Our delegation of northern Israel residents met with senior White House officials who reassured us that the administration is doing everything in its power to achieve a cessation of hostilities that would enable displaced Israelis to return to their homes. Senator @SenRickScott has been steadfast in his support for the State of Israel. Since October 7th,…
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, a field in rural Pennsylvania, and the twin towers of the World Trade Center. Close…
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 and to recall my abortive efforts to create one. What an indulgence it was to…
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 war. Immediately after the July 31 assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran,…
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 is an adaptation of that piece. In response to Iran’s impending retaliatory attack against Israel,…
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 (US Navy) With Iran and its proxies threatening to launch a massive attack against Israel,…
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 me early on in my career (and which has only been reinforced since October 7)…
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Calls for action against Iran are merely calls. Needed urgently are concrete measures. MICHAEL OREN JUL 25, 2024 100 58 Share Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the U.S. Congress, July 24, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO) Subscribe “In the Middle East, Iran’s axis of terror confronts America, Israel and our Arab friends,” Israeli Prime Minister declared in the…
