The application of de facto sovereignty and governance on the ground is the core of political action that can keep Jerusalem whole. The struggle for sovereignty in Jerusalem has transitioned from ‘Jerusalem on High’ – high-powered political summits, to ‘Jerusalem of Below’ – the conduct of decent daily life in the city for Arab and Jewish residents alike.
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of Jewish Israelis think Israel should maintain its sovereignty over the Temple Mount
Cutting Arab neighborhoods in the east and north out of Jerusalem’s municipal jurisdiction is a bad idea; a slippery slope towards a full-scale political division of the city.
On the launch of JISS.
“Grapevine,” by Greer Fay Cashman, The Jerusalem Post, November 15, 2017
New poll from new conservative think thank
New conservative think tank hosts ‘Challenges of United Jerusalem’ conference
New institute promotes a ‘conservative strategic worldview’
Zeev Elkin vs. Nir Barkat at the inaugural conference of JISS. Should Kafr Akab and Shuafat be cut out of the Jerusalem municipality or not?
Israel shouldn’t pay the EU one red cent of “compensation” for dismantling illegally-built EU settlements in Area C.
By tabling creative coexistence proposals, pushing core issues to the top of the agenda, suggesting innovative alternatives to the problematic two-state paradigm, and articulating red lines that are clear and broad.
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By the experts of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security
The struggle over legal reform has caused enormous damage to the State of Israel. On the political level, the image of American…
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad might have decided to cement his friendship with Tehran, fearing that Moscow’s capacity to invest in Syria’s reconstruction…
The movement of Syrian fighters to Ukraine will significantly impact Syria’s internal dynamics, and Israel needs to monitor the situation closely.
Global Powers, Israel, must reject recognizing Taliban regime.
Eleven policy prescriptions for Israel’s new government, reflecting the insights of JISS fellows who jointly surveyed the challenges Israel's leaders are facing…
The Muslim Brotherhood’s intricate economic and financial networks are integral to its transnational operations and the propagation of its ideology. Addressing the…
The two institutes aim to bring about a better understanding of the Middle East.
This paper reviews the responses of Middle Eastern countries to the spread of the coronavirus and highlights diplomatic and defense implications stemming…
Israel should act to implement the Trump Plan and reap its early rewards, because it transforms the Mideast peace paradigm. Most importantly,…
Israel must be ready to tackle Iran militarily on its own and fight a pre-emptive war with Hizballah.
Trends and likely developments over the coming year in Israel’s strategic environment. By fellows of JISS, December 2019
By changing the discourse about settlements, the Trump administration is laying the groundwork for realistic negotiation. Even if you think that Israeli…
The IDF must return to the fundamentals: ground maneuver to achieve “hachra’a” – decisive outcomes.
Israel’s strategic situation doesn’t brook inertia.
A National Security Policy Plan for Israel. by the fellows of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. September 2019
Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign must not be curtailed before Iran’s leaders truly have no choice but to capitulate to Western demands.
Even an interim Israeli government can build in Jerusalem, counter the intrusions of foreign agents, and invest in all sectors of Israel’s…
The new JISS national security plan says avoid risky diplomatic escapades and prepare for war.
He has cornered himself into a situation where he has zero credibility and zero leverage on Israel, the US, the international community,…
Trump’s landmark Golan decision asserts the law of diminishing returns: Arabs who refuse to make peace with Israel lose rights and assets…
Israel must administer Area C effectively and with much more authority, whether it wishes to either hold the territory as an effective…
It is inconceivable that the Trump plan will parrot the stale Clinton/Obama parameters of yesteryear or force any “peace paradigm” on Israel.
Assaults on Israeli sovereignty must be met by an Israeli counter-assault.
Some hard-left Jews are out to sabotage the Birthright program. They are cutting away the limb – love for, and identification with,…
The Saudi Crown Prince isn’t a democrat or a strategic savior, but don’t give the evil leaders of Turkey and Iran a…
Reducing enemy capabilities and ambitions in Gaza requires Israeli military readiness and government willingness to use force intermittingly, while maintaining a healthy…
The INSS unilateral disengagement plan is neither new nor logical.
Israel must continue to take the offensive against Iran’s nuclear program, without reliance on international inspectors.
