Author: Nadav Eyal

Former defense minister Yoav Gallant breaks his silence, accusing politicians of leaking classified details to derail hostage deal talks with Hamas. He defends his handling of the war in the face of an international arrest warrant against him. ‘I am proud to be accused of defending the State of Israel’. Part two of the full…

Since his dismissal as defense minister, Yoav Gallant stayed silent—until now. In an extensive interview with Nadav Eyal, he shares his version of how the war unfolded for the first time: From the devastating early-morning phone call with the IDF chief, to the grim faces in the command bunker and the realization that the war…

Commentary: Assad’s regime collapse marks a rare moment, but Syria’s new leadership may eventually demand the return of the Golan Heights; in his final hours in power, Assad raged, attempted bribery and accused his generals of corruption before fleeing The Middle East often brings prolonged and grinding tragedy for all of us. Yet there are very…

Analysis: Intelligence in the world and in Israel was completely surprised by the successes of the Syrian rebels, who overthrew the brutal regime; Israel’s government considers its response  Assad’s forces retreat from Homs At different stages of the war, three different factors came to Assad’s aid. The first is, of course, Vladimir Putin, who made…