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Yaakov Katz

@yaakovkatz

Writer. @jewishpolicy senior fellow, ex-@Jerusalem_Post editor. Books: 'Shadow Strike', 'Weapon Wizards', 'Israel vs. Iran'. @NiemanFdn Fellow. MEAD co-founder.

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Whatโ€™s new in the report that Trump stopped Israel from striking Iran? Not much. Some details may differ, but the story is the same one weโ€™ve heard for 15 years. In 2010, it was Israelโ€™s own security chiefs who blocked Netanyahu. In 2012, it was Obama. Now, itโ€™s Trump. Why now?

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Ronen Bar's affidavit should disturb anyone who cares for Israel & shows what we have known for a long time - the country is seriously broken. If the situation does not change - elections are the only way to do this - then Israel will continue to deteriorate.

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Enjoyed what was a very thoughtful discussion on my new book, Statecraft 2.0, and how to apply its framework to what Israel needs to do in Gaza and what the Trump Administration should do on Iran.

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Always a pleasure to speak with Dennis Ross and I strongly recommend reading his new book โ€œStatecraft 2.0โ€, a combination of deep analysis and behind the scenes stories of how policy is made and executed.

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This story by Yonah Jeremy Bob is full of interesting details, but none more important than this passage near the end: "Generally speaking, Israeli officials have felt blindsided by Trumpโ€™s turn from calling on Israel to strike Iranโ€™s nuclear program in October 2024, to waving off

ื™ืื™ืจ ืœืคื™ื“ - Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืชืคืก ืฉืขื“ ืœืจื’ืข ื–ื” ืจืืฉ ืžืžืฉืœืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื ืขืฉื” ืžืกื™ื‘ืช ืขืชื•ื ืื™ื ืœืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื–ืจื”, ื•ื”ืฆื™ื‘ ืืช ื—ืžืฉืช ืชื ืื™ ื”ื™ืกื•ื“ ืฉื‘ืœืขื“ื™ื”ื ืœื ื™ื™ืชื›ืŸ ื”ืกื›ื ื’ืจืขื™ืŸ ืขื ืื™ืจืืŸ: 1. ืœื ืœื”ืขืฉืจืช ืื•ืจื ื™ื•ื ืขืœ ืื“ืžืช ืื™ืจืืŸ. 2. ื”ื•ืฆืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืื•ืจื ื™ื•ื ื”ืžื•ืขืฉืจ ืžืขืœ 3.67% ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืื™ืจืืŸ. 3. ืคื™ืจื•ืง ื›ืœ ื”ืฆื ื˜ืจื™ืคื•ื’ื•ืช ื”ืžืฉืžืฉื•ืช ืœื”ืขืฉืจื”. 4. โ ื”ื—ื–ืจืช

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In the Benjamin Netanyahu - ื‘ื ื™ืžื™ืŸ ื ืชื ื™ื”ื•-Ronen Bar spat there are no winners. Only losers and they are all of us. Netanyahu will stay on as prime minister and the country will eventually go to an election โ€“ either in 2026 or earlier โ€“ where the people will have to decide who they want to lead them.

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Important article by โฆShira Efronโฉ raising serious questions regarding Israelโ€™s Syria posture and how the country might be mistaken in its approach: treating the new regime like Jihadists instead of giving it a chance to prove it is different. foreignaffairs.com/israel/israelsโ€ฆ

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The sad reality today in Israel is that the political leadership does not believe that it can be questioned or challenged. The fight between ื‘ืฆืœืืœ ืกืžื•ื˜ืจื™ืฅ' and IDF chief Zamir or @Netanyahu and Shin Bet chief Bar illustrates how the government simply doesnโ€™t see the value in having

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ื—ื‘ืจื™ื - ืชืœืžื“ื• ืื ื’ืœื™ืช, ืชืงืฉื™ื‘ื• ืœื™ื ื™ืจ, ื•ืชืจืื• ืฉื•ื‘ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ. ื“ืจืžืจ ืœื ืืžืจ ืฉื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ืชื™ืžืฉืš ืขื•ื“ 12 ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื - ื”ื•ื ื ืฉืืœ ืื™ืคื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืชื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขื•ื“ 12 ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื•ืขื ื” ืฉืขื“ ืื– ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ื›ื‘ืจ ืชื”ื™ื” ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ื ื•. ืžื“ื”ื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืื™ืš ื˜ืขื•ืช ื‘ื”ื‘ื ื” ื”ื•ืคื›ืช ืœื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช ืžืคื•ื‘ืจืงื•ืช. ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืขืœ ืžื” ืœื‘ืงืจ ืืช ื”ืžืžืฉืœื”, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื”ื–ื” -

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Somewhat unbelievable is an understatement. To make that comment on a day like today, hours from the sounding of the siren across the country to honor our fallen, shows a disconnect that is hard to ignore. Just so Sara Netanyahu doesnโ€™t forget: There are 59 hostages - alive and

ื”ืžื›ื•ืŸ ืœืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืขื ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ - JPPI (@jewishpolicy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join us for a powerful and deeply personal conversation with Rabbi Yirmi Stavisky, former principal of Himmelfarb High School in Jerusalem. Rabbi Stavisky, who has lost ten of his students in the current Israel-Hamas war, joins us to share his reflections on Israelโ€™s Memorial

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As Yom Hazikaron begins, I spoke with Rav Yirmi Stavisky from Himmelfarb High School - who's lost 27 students and his own son-in-law - about grief, resilience, and purpose. A conversation about living memory and building even through pain. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=hOOsdYโ€ฆ

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Listen to this powerful, deeply personal conversation with Yirmi Stavisky โ€” ex principal of Himmelfarb High School, which has lost 10 students in the war as well as his own son-in-law. A moving reflection on grief, resilience and hope amid unbearable loss. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/theโ€ฆ