In pursuit of peace, it’s high-time that the PLO be showered with the “tough love” once reserved uniquely for Israel. And Israel’s…
Israel should be defending itself against Erdogan by blocking his Jerusalem incursion, and taking the offensive against Erdogan by impeding his military…
The Clinton-Obama parameters haven’t worked – not for 25 years of peacemaking efforts since Oslo. They have lead to deadlock and much…
The deep “psychological asymmetry” employed by Hamas and Fatah as a strategic weapon against Israel is working. How to handle this? Here…
Israel should be preparing for a paradigm change with regard to administration of the territories; a move beyond rotten reliance on Fatah…
What is Western support for “Israel’s right to exist within secure and recognized borders” worth if those borders cannot be defended?
The broader context to US President Trump’s recent decisions to nix the nuclear deal with Iran and to move the US embassy…
Despite military threats and other challenges, the State of Israel is winning on all fronts. Israel is stronger and healthier than all…
The Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism, which met last week in Jerusalem, needs focus.
Might more be done to advance an Iranian counter-revolution? Uri Lubrani certainly thought so, and he was not naive.
With the weakening of ISIS, the growing strength of Russia in Syria, and the continuing retraction of American involvement in the region…
Investment in eastern Jerusalem is the core of sovereign political action that will keep Jerusalem whole and make it prosperous for all.
Harper and Pence have offered moral and spiritual leadership for the world. Their momentous Knesset speeches were epoch-making events.
There are competing narratives about Israel: that it is flying-high, or that it is heading towards disaster. Wise and important actors around…
The IDF is building an impressive capacity to crush Hezbollah, Hamas and Iranian assets in future fighting. But it must not neglect…
Trump’s new US national security document is a robust statement of American strategic realism; a necessary corrective to Obama-era enfeeblement and self-flagellation.…
After recognizing Jerusalem, America’s next move should be banishing the EU from regional diplomacy.
Israel should not bear-hug the problematic Saudis, nor fall prey to over-enthusiastic fantasies. Don’t assume that MBS is the answer to Israel’s…
Pushing-back against Palestinian denialism and global defamation of Israel.
No duplicitous decrees by supreme or smiling ayatollahs should deflect our attention from Tehran’s dangerous moves.
According to a new JISS public opinion poll, division of Jerusalem would be “strategic irresponsibility” and would “endanger the future of the…
The application of de facto sovereignty and governance on the ground is the core of political action that can keep Jerusalem whole.…
Cutting Arab neighborhoods in the east and north out of Jerusalem’s municipal jurisdiction is a bad idea; a slippery slope towards a…
Israel shouldn’t pay the EU one red cent of “compensation” for dismantling illegally-built EU settlements in Area C.
By tabling creative coexistence proposals, pushing core issues to the top of the agenda, suggesting innovative alternatives to the problematic two-state paradigm,…
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More than one million Jewish pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem’s Western Wall during the High Holiday period. So let’s keep Kotel “crises” in…
Netanyahu has driven Israel forward on the basis of a coherent strategic worldview and improved Israel’s fortunes.
The sifting project has turned the Wakf’s criminal dump of the most sensitive and valuable archaeological dirt on the globe – a…
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Watch the recording of the JISS symposium from January 18, 2023.
