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Without trustworthy leadership, resilience alone cannot keep Israel whole

A society can endure war; but without faith in its leadership and a steady moral compass, resilience alone cannot keep Israel whole

Israeli anti-government protesters hold placards and flags during a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv in November. Some 83% of the public say they are worried about Israel’s internal social tensions.
US Navy ships operate as a joint, multi-domain force with a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, November 13, 2025.

US may impose blockade on Iran rather than a 'kinetic attack,' expert says

 A fundamental key to the success of Israel’s air defense lies in the multilayered defense system that many countries around the world are trying to copy. Here, rockets fired by Hezbollah are intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system over the Upper Galilee last August.

After Donald Trump claimed the Iron Dome: Is it Israeli or American? - analysis

HADAS LORBER, Michael Herzog, Eyal Hulata, Pnina Sharvit Baruch, Akiva Tor, at INSS Annual International Conference, February 25, 2025

‘Israel cannot put all its eggs in one basket’: A stable alliance faces growing scrutiny in America


Ex-IDF intel chief rejects critics, says Syrian reactor never turned ‘hot’

Amos Yadlin pushes back against claims by the former Mossad chief who characterized the delay in identifying the threat as an intelligence failure.

Former IDF chier Amos Yadlin (Left) and former mossad head Tamor Pardo argue over Israel's intelligence on the Syrian nuclear reactor

The Lounge

Chelsea FC players Charly Musonda, Eden Hazard, and Ross Barkley participate in the team's initiative against antisemitism, January 2018

U.S. defends role of Lebanon army as Israel threatens to attack it

Such a public difference of opinion between two close allies is remarkable.

A poster of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in southern Lebanon

LIVE: Key gov., military leaders on Israel's critical future challenges

Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Liberman will discuss Israel's security challenges on the second day of the 2018 INSS conference.

Gilad Erdan speaks at the INSS Conference, 31 January 2018

Jordanian scholar: Shared concern over Iran not enough for Israel-Sunni alliance

“The Palestinian narrative runs deep in [Arab] cultures.”

File: Jordan's King Abdullah II greets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House in Washington

Ex-CIA Director Petraeus: Everything can be hijacked, weaponized

Petraeus also highlighted the growing threat of Hezbollah and other non-state actors.

CIA Director David Petraeus speaks to members of a Senate (Select) Intelligence hearing on "World Wide Threats" on Capitol Hill in Washington in this January 31, 2012 file photo.

Fmr. Defense Minister: Iran is most prominent threat to global stability

"Without the Iranian regime support, Hezbollah is useless."

A MILITARY truck carrying a missile and a picture of Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei drives in a parade marking the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war in Tehran

Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Israel: Jerusalem is Israel's capital

Former US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro sat down with 'The Jerusalem Post' to talk about the future of the peace process.

US AMBASSADOR Dan Shapiro addresses the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference in the capital

Survey: Israelis worry most about threats internally and from the north

The National Security Index shows how Israelis feel about major challenges to the country each year.

A Hezbollah fighter stands in front of anti-tank artillery at Juroud Arsal, the Syria-Lebanon border.

Weapons of mass media

Yoram Peri’s new book is a wake-up call to Israel and other liberal democracies fighting wars

Yoram Peri’s new book in Hebrew