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Former Senior Mossad Official: “We Won on Seven Fronts, but We Are Still Losing the Eighth” Sagiv Asulin, a former senior Mossad official and researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), is calling for the information and influence arena to be

“This Is the Standard Method of Israel’s Detractors – Anonymous Sources and Unverifiable Stories” Lt. Col. (res.) Adv. @MauriceHirsch4, a senior researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), criticized the way Naza presents its allegations against

Former Senior Mossad Official: “There Are Many More Things Cooking for What Comes Next” Sagiv Asulin, a former senior Mossad official and researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), marked two years since the pager operation, during which he was

Expert: “Collateral Damage Is Not Prohibited Under International Law - The Question Is Whether It Is Excessive” Lt. Col. (res.) Adv. @MauriceHirsch4, director of the Palestinian Authority Accountability and Reform Initiative at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign

Former Senior Mossad Official: “The Houthis Are Dictating Almost Everything to Saudi Arabia” Oded Ailam, former head of the Mossad’s Counterterrorism Division and a researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), argues that despite Saudi Arabia’s

Former Senior Mossad Official: “Hezbollah Didn’t Respond to the Destruction of the Ali Taher Complex Because It Can’t” Oded Ailam, former head of the Mossad’s Counterterrorism Division and a researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), says

“Time to Rethink the United Nations” Amb. (ret.) Alan Baker, Director of the International Law Program at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), writes in The Jerusalem Report that the UN was never designed to function as a supranational government or

Former Mossad Official: Iranian Pressure Is Pushing Gulf States Closer to Israel Oded Ailam, a former senior Mossad official and researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), says the threat from Iran and the Houthis is creating a strategic opening

JCFA Poll Gains U.S. Attention: 77% of Israelis Fear an October 7-Style Attack from Judea and Samaria New polling by the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA) is receiving attention in U.S. media and online outlets. The survey of 703 Israelis found that 77% of

Former Senior Mossad Official: “File a $200 Million Lawsuit Against the Filmmakers” Oded Ailam, former head of the Mossad’s Counterterrorism Division and a researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), is calling on Israelis who he says were

Fiamma Nirenstein: The Houthi Threat Is Pushing Saudi Arabia Back Toward Israel Dr. Fiamma Nirenstein, a senior fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), argues that the growing Houthi threat and Iranian pressure on regional shipping routes are

Middle East Expert: “Saudi Arabia Is Beginning to Surrender to the Houthis” Yoni Ben Menachem @BwMnhm, a Middle East expert and senior researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), says Saudi Arabia’s reported approach to the Houthis through Oman,

Middle East Expert: Only 13% of Palestinians Prefer Armed Struggle – 56% Favor Negotiations Yoni Ben Menachem @BwMnhm, a Middle East expert and senior researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), highlights a new JMCC poll of approximately 1,200

“Trump needs quiet until the midterms.” JCFA President Dr. @Dan_Diker says the U.S. is currently seeking to de-escalate with Iran and the Houthis. After the midterms, however, he believes Trump may “seriously consider a significant military campaign” against Iran.

Former Senior Mossad Official: “There Is an Opportunity to Fight the Houthis Shoulder to Shoulder with the Saudis” Sagiv Asulin @Sagivasulin2025, a former senior Mossad official and researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), says that the