Israel Dispatch

Editorial

The Anti-Israel Movement Is Moving From Protest to Power

The victory of Aber Kawas in a New York Democratic primary is being viewed by many as a local political story. It is not. The real story is much bigger and far more consequential: the anti-Israel...

How One Bullet Could Have Triggered a Nuclear Crisis

Imagine a single covert operation turning a diplomatic summit into the most dangerous international crisis of the decade. Imagine a peace conference in Switzerland ending not with a communiqué, but...

What Exactly Does Israel Get at the Negotiation Table?

In Switzerland, the United States and Iran wrapped up a new round of discussions on Monday, with Qatar and Pakistan, acting as intermediaries, reporting “positive momentum” and outlining a 60-day...

Talking to Hamas, Lecturing Israel: France’s Credibility Crisis

Israel’s response to France’s evolving diplomatic stance is becoming more informed by strategic concern rather than the normal diplomatic disagreements. In the context of Israeli security...

Who Will Israel Believe: Netanyahu or the Prosecutors?

There is an old legal saying: “When the facts are on your side, argue the facts. When the law is on your side, argue the law. When neither is clearly on your side, argue the process.”...

A Superpower Treating Strategy Like a Negotiating Mood Swing

Donald Trump’s approach to global crises reflects less a coherent doctrine of statecraft and more a personality-driven style of improvisation, fast, theatrical, and frequently self-reversing. In...

Why Israel Cannot Afford to Rush Judgment on Trump’s Iran Deal

There is an old Middle Eastern proverb: “Trust in God, but tie your camel.” Few issues illustrate that wisdom better than the emerging US-Iran memorandum of understanding. Across Israel, reactions...

How Long Can Israel Keep Fighting in Lebanon Without Clear Gains?

There is an old military warning that every commander eventually learns: winning battles does not always mean winning wars. Israel’s current campaign in southern Lebanon increasingly risks...

Investigation

How Long Can Israel Keep Fighting in Lebanon Without Clear Gains?

There is an old military warning that every commander eventually learns: winning battles does not always mean winning wars. Israel’s current campaign in southern Lebanon increasingly risks...

Why Europe’s Sanctions on Settlers Miss the Point

France’s reported effort to coordinate national sanctions against “violent” Israeli settlers marks another escalation in Europe’s increasingly direct involvement in Israel’s internal political and...

The Challenge of Deterring an Ideological Iran

For years, Israel’s security establishment has measured Iran through familiar indicators: uranium enrichment levels, missile stockpiles, proxy networks, and military capabilities. but the most...

Barnea’s Tenure and the Evolution of Mossad Operations

An intelligence agency is usually judged by what it reveals only decades later. But in Israel’s case today, the debate is widely about what is being revealed in real time: a shifting doctrine in which...

An Islamic NATO in the Making?

The discussion around a newly forming “Muslim Nexus” in the Middle East reflects a broader shift in regional security architecture that has been unfolding gradually over the past decade, and...

Why Beaufort Matters in Israel’s War Against Hezbollah

For many Israelis, the image of the national flag once again flying over the Beaufort fortress is more than a battlefield photograph. It is a powerful reminder of how profoundly Israel’s...

FPV Drone Threat Forces IDF to Rethink Northern Defense Doctrine

The remarks by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir during his operational assessment in the Mount Dov sector depict a major shift in the nature of Israel’s northern security challenge, one that is...

Iran’s Expulsion of Afghan Migrants

Iran’s large-scale deportation of Afghan migrants has drawn international attention and raised concerns among humanitarian organizations. Investigations suggest that millions of Afghan refugees have...