A Policy-Oriented Think Tank Addressing Foreign Policy and National Security Issues for a Safe Israel

Efraim Inbar

Professor Efraim Inbar

Senior Researcher

Professor Inbar served at the head of JISS (October 2017-January 2025). He also serves as the Head of the program on Strategy, Diplomacy, and National Security at the Shalem College.

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Apply Sovereignty in Stages

Video briefing by Prof. Efraim Inbar and Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman about the Israeli government’s intention to apply Israeli law to parts of Judea and Samaria, including the Jordan Valley and Jerusalem envelope.

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How worried should Israel be about the Arab response to its extended sovereignty bid?

How worried should Israel be about the Arab response to its extended sovereignty bid?
Prof. Efraim Inbar: Palestinian opposition to an extension of Israeli law to the Jordan Valley is irrelevant. The lengthy negotiations with the Palestinians have led nowhere, and there is Israeli consensus that the Palestinian national movement is not ripe for accepting a historical compromise with the Jewish state.

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New Israeli Gov’t Sworn Into Office, Ending 18-Month Political Saga

New Israeli Gov’t Sworn Into Office, Ending 18-Month Political Saga
Prof. Efraim Inbar: Annexation can move forward as long as there is a willingness by the Israeli government to enter negotiations on the basis of President Trump’s Middle East peace plan, which calls for a simultaneous construction freeze in areas designated for a future Palestinian state.

The Security Border Israelis Want

Jordan Valley settlements were established by the Labor Movement,
and the late Yitzhak Rabin believed in them. Nearly all Israelis want
the Jordan Valley to remain part of the state, and we must not let this opportunity slip by.

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Build Jerusalem

US recognition of the eternal city as Israel’s capital and the Trump peace plan pave the way forward.

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Coronavirus has not changed the Middle East

Conflicts persist, and the revisionist powers continue their disruptive behavior. This includes Iranian subversion and acceleration of its nuclear project, as well as Turkey’s expansionism in Syria.

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