Israel

Moment‘s Israel coverage provides in-depth analysis, on-the-ground reporting, insightful interviews and more. From politics to poetry to people, Moment has everything you need to stay in the know about the state of the Jewish state.

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Aaron David Miller shares his thoughts on the hostage situation, Hamas, Gaza, the West Bank, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, regional and international ramifications, and where he thinks this war is headed in the coming weeks. ...
Moment Institute Fellow Nathan Guttman takes a deep dive into how the Israel-Gaza war is affecting the Republican presidential campaign and how Biden's response to the violence has shifted since the outbreak of war. ...
A look at the evolution of Hezbollah inside Lebanon's fractured political system and Iran's growing influence throughout the Middle East. ...

I was WhatsApping with a friend in Israel earlier this week and we were talking about the popularity of the

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No country could be expected to forgo retaliation for attacks on innocent citizens in its own territory. But what are the long-term goals? ...
Antiwar demonstrators of several faiths rallied near the U.S. Capitol on October 20. The overall call was clear: Cease-fire in Israel and Gaza now. ...
We sat in stunned silence as the Holocaust-like scenario slowly spread through our unwilling consciousness, forced by the incontestable, nightmarish evidence: a paradigm change of all we had depended on and believed about our security. ...
The rift lines in Europe, then, are there for all to see and may open up further. ...
Washington is trying to outline a general set of principles for Israel to understand, and hopefully follow. ...

October 7, 2023, is a day we will never forget. As one of our U.S.-based editors remarked in a meeting,

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In ancient times, Gaza was a key port city and a hub of religious diversity, with Jews and Christians once living in harmony under Muslim rule. ...
As Israel scrambles to correct its intelligence failure and restore security, Middle East analyst Aaron David Miller predicts the end of the judicial overhaul and—perhaps—of Benjamin Netanyahu. ...