“I will always give Israel the ability to defend itself, in particular as it relates to Iran and any threat that Iran and its proxies pose to Israel.” So declared Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the September…

The following article was adapted from an op-ed I published last week in YNET. The thesis bears repeating—and expanding—here. Subscribe Twenty-three years ago last week, on September 11, 2001, nineteen al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial aircraft and crashed them into the Pentagon,…

The following essay was written in the late summer of 2023, pre-October 7, in the period we in Israel now regard nostalgically. What a luxury it was, in retrospect, to lament the lack of an international film hub in Israel…

Is this period more like 1967, when Israel preemptively attacked its enemies? Or like 1973—when it failed to do so? This article was originally published in The Free Press.   For more than two weeks, Israelis have been waiting for…

A week ago, as the anticipated Iranian attack on Israel loomed, I wrote an op-ed for the Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot on the preferred military response. The article attracted attention for saying frankly—with clarity—the thoughts of a great many Israelis. The following…

Sharp shifts in American policy cast doubt over whether the US will have Israel’s back if it needs to preemptively strike Iran MICHAEL OREN AUG 07, 2024 81 30 Share The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group transits in formation…

Cityscape of Tel Aviv, also known as Silicon Wadi. (Photo by Shai Pal on Unsplash) Subscribe For four years I have been reporting on Israel’s high-tech sector and how it intertwines with its military counterpart. One of the things that struck…