Events

End of an Era: After 12 Consecutive Years of Netanyahu as Prime Minister, Lapid-Bennett Government to be Sworn In Panel with Prof. Guy Ben-Porat and Dr. Gayil Talshir

Not long ago, Benjamin Netanyahu became the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s history, even surpassing the tenure of the Jewish state’s founding PM David Ben-Gurion. Today, barring any last-minute developments, a new government will be sworn in, led for the very first time by Naftali Bennett (Yamina) and Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid). The change of […]

After 12 Consecutive Years of Netanyahu as Prime Minister, Bennett Set to Enter Lapid Government: Panel with Prof. Gideon Rahat and Dr. Yonatan Freeman

Israel to Lift All Covid-19 Restrictions | Panel with Prof. Ronit Calderon-Margalit and Prof. Nadav Davidovitch

IDF Strikes Gaza Building Where Int’l Media Offices Located, Claims Use by Hamas – Analysis by Colonel (res.) Adv. Pnina Sharvit Baruch

Colonel (res.) Adv. Pnina Sharvit Baruch will analyze the move from national security and legal perspectives. Sharvit Baruch is a Senior Research Associate at the Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies, where she heads the program on law and national security. She previously headed the International Law Department of the Military Advocate General Unit, […]

Amid Conflict with Gaza Strip, Internal Arab-Israeli Tensions Spill Over | Press Tour to the City of Lod

Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, some Israeli-Arabs have started rioting throughout the country, clashing with police and Jewish residents and in various cases targeting Jewish-owned businesses and setting fire to synagogues. The conditions in the mixed Jewish-Arab city of Lod, in particular, where the Israeli government has declared a state of emergency and ordered the […]

Amid Unrest in Jerusalem, Hamas and Islamic Jihad Target Israel with Rocket Barrage Tour of Israel’s border with Gaza

Following days of clashes in Jerusalem and escalating rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli government is considering a significant military response to quell Palestinian attacks.

Clashes in Jerusalem: US-Israel Relations Danny Ayalon The Impact on US-Israel Relations

Amid days of intensifying clashes in Jerusalem, the US State Department issued a statement calling on all sides to “exercise decisive leadership and work cooperatively together to lower tensions, end the violence, and reinvigorate long-standing coordination mechanisms and relationships that have served their shared interests over the decades.” Danny Ayalon will discuss the Biden Administration’s […]

Naval Skirmishes, Natanz, and Renewed JCPOA Talks Expert Panel on Israel, Iran and the US With Ms. Sima Shine and Col. (res.) Eldad Shavit

Amid recent alleged attacks on both Israeli and Iranian shipping vessels, and on the backdrop of US attempts to bring the Islamic Republic back to the nuclear negotiating table, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin landed in Israel Sunday morning. It marked the first time that a senior official in US President Joe Biden’s administration […]

From Jerusalem to the Gaza Strip: Israeli-Palestinian Tensions Erupt in Violence With Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel, Managing Director of the INSS

Following a series of rocket attacks, the Israeli security cabinet has green lighted a potential major military operation in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. This comes amid ongoing clashes in Jerusalem during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, and on the backdrop of the possible postponement of the first Palestinian legislative elections in 15 years. Brig. […]

Political Analysis By Prof. Eran Vigoda-Gadot

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s mandate expired last night. Prof. Eran Vigoda-Gadot will discuss the latest developments and their significance, and provide a political analysis on what might be expected next. Eran Vigoda-Gadot is a professor of Public Administration and Management, Political Science and Governance. He currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at […]