Tag Archives: Israel

An arrest raid in Gush Etzion

Posted on February 26, 2024 by jonathanspyer

Jerusalem Post, 16/2 “You meet the terrorist at the end of the process, on the road, but there’s a whole system that leads up to that point, so if you can hit at what lies behind, and prevent it, then … Continue reading →

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Who Killed the Three US Soldiers In Tower 22?

Posted on February 3, 2024 by jonathanspyer

Jerusalem Post, 3/2 On Sunday, January 28, three US service personnel from the US Army Reserve’s 718 Engineer Company were killed at the Tower 22 outpost on the Jordan-Syrian border. An additional 34 soldiers were wounded, some suffering traumatic brain … Continue reading →

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A most discreet intervention

Posted on May 30, 2014 by jonathanspyer

Jerusalem Post, 30/5 Israel offering limited assistance to rebels in southern Syria Since the outbreak of the civil war in Syria in 2011, Israeli officials have observed events to the north with caution and concern.  The concern has derived from … Continue reading →

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Sisi wages ‘war by other means.’

Posted on May 10, 2014 by jonathanspyer

  Since the coup of July 3, 2013, Egypt’s de facto ruler General Abd al Fattah al-Sisi has pursued a clear and uncompromising policy toward the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s Islamists.  Sisi has blocked any return to politics for the … Continue reading →

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Israel-Syria Border Escalation

Posted on March 22, 2014 by jonathanspyer

Jerusalem Post, 21/3   This week’s events on the Israel-Syrian border are testimony to the extent to  which the effective disintegration of the Syrian state is producing a new  security reality in the North. Once, Syrian President Bashar Assad’s  regime … Continue reading →

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Not Quiet on the Northern Front

Posted on March 14, 2014 by jonathanspyer

New York Daily News, 11/3.  (Co-authored with Benjamin Weinthal)   The disintegration of the Syrian state into warring enclaves is bringing with  it new challenges and threats for Israel. Alarm bells have now been sounded on  Israel’’ shared northern border … Continue reading →

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Israel and Saudi Arabia – alliance of interests

Posted on October 25, 2013 by jonathanspyer

PJMedia, 24/10 Recent remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have fuelled renewed speculation of behind the scenes links between Israel and the Gulf monarchies. Netanyahu, speaking at the UN, said that “The dangers of a nuclear-armed Iran and the … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg interview on prospects for Iran negotiations

Posted on October 1, 2013 by jonathanspyer

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/gauging-global-concerns-over-a-nuclear-iran-6KU9l4HPTOy_OoWwxcwBxg.html

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Israel’s Summer is not quite over

Posted on August 30, 2013 by jonathanspyer

Tablet, 29/8 The late summer quiet in Israel is no longer reassuring. The apparently imminent US attack on Syria has people on edge. There is a late rush to renew gas masks. The comments by a junior Syrian minister threatening … Continue reading →

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The Israeli Debate over Syria

Posted on May 16, 2013 by jonathanspyer

Tablet Magazine, 14/5: The civil war in Syria has led to a keen debate among the professional echelon tasked with advising policymakers in Israel. This debate has been reflected in a more subdued public conversation and occasionally in spectacular events—like … Continue reading →

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