Israel-Hamas war

Experts from across the Atlantic Council are providing insight and analysis at speed and in depth on the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, Israel’s response, and how the emerging conflict is upending the Middle East and the world.

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In the News

Dec 5, 2018

Ferziger in Bloomberg Businessweek: As the Gulf Warms Up to Israel, a Synagogue Grows in Dubai

Civil Society Israel

New Atlanticist

Nov 12, 2018

Violence erupts between Gaza and Israel

By David A. Wemer

“This latest escalation, however, may be more difficult to contain. Israel may feel the need to respond with much stronger force given the number of rockets that have already hit Israel, including a bus earlier today," said Rachel Brandenburg, director fo the Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council.

Conflict Israel

New Atlanticist

Nov 7, 2018

Israel seeks to bridge the Gulf

By Daniel Kamlarz

With uncertainty among key regional powers, it is the ideal time to bring forward new strategic formulations like the construction of Israeli-Omani relations to create new paths toward regional stability.

Israel The Gulf

IranSource

Nov 1, 2018

Q&A: Ex-Mossad chiefs discuss the Iranian threat

By Holly Dagres

IranSource interviewed several ex-heads of Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, to ask their thoughts on Iran.

Iran Israel

In the News

Oct 31, 2018

Charai in Newsmax: Netanyahu’s Secret Visit to Oman: What Does it Mean?

By Atlantic Council

Israel Middle East

IranSource

Oct 4, 2018

The Hidden Message of Iran’s Syria Strikes: A View From Israel

By Shemuel Meir

An unusual strategic event took place this week in the Middle East. For the second time in over a year, Iran fired ballistic missiles on targets in Syria, a country that borders Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who never misses an opportunity to respond in the strongest terms—usually within hours—to any Iranian testing of […]

Iran Israel

IranSource

Oct 1, 2018

Netanyahu’s UNGA Accusations Give Iranians a Rare Good Laugh

By Holly Dagres

“I really, really think someone set him up,” Iran’s deputy foreign minister said in an initial reaction to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly on September 27. In an interview with state media, Abbas Araghchi and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is seated next to Araghchi, are […]

Iran Israel

New Atlanticist

Sep 10, 2018

Has Trump shut the door to Middle East peace with closure of Palestinian office?

By David Wemer

The decision to close the PLO office is seen by some as a reflection of the Trump administration’s growing frustration to secure a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians—even as the administration is set to unveil its proposed “deal of the century.”

Crisis Management Israel

IranSource

Aug 6, 2018

What Does the Ongoing Israel-Iran Confrontation in Syria Mean?

By MENASource

Tension continues to escalate along the Israeli-Syrian border with the recent regime southern offensive to oust opposition in the area and Israeli attacks on Iranian targets in Syria. Continued activity along the border is expected as Iran continues to solidify its hold on Syria. Yet Israel’s strategy is less clear as Iran continues to test the […]

Iran Israel

MENASource

Aug 2, 2018

What does the ongoing Israel-Iran confrontation in Syria mean?

By MENASource

Tension continues to escalate along the Israeli-Syrian border with the recent regime southern offensive to oust opposition in the area and Israeli attacks on Iranian targets in Syria. Continued activity along the border is expected as Iran continues to solidify its hold on Syria. Yet Israeli’s strategy is less clear as Iran continues to test the […]

Iran Israel

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