INSS

The Likud primary: Trolling as a way to gain support – opinion

War and destruction plague the nation while politicians try to ‘boom boom boom’ the consciousness of this away. Israel suffers from a governing culture that is only skilled at projecting power

MK Tally Gotliv attends a hearing on petitions against the government’s dismissal of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025.
A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam,Oman, July 14, 2026.

Iran unlikely to ever willingly surrender control over Strait of Hormuz, INSS expert claims

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah attend the Likud Party's election campaign opening event in Jerusalem, Jan 21, 2020.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu has an insurance policy - it's called Israel's opposition – opinion

Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran.

INSS: Israelis as concerned about violence between social groups as Iran acquiring nuclear weapons


Ex-IDF intel chief rejects critics, says Syrian reactor never turned ‘hot’

Amos Yadlin pushes back against claims by the former Mossad chief who characterized the delay in identifying the threat as an intelligence failure.

Former IDF chier Amos Yadlin (Left) and former mossad head Tamor Pardo argue over Israel's intelligence on the Syrian nuclear reactor

The Lounge

Chelsea FC players Charly Musonda, Eden Hazard, and Ross Barkley participate in the team's initiative against antisemitism, January 2018

U.S. defends role of Lebanon army as Israel threatens to attack it

Such a public difference of opinion between two close allies is remarkable.

A poster of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in southern Lebanon

LIVE: Key gov., military leaders on Israel's critical future challenges

Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Liberman will discuss Israel's security challenges on the second day of the 2018 INSS conference.

Gilad Erdan speaks at the INSS Conference, 31 January 2018

Jordanian scholar: Shared concern over Iran not enough for Israel-Sunni alliance

“The Palestinian narrative runs deep in [Arab] cultures.”

File: Jordan's King Abdullah II greets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House in Washington

Ex-CIA Director Petraeus: Everything can be hijacked, weaponized

Petraeus also highlighted the growing threat of Hezbollah and other non-state actors.

CIA Director David Petraeus speaks to members of a Senate (Select) Intelligence hearing on "World Wide Threats" on Capitol Hill in Washington in this January 31, 2012 file photo.

Fmr. Defense Minister: Iran is most prominent threat to global stability

"Without the Iranian regime support, Hezbollah is useless."

A MILITARY truck carrying a missile and a picture of Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei drives in a parade marking the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war in Tehran

Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Israel: Jerusalem is Israel's capital

Former US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro sat down with 'The Jerusalem Post' to talk about the future of the peace process.

US AMBASSADOR Dan Shapiro addresses the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference in the capital

Survey: Israelis worry most about threats internally and from the north

The National Security Index shows how Israelis feel about major challenges to the country each year.

A Hezbollah fighter stands in front of anti-tank artillery at Juroud Arsal, the Syria-Lebanon border.

Weapons of mass media

Yoram Peri’s new book is a wake-up call to Israel and other liberal democracies fighting wars

Yoram Peri’s new book in Hebrew