Publications

Will Benjamin Netanyahu Survive Israel’s Elections Next Week?

October 22, 2026 Ilan I. Berman The National Interest

Next week, Israelis will go to the polls in what will arguably be the most important election in the Jewish state’s 78-year history. It is the first electoral contest since the horrific events of October 7, 2023, in which Palestinian terror group Hamas massacred more than 1,200 Israelis, most of them civilians, and kidnapped 251 others. 

Lebanon’s calm gives Hezbollah time to rearm

October 19, 2026 Eran Ortal The Washington Times

A tense calm has prevailed in Lebanon since Israel’s military withdrew to the “yellow line” outlined in the June ceasefire between the two countries.

Progress on the trajectory outlined in the ceasefire agreement is stalled.