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COMMENTS ON THE WAR IN GAZA

  • Colonel (res.) Prof. Gabi Siboni
  • Brig. Gen. (res.) Erez Winner

Gaza and the Hourglass Dilemma: The Urgent Need for a Decisive Victory

Israel’s military, political, and social stability depend on swift action in Gaza: With hostages suffering,...
שעון חול
  • Professor Efraim Inbar

Illusions of “The Day After”

The belief that Gaza can be transformed into a peaceful, demilitarized entity is no more...
uneral Of Three Commanders Of The Martyr Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades Palestinian militant group Hamas fighters attend the funeral of three commanders of the Martyr Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, after their remains are found.
  • Colonel (res.) Prof. Gabi Siboni
  • Brig. Gen. (res.) Erez Winner

Israel’s Gaza Campaign in Strategic Context

Israel cannot achieve its war goals without dismantling Hamas’s rule, separating it from Gaza’s population,...
רצועת עזה
  • Andrew Fox

The Route to the Day After

Israel aims to shape Gaza’s future by dismantling Hamas’s capabilities through calibrated military pressure, while...
Soldiers in Gaza
  • Professor Hillel Frisch

The Heavy Price of a Hostage Deal “At All Costs”

Moving on to the final stage of the hostage agreement will validate the path of...
הפגנה לשחרור החטופים
  • Professor Efraim Inbar

Time to Revise Israel’s Military Doctrine

Israel’s reliance on deterrence and early warning and its policy of containment/restraint have failed. Israel...
IDF Soldiers
  • Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror

The Unraveling of Iran’s Regional Strategy

Hezbollah’s decline, Syria’s collapse and Iran’s strategic failures have reshaped the region. No new threats...
דגל איראן
  • Professor Efraim Inbar

The Hamas Hostage Crisis: A Test of Israel’s National Resilience

As Israel grapples with the ongoing war, the growing focus on hostage negotiations raises critical...
Farewell to Bibas Family A woman in an orange shirt speaks into a microphone while standing beside others at a public gathering in Tel Aviv, Israel, on February 26, 2025. A funeral is being held for the former hostages, whose bodies were returned to Israel from Gaza last week after being abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023.
  • Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman

Translating Trump’s Disruptive Diplomacy into a New Reality in Gaza

עזה
  • Colonel (res.) Prof. Gabi Siboni

Where Will the Hostage Deal Lead?

Prioritizing personal security over national security carries immense risks for Israel’s citizens, and the message...
Gaza
  • Dr. Uzi Rubin

Has the IDF and Israel’s security concept relied too much on innovation and technology at the expense of basic military principles?

The answer to this question is multi-faceted and will only become clear if a full...
Iron Dome
  • Dr. Emmanuel Navon

Europe Can and Should be Part of Israel’s Victory

To complete its victory over Iran’s axis of aggression, Israel needs not only the United...
Olaf Scholz and Isaac Herzog.
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