The publication of a tender for the construction of 1,234 housing units in E1 crosses a threshold that Israeli governments have avoided for years. Previous governments advanced plans for the area, but stopped short of the tender phase due to American and European opposition and the associated diplomatic costs. The current government has chosen to move toward implementing construction as part of its declared policy of establishing facts on the ground, aimed at eliminating the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state. The choice...
In recent years, English Wikipedia has become a central link in a global ecosystem of generating, validating, and disseminating biased information. This information is replicated across search engines and artificial intelligence systems, through which it reaches broad audiences worldwide as reliable and authoritative knowledge. The systematic activity of a coordinated, ideologically motivated network of editors turns the platform into a significant infrastructure for knowledge poisoning with regard to Israel. This is executed through...
This situation report presents data regarding security incidents in Lebanon since the outbreak of the “Swords of Iron” War. The data includes, among other things, Israeli and foreign fatalities, the scope of launches carried out by Hezbollah toward Israel, the number of alerts, monitoring of Hezbollah’s statements, the scope of displacement in Lebanon, as well as data regarding offensive activity in the arena. The data is based on official sources and open-source intelligence (OSINT) collection and is updated on an ongoing basis.
More than a decade separates the announcement of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from the announcement of the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) in September 2023. For the new initiative, this is an advantage: it can learn from the Chinese experience. Rather than viewing IMEC merely as an alternative to the BRI, this article examines what lessons can be drawn from the latter’s successes and failures. The Chinese experience points to the advantages of gradual and flexible development, which could enable...
The new Gaza roadmap, formulated within the framework of President Trump’s Board of Peace, seeks to translate the 20-Point Plan and UN Security Council Resolution 2803, having approved it from a conceptual framework to a detailed implementation plan. On the one hand, it modifies some of the security assumptions on which these documents were based; on the other hand, it may represent the only practical framework for transferring power from Hamas and establishing an alternative governing authority in the Gaza Strip. As the framework...
Following American pressure, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi presented an ambitious plan to disarm the pro-Iranian militias. He even set an ultimatum for its implementation: September 30, the date on which the U.S.-led international coalition’s mission against ISIS is scheduled to conclude. As the deadline approaches, the magnitude of the challenge is becoming increasingly apparent amid internal divisions among the militias. While pragmatic militias, whose leaders seek to strengthen their own political influence, have...
In recent weeks, talks have been underway in Cairo on the formation of an expanded national list ahead of the Palestinian Legislative Council elections scheduled for November. This list would include Fatah figures opposed to Abu Mazen alongside Hamas members, and possibly Palestinian Islamic Jihad as well. The composition of such a list would effectively allow Hamas to integrate into the Palestinian political system without being required to recognize the agreements signed between the PLO and Israel or place its weapons under the...
The Trump administration’s announcement of “Operation Economic Outcast” marks a transition to a new phase in the campaign against Iran. After roughly six months of fighting, during which Tehran suffered severe damage, the full picture of the campaign remains incomplete: maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has not returned to normal, and the nuclear issue remains unresolved. In light of this, Washington is seeking to shift the center of gravity: relying less on further expansion of the military campaign and leaning...
On the night between August 17 and 18, 2026, the Israeli Air Force conducted an unusual strike deep inside Syrian territory, a mere 60 km from the Turkish border. Eight missiles struck the runways at the Abu al-Duhur military airfield in Idlib Governorate. The Prime Minister’s Office de facto confirmed the strike, clarifying that the deployment of Turkish forces on Syrian soil constitutes a red line for Israel. According to the Prime Minister’s Office statement, a security status quo had formed between the countries,...
The Threat Perceptions Index recently published by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) presents a troubling paradox. Only 14 percent of the public view a large-scale natural disaster as one of the three main threats to Israel over the next five years, and only 5 percent regard it as the most significant threat. Among the experts surveyed, the figures are even lower: 10 percent and 3 percent, respectively. Yet when the public was asked what would happen if such a scenario were to materialize, 64 percent estimated that...
In recent years, the competition between China and the United States in the field of artificial intelligence has expanded beyond the race to develop advanced models. It now extends into distribution, institutional design, standards, value chains, and partnerships that will shape the industry’s future. While the United States seeks to preserve its advantage through over key technologies and in collaboration with its allies, China is advancing a control strategy that relies on open models, reduced costs, infrastructure, and...
Introduction
In recent years, a considerable effort has been devoted to countering attempts by authoritarian state actors to disseminate manipulated information that undermines liberal democratic institutions and influences domestic audiences. These activities, often referred to as influence operations,[1] have prompted the European Union to go as far as stating that: “Tanks or missiles are no longer the main weapons in attacks on democratic societies. FIMI[2] has become one of the defining security and foreign policy challenges of...
