ready - analysis
Trump’s talk of a “complete” war soothed markets, but in Jerusalem, it raised fears he may declare victory too soon, pressuring Israel to stop before Iran and Hezbollah are fully degraded.
Despite rocky history, Israel once again weighing security zone in Lebanon - analysis
After October 7, Israel redrew its border doctrine around buffer zones. Now, as Hezbollah regroups in southern Lebanon, debate is growing over whether a new security strip is needed.
Netanyahu’s prediction fulfilled as Israel reshapes Middle East - analysis
“Israel's response to the unprecedented multi-pronged attack by Palestinian gunmen from the Gaza Strip will ‘change the Middle East,’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Israel’s war? Trump faces narrative battle shaping American support against Iran
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: That battle over perception – over whether this is Washington’s war or Netanyahu’s – may shape the level of support the war receives in the US.
Tehran's miscalculation: How Iranian missiles brought Gulf states, Israel together - analysis
By targeting every GCC member with missiles and drones, Tehran has achieved the unthinkable: placing Israel and Qatar on the same team. This strategic blunder may finally cement a regional axis.
From evacuation to forward defense: Israel shifts strategy against Hezbollah - analysis
Entire communities along the northern border were emptied amid fear that Hezbollah might try to penetrate the north as Hamas did in the south.
Netanyahu's 2015 Congress speech: A blueprint for action, not a failure - analysis
Netanyahu's 2015 Congress speech on Iran now seems prescient as Israel and the US strike Iran, highlighting a growing partisan divide over Israel in America.
After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, Israel saw justice, world saw escalation - analysis
In the nearly 40 years he was in power, Khamanei was responsible, through proxies such as Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and Hamas, for the deaths of thousands of Israelis and Jews worldwide.
From Barak to Herzog: Reflections on decades of covering Israeli diplomacy - comment
From prime ministers to the president, diplomatic trips reveal the evolution of Israel and its press.