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Opinion: Israel and Greece in 2025

While Greece took a balanced stance at the UN, it deepened its strategic partnership with Israel through arms deals, energy agreements, and increased trade.

Opinion: Hezbollah’s Soul-Searching Reveals Its Defeat

Dr. Raphael Buchnik-Chen's analysis explores Hezbollah’s shifting strategic calculations following significant military and political setbacks.

Opinion: “Semi-Self Governance” of Regions that Lack Proper Governance

Israel, together with key countries around the world and in the Middle East and led by the United States, is debating the policy it should adopt toward countries or regions in its vicinity where there is no proper governance.

Opinion: Greenland: The Strategic Center of the High North

Greenland, which is under Danish sovereignty, is vital to American interests given the military presence of Russia and China and the nearby shipping lanes.

Opinion: Is the Moment at Hand to Rid Syria of its Chemical Weapons?

The collapse of the Assad regime has brought renewed focus on Syria's chemical and biological weapons (CBW) program, creating an opportunity for the international community to dismantle it.

Opinion: Levy’s Anti-IDF Argument Shows a Loss of Moral Direction

This opinion piece by Brig. Gen. Eran Ortal critiques Prof. Yagil Levy's claim, published in Haaretz, that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza have failed to uphold their self-proclaimed moral standards.

Opinion: The IDF’s Gamble in Lebanon

While recent successful strikes have weakened Hezbollah’s leadership and disrupted missile launches, Israel’s cautious advance—targeting infrastructure rather than direct confrontation—leaves Hezbollah’s ground units in a position to recover and potentially retaliate.

Opinion: The Future of Hamas and the War in Gaza After the Sinwar Era

With Yahya Sinwar gone, Hamas faces a crossroads: to pursue a settlement that could bring peace to Gaza, or to continue the conflict, serving Iranian interests at the expense of Palestinian lives.

Opinion: The Gaza Oil Myth

Experts insist that Israel’s actions in Gaza are primarily driven by security concerns related to Hamas, rather than resource acquisition. The spread of the Gaza oil myth illustrates the challenges of combating misinformation, especially when endorsed by credible institutions like the UN.