The Deal with Iran
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- Putin’s Golan Comments: Implications for Israeli SecurityLost in the controversy of this week’s U.S.-Russian summit in Helsinki was President Vladimir Putin’s reference to the May 1974 Syria-Israel disengagement agreement. “The south of Syria should be brought [into] full compliance with the treaty of 1974 about the separation of forces [between] Israel and Syria,” he said, adding, “this will bring peace to [the] […]
- What the Stolen Iranian Nuclear Secrets Do, and Don’t, RevealAt least three of the nation’s largest newspapers carried front-page stories Monday detailing what Israeli officials told reporters about the hoard of Iranian nuclear secrets stolen from a Tehran warehouse in January. Although some may say that much of this information was already known or assumed, the accounts are fascinating for the details they reveal—and […]
- Neutralizing the Gaza Powder KegSince the end of March 2018, the Gaza-Israel border has witnessed repeated violent eruptions initiated by Hamas, including challenging the border and causing massive fires in Israel. With ongoing friction for months and scores of Palestinian fatalities, clashes have grown progressively more violent, risking deterioration into yet another Israel-Hamas war. In […]
- We Already Gave Syria to Putin, So What’s Left for Trump to Say?Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result may not meet the clinical definition of insanity, but it’s still a pretty good standard. It also happens to define both President Barack Obama’s and President Trump’s approaches to working with Russia on the Syrian civil war. Washington and Moscow have repeatedly issued joint statement […]
- Accepting Regime Forces in South Syria Will Only Further Iran’s GoalsWhen Hezbollah sends its elite Radwan division to a battlefront in Syria, it usually means that intense fighting is expected, and that the unit’s forces will be heavily involved. This pattern has been witnessed throughout Hezbollah’s intervention in the war, from al-Qusayr to Aleppo to Deir al-Zour. Radwan fighters were also temporarily deployed to the 2017 […]
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- Putin’s Golan Comments: Implications for Israeli Security
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