Insights Into The News

The Never-Ending Debate Over the Iran Deal

Tablet Mag Arms-control agreements tie the earth-shattering drama of great power politics to a set of vague and highly technical obligations and tradeoffs, the larger significance of which can sometimes only be glimpsed in retrospect. Moreover, they’re meant to last in perpetuity: Just as the Non-Proliferation Treaty is intended to permanently halt the spread of … Read more

Second Temple floor looked like this

Arutz7 Tiles from the courtyard of the Herodian Second Temple have been revealed and reconstructed in the Temple Mount Sifting project. Kobi Finkler, 06/09/16 17:36 | updated: 21:26 Share reconstruction of the floor reconstruction of the floor?????: ?????? ????? ?? ???? (??? ?????) At the Temple Mount Sifting Project at the Emek Tzurim national park … Read more

Cyberspace, the final frontier

Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaacov Amidror, Israel’s young cyber industry is proving to be a remarkable success story. Between the National Cyber Bureau and the budding Cyber Defense Agency, Israel can protect its infrastructure and cement its position as a global cybersecurity powerhouse. Sometimes dramatic advances are made in important fields far from the public eye, … Read more

Shocking Secret Deal Allows Iran to go Nuclear Sooner

AP news wire In what appears to be a confirmation of Israel’s suspicions that the Obama administration deceived the public regarding the Iran Nuclear Deal signed last year, a new document has surfaced revealing that Iran can reach the bomb sooner and quicker. Key restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program imposed under an internationally negotiated deal … Read more

No permanent allies or enemies, only permanent interests

Isi Leibler The reality is that Israel today is independently strong and able to resist global pressures Aware that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains an aggressive Islamist and presumably harbors as much love for Israelis as we do for him, the government was strongly criticized for the unpalatable concessions it granted to restore economic … Read more