Nimrod Goren, the president of Mitvim, an Israeli think tank, said “the differences are now very public”, unlike in the past when they were usually quietly managed behind closed doors.
Nimrod Goren, the president of Mitvim, an Israeli think tank, said "the differences are now very public", unlike in the past when they were usually quietly managed behind closed doors.
Während Washington mit Teheran verhandelt, scheint Jerusalem an der Seitenlinie zu stehen. Dort fürchtet man eine voreilige Einigung, die ernsthafte Konsequenzen für Israels Sicherheit haben könnte.
Officially or not, Washington is now breaking the taboo and talking about its ally’s bombs.
“Netanyahu’s false narratives and Trump’s dominance over Israeli decision-making leave Israelis baffled."
“The cease-fire announcements themselves were very vague and contradictory,” said Yonatan Touval, an Israeli foreign policy analyst at Mitvim, an independent research group based in Tel Aviv. “We
The war between Israel and the United States against Iran began much like the summer 2025 conflict: a campaign of airstrikes and targeted killings directed at Iran, met by Tehran’s missile
We cross to Tel Aviv as the war in Iran enters its fourth week.
You are uniquely positioned to seize this rare diplomatic opening and spare the next generation the threats I grew up with and wars like the one I fought.
Israel’s leaders are naturally fixated on the war against Iran and Hezbollah’s missiles from Lebanon, but the threat that could ultimately prove most dangerous to their country is the loss of the
Escalation and Reaction in the Middle East’s New Regional War.
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The war with Iran has escalated beyond the U.S-Israel framework, posing a significant threat to the Iranian regime's survival. Iran may adopt a strategy of widening the conflict to pressure the
Rina Bassist, Israeli journalist, is our guest.
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It is unclear why it was necessary to construct such a complex structure to address Gaza’s well-known fundamental problems.
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This new configuration is not good news for Israel. Its formation is another unplanned consequence of the war.
What may seem like a technical disagreement is in fact a struggle over Gaza’s future governance. Roee Kibrik, head of research at Mitvim, the Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's trip to US secured all his primary objectives and left Israel without leverage as a conduit to Washington.
“On the other hand, it’s not really clear where all this is headed”
Donald Trump is probably the most popular person in the State of Israel. From Hostages Square to the Knesset and throughout the length and breadth of the country, American flags were raised in
“The rivalry between the two, which has seen various updates, is now changing yet again and Turkey has entered through the front door to be directly involved in the Palestinian issue.”
"Netanyahu’s calculations may flip from caving to pressure to trying to ensure his political survival"
Nimrod Goren, the president of the Mitvim Institute, an Israeli think tank, said that while the realization of the first stage of Trump’s plan “is a huge achievement,” the big questions about the
The problem with Donald Trump’s plan is that it actually consists of several plans without a detailed timetable.
Dr. Aziz Alghashian is a Saudi researcher specializing in the kingdom’s foreign policy strategies. He is a senior research fellow at the Mitvim Institute. Alghashian is especially known as an
Although the visit focused on economic matters, it also carried political significance, with important implications for Israel. Read here
This document is part of a series of policy papers within a joint project of the Mitvim Institute and the Berl Katznelson Foundation, aimed at thinking about the day after the war.
● Remarks on the situation in Gaza ● Hezbollah and Iran’s Regional Strategy ● Remarks on the Trump relocation proposal ● Analysis of the Saudi strategy and U.S. Relations ● Insights on the Iran
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Nadav Tamir on The Jerusalem Post
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(to view the interview in Fathom, click here)
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