Communications

"None of us experts on Palestinian affairs -- especially here in Israel -- thought about Sinwar as the person who would replace Haniyeh," said Yohanan Tzoreff, a senior researcher at the Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies who specializes in Israeli-Palestinian relations. "One [major] reason why Sinwar is the [new] leader is Iran," he added.

It would appear that the terrorist atrocity committed by Hamas on October 7 did not lead to any significant change in the way that Israeli society thinks about the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The trauma is fresh and unfathomably profound; anger at Hamas is still intense and a strong urge to take our revenge against the brutal organization and all Palestinians...

Yohanan Tzoreff, Senior Researcher, Institute for National Security Studies: "Most of them didn't pay attention during the last 14 years to the Palestinian issue, because they got what the rightists say that there is no possibility to reach agreement with the Palestinians. We are standing at the end of the conflict. If we are not going to take the decisions that we need to...

“It was clear from the beginning, as soon as the details of Hamas’ murderous attack emerged, that this would be a very long battle because Israel will not be able to stay silent on such an event,” said Yohanan Tzoreff, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies. “Israel has to eliminate Hamas’ military power, and this can take time because the nature of...

“The clans are a thing of the past,” said Yohanan Tzoreff, a senior researcher at the Tel Aviv Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), and an expert on Israeli-Palestinian relations. “Relying on them is relying on a broken reed.”

The Hamas leadership is seeking a permanent cease-fire and the withdrawal of all Israeli troops from Gaza. Under such a scenario, Hamas would try to portray this as a win, said Yohanan Tzoreff, a former Israeli military officer who's now at Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security Studies. "When we're talking about organizations like Hamas, the idea is how to...