Observation ·
How the U.S. Attack on Iran Hurts Russia and China
By Zineb RibouaOperation Midnight Hammer deals a blow to the anti-Western alliance.
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Israel & Zionism
Latest Mosaic Content for Israel & Zionism
Observation ·
The Places Where Israelis Take Shelter, and Their Acronyms
By PhilologosMamad , mamak , mamam , mamats —how about some sleep?
Response ·
The Unsung Heroes Who Make Israeli Victory Possible
By Daniel PolisarCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
Israel’s Attack on Iran Is Reshaping the Middle East
By Jonathan Silver, Elliott Abrams, Amiad Cohen, Assaf Orion, John SpencerOperation Rising Lion.
Observation ·
Why the Attacks on Iran Won’t Lead to an Arab Embrace of Israel
By Hussein Aboubakr MansourThe rulers of the Gulf states are cheering every Israeli strike. But they now have less incentive to improve diplomatic relations with Jerusalem.
Monthly Essay ·
The Israeli Reservists Who Just Won’t Quit
By Daniel PolisarFighting Israel’s longest war, the IDF’s citizen soldiers are revitalizing the Zionist ideal.
Observation ·
The Israeli Raid on Syria That Exposed the Weakness of Hardened Targets
By John SpencerIran has assumed it can keep its assets safe by hiding them deep underground. The IDF's daring operation in Masyaf may have shattered that assumption.
Response ·
Ancient Jerusalem Reborn: The Discovery of the City of David—and the Palestinian Effort to Erase It
By Doron Spielman, Jonathan SilverCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
Hamas Is Not Just a Terrorist Organization
By John Spencer, Solomon MoshkevichAt the start of this war, the jihadist group had governing authority, territorial control, a functioning bureaucracy, and a trained army.
Monthly Essay ·
The Parking Lot That Determined the Future of Jerusalem’s Past
By Doron SpielmanIn the 1860s, a British explorer discovered the City of David. Fifteen years ago, the Palestinian Authority tried to stop those who wanted to follow in his footsteps.
Observation ·
Israel’s Second War of Independence
By Michael OrenThe generation fighting in Gaza and Lebanon is tempered, steeled, anything but fragile, and intensely patriotic.
Observation ·
The Long Postbiblical History of “Judea and Samaria”
By PhilologosThe controversial terms, unlike “West Bank,” were in common use until 1948.
Response ·
Status Quoism Is a Temperament, Not an Ideology
By Rafi DeMoggeCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
Why Some Western Liberals Love Palestinian Terror
By Calev Ben-DorCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
Why Israel Should Keep Open the Possibility of Palestinian Statehood
By Robert SatloffCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
Israeli Territorial Concessions Worsen Anti-Semitism in the West
By Evelyn GordonCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
Unless Israel Rejects Postmodern Strategy, It Won’t Be Able to Win
By Ran BaratzCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
Why the Accusation of Settler Colonialism Is So Hollow
By PhilologosThe question is not whether Zionism was settler colonialism; it’s what sort of settler colonialism it was.
Monthly Essay ·
To Save Itself from International Isolation, Israel Must Hold On to the West Bank
By Rafi DeMoggeThe diplomatic case against territorial concessions.
Response ·
The Classic Art of War Requires Integrating All Elements of Power
By H.R. McMasterCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
The IDF’s High-Tech Investments Paid Off, but They Came at a High Cost
By Edward LuttwakCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
What We Have Forgotten About War
By Victor Davis HansonCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
Going to School in a Shattered Druze Community
By William F.S. MilesSqueezed between two realities on the Golan Heights.
Monthly Essay ·
What’s Wrong with the Postmodern Military?
By Ran BaratzAfter fifteen months of war, and brilliant Israeli operations, Hamas and Hizballah have managed to avoid total defeat, and the IDF has not yet managed to secure total victory.
Response ·
The Policies of October 6 Kept Israel Safe—Until They Didn’t
By Shany MorCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
Israel’s Mistake Was Viewing Hamas as a Minor Nuisance
By Amnon LordCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
Jews Living in the West Bank Didn’t Undermine Israel’s Security or Empower Hamas
By Cole S. Aronson, Avi BellCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
The Peace Process Failed, but Its Bad Assumptions Live On
By Gadi TaubCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
A Year On, Israelis Still Haven’t Found a Name for the Current War
By PhilologosEven as it becomes clear who will emerge victorious.
Response ·
Maintaining the Status Quo Is a Choice
By Rafi DeMoggeCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
