Meir Ben Shabbat

Israel’s enemies have learned to respect not only its military superiority, but also the resilience of its home front and the way Israeli society comes together in the face of an existential threat. The fundamental change we hope to see in Iran will come only when the ayatollah regime reaches the end of the road. Without that, everything achieved so far could prove temporary.

Turkey’s quiet push to entrench itself near Aleppo forced Israel’s hand. The strike worked, and now is not the time to accept limits on Israeli freedom of action – in this neighborhood, people tend to listen only once actions start speaking.

Israel’s actions this week in Syria and Gaza make its determination and the red lines it has drawn clearer than any diplomatic message could. The message is being heard in Tehran, Beirut, and Ankara – and in Washington too.

Meir Ben-Shabbat: The newly signed Mecca Joint Defense Agreement symbolizes several things.These include the rise of a strong central Sunni axis that sees itself as capable of serving as a …

Those who interpret Israeli rejection of the “15-Point Implementation Outline” for Gaza as capitulation to political constraints or as an electoral ploy are ignoring the profound shift that has taken …

Meir Ben Shabbat: Israel should continue striving for peace agreements, but not at the cost of relinquishing security assets or relying on agreements that could ultimately prove reversible.We must not …