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Eli Cohen (in the middle) posing as Arab merchant Kamel Amin Thaabet, with his friends from the Syrian army on the Golan Heights overlooking Israel, mid-1960s. Credit: Syrian military personnel photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Has the body of Israeli hero Eli Cohen been recovered?

The Syrian opposition recently issued reports according to which the remains of Israeli spy Eli Cohen have been delivered to the Russians, in preparation for their return to Israel. The reports also gave details...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on April 4, 2019. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

In Moscow, Netanyahu thanks Putin for helping recover body of IDF missing soldier

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, just days before Israel’s general elections on April 9. In their public remarks, the two leaders discussed Russian assistance in...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin seen during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, on May 9, 2018. Credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.

Russia positions itself as ‘final judge’ in Syria amid escalating Israeli-Iranian tensions

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been engaged in a flurry of discussions recently, at least some of which are likely tied to Iranian activities in Syria. The meetings come...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with Russia's special representative for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin, in Jerusalem on Jan. 29, 2019. Credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.

After eight years of civil war, the return of Syria to the Arab world

Nearly eight years into the civil war in Syria, the government forces led by Syrian President Bashar Assad—and supported by Russia, Iran and Hezbollah—have regained control  of the majority of Syria. As the war appears...
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of U.S. Army, General Joseph Dunford, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the PM Office in Jerusalem, May 9, 2017. Credit: Matty Stern/USA Embassy of Tel Aviv.

American troop withdrawal from Syria would be ‘giving away a strategic bargaining chip’

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A decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to pull some 2,000 American special force troops from eastern Syria will provide a boost to Russia and Iran, but Israel should not play a prominent role...
Russia President Vladimir Putin and Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in May 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Russia warns Israel to stop ‘arbitrary’ airstrikes in Syria

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Russia warned Israel on Wednesday to stop its “arbitrary” airstrikes in Syria, saying that they should be “ruled out.” This comes just days after Israel launched a massive attack on numerous Iranian targets in Syria such...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 8th Annual International Cybersecurity Conference at Tel Aviv University on June 20, 2018. Credit: GPO/Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom.

With elections approaching, is Israel prepared for foreign cyber threat?

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As Israeli elections approach, the country’s cyber-security watchdogs are warning about attempts by foreign actors to disrupt and manipulate this essential democratic process. The issue came to the fore earlier in January, when the head...
From left: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ankara. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

By pulling out, America leaves Syria ‘deserted’ for Israel’s foes

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The Israel Air Force carried out airstrikes on Tuesday night against a series of targets involving Iranian weapons’ transfers to Hezbollah, as well as several senior members of the terror organization. Syrian air defenses...
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Nov. 14, 2018. Credit: Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian.

Who are the real isolationists in America?

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Ever since President Donald Trump astounded the world by announcing the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, commentators have been trying to work out the significance of this decision. Among those conservatives who believe America...
Syrian President Bashar Assad (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin with defense leaders in November 2017. Credit: Kremlin.ru via Wikimedia Commons.

Russian proposal apparently tied Iran-sanctions relief to withdrawal from Syria

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Russia recently proposed to Israel and the United States that Iran receive sanctions relief from some U.S. sanctions in exchange for the removal of Iran’s forces and its proxies from Syria, according to Israeli...