December 8, 2024

Abu Mohammad al-Julani: Who is Syria’s de facto ruler?

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham chief Abu Mohammad al-Julani checks the damage following an earthquake in Besnaya, in Syria’s rebel-held northwestern Idlib Province at the border with Turkey, on Feb. 7, 2023. Photo by Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images. (Israel Hayom) […]
December 8, 2024

IDF deploying to buffer zone with Syria after regime’s collapse

IDF troops guard the Israeli side of the border with Syria in the Golan Heights, Dec. 8, 2024. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90. (JNS) — Israel Defense Forces troops have been deployed to the demilitarized buffer zone on the northern border […]
December 8, 2024

Despite risks, fall of Assad in Syria a net gain for Israel

An armed woman flashes the V for victory sign as Syrian Kurds celebrate the fall of capital Damascus to anti-government fighters, in the city of Qamishli on Dec. 8, 2024. Photo by Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images. by Yaakov Lappin […]
December 5, 2024

Syria’s new conflict and the implications for Israel

View of the border fence between Israel and Syria, northern Israel, Oct. 18, 2024. Photo by Oren Cohen/Flash90. by Avi Abelow (JNS) — The evolving situation in Syria demands scrutiny, especially regarding its repercussions for Israel’s security and the stability […]
September 20, 2024

On the fourth anniversary, Abraham Accords still the key to stability in the Middle East

A delegation of young leaders from Abraham Accords countries on the steps of the U.S. House of Representatives. Credit: Courtesy of ISRAEL-is. by Joan Leslie McGill (USIEA) — September 15 marked the fourth anniversary of the Abraham Accords, signed by […]
September 13, 2024

Apparent Israeli ground raid takes out major Iranian missile center in Syria

Special forces operators from the Israeli Air Force’s Shadag unit take part in a combat exercise in a built-up area at the Palmachim Airbase, July 12, 2020. Credit: IDF Spokesperson. by Yaakov Lappin (JNS) — According to foreign media reports, […]
September 13, 2024

The Islamic Kingdom of Jordan

King Abdullah II of Jordan. Photo by Gevorg Ghazaryan/Shutterstock. by Jonathan Feldstein September continues to go down as a bad month for peace in the Middle East, particularly relating to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Israel and Palestinian Arab terrorists. […]
June 13, 2024

IDF chief talks security with Arab counterparts in Manama

Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, Jan. 23, 2024. Credit: IDF. (JNS) — Israel’s top general met this week in Bahrain with counterparts from several Arab militaries to discuss security coordination, Axios reported on June 12. The meeting […]
June 9, 2024

Who cares about Christians being persecuted in Pakistan?

Tucker Carlson in Miami on Nov. 17, 2022. Credit: Aleksandr Dyskin/Shutterstock. by Jonathan Feldstein If you were to read this article about the first Christian woman in Pakistan to become a brigadier general, you’d think that Pakistan was a bastion […]
April 5, 2024

My Trip From Beirut to Tel Aviv — Taking the Pulse of a Tense Israel

IDF tanks take part in a military exercise in the northern Golan Heights, April 1, 2024. Photo by Michael Giladi/ Flash90. by Jonathan Feldstein Last week, I went to Beirut, at least according to Google Maps and Waze. I was […]
March 11, 2024

IDF: Many Lebanese reaching out to Israel, fearful Hezbollah will drag them into war

Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee. Photo by Eric Sultan. (JNS) — The Israel Defense Force’s Arabic-language spokesman Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee said on March 10 that many Lebanese citizens are contacting him with concern that Hezbollah is leading the country into […]