Watch the recording of the JISS - BNAI BRITH webinar, January 4, 2023
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A briefing by expert of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security
Briefing by Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman - October 17, 2021
Watch the recording of the conference that took place December 21, 2020
Video briefing by Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy, director general of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi,…
Two years ago, President Donald Trump made a courageous and historic decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the US…
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Happy 77th Independence Day to the State of Israel—above all, we hope for days of peace, security, and prosperity for all of…
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Conservative Israeli Think Tank: Changes in the Legal System Could Lead to War – Israel Must Adopt New Paradigm
Conservative think tank warns judicial overhaul is causing ‘enormous damage’ to Israel
Top defense officials debate if IDF reserves are ready or in chaos
Houthi/Iranian attacks on the UAE are a response to losses in Yemen
Israel responds to 400 rockets fired from Gaza Interview with Dr. David Koren
Game of sovereignty: Experts imagine the 'day after' A special simulation game on sovereignty was played by experts of the Jerusalem Institute…
JISS Poll: Israelis favor sovereignty in Jordan Valley, Judea and Samaria A Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security poll shows that 60%…
US envoy urges Germany not to celebrate Iran’s Holocaust-denying regime. Dr. Yossi Mansharof: The German government’s planned participation in the 41st anniversary…
Unity missing ingredient for success. JISS national security document says: The most important challenge facing any government in Israel is nurturing cohesion…
Israel's military says it must be ready to tackle Iran on its own. Yoav Limor sits down with the former head of…
Is Netanyahu planning a preemptive attack against Hezbollah? The JISS forecast for 2020 lit a fire under the Israeli defense establishment and…
A thunderous quiet. JISS: Prepare to take independent military action against Iran; and conversely, prepare for the opposite scenario: that there will…
What Israel needs is strategic patience, there are no more existential threats. On the new book by Dr. Uzi Rubin of JISS…
How Israel's Conflict With Iran Will Be Different in 2020. As Netanyahu's associates talk about an Iranian effort to deploy a ring…
Israel needs 360 degrees of air defense to stop Iran: defense expert. Uzi Rubin, ‘father’ of the Arrow, gives Israel mixed grade…
Experts at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS), a foreign affairs and defense think tank, gave The Jerusalem Post a…
Israeli, Moroccan Host Kushner for Peace Breakfast. The breakfast was hosted by VP of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security Col.…
"There is no good or bad terrorism. Iran cannot threaten Israel's destruction" Sujan R. Chinoy, Director-General of the Institute for Defense Studies…
Think tank urges ‘national unity’ in face of Iran and other threats. To meet the challenges ahead, Israel must focus on social…
Defense and Security experts from the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security sit down with Israel Hayom and outline their new national…
National Cohesion must be Top Priority for Next Government. New JISS national security plan emphasizes preparedness for war and social solidarity.
Iran: Back in Focus. A report on the JISS conference about confronting Iran.
Official: Israel must be careful in its relations with Gulf states.
Former IDF Deputy Chief: Israel Should Be Wary Of Gulf States. Israeli, Turkish, and other leaders discuss regional cooperation in Eastern Mediterranean,…
EX-IDF DEPUTY CHIEF: BEWARE OF GULF STATES, THEIR VALUES ARE DIFFERENT THAN OURS . Yair Golan says Israel should solidify control of…
INSS vs. JISS: Worthy Intellectual Battles. Two rival think tanks with deep differences in approach to security matters.
Iran is now manufacturing, upgrading missiles in Iraq, sources say. Speaking at JISS, strategic affairs minister warns of scenario in which Iran…
Defense minister accidentally reveals sensitive information. Speaking at event hosted by Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman details IDF…
Liberman at JISS: US Sanctions Will Reduce Iran’s Terror Financing Former NSC Chief Yaakov Amidror says Russia will be embarrassed when IDF…
Poll: 91% of Israelis favor strikes on Iranian assets in Syria. Some 77% of respondents believe Israel must pursue hard-line policies to…
Winning hasbara strategies. Emphasize shared values and Israel’s desire for peace, and don’t be embarrassed by Israel’s strength.
Forcing Iran out of Syria. It may take a full-scale war, but it’s worth it, says General Amidror.
PM Netanyahu: Israeli Air Force is now at peak capability. General Golan at JISS: Israel must do everything within its power to…
Question of IDF Readiness For Next War Is Unanswerable. .Amidror, Lerman and Golan at JISS conference
Ex-IDF Deputy Chief at JISS: Gaza-West Bank Split Good for Israeli Security.
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of Jewish Israelis think Israel should maintain its sovereignty over the Temple Mount
On the launch of JISS. “Grapevine,” by Greer Fay Cashman, The Jerusalem Post, November 15, 2017
New poll from new conservative think thank
New conservative think tank hosts 'Challenges of United Jerusalem' conference
New institute promotes a 'conservative strategic worldview'
Zeev Elkin vs. Nir Barkat at the inaugural conference of JISS. Should Kafr Akab and Shuafat be cut out of the Jerusalem…
JISS's Worthy Intellectual battles. Op-ed column.
