JISS - Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security

07/10/2026

Israel Needs an Operational Command for Soft Warfare

Colonel (res.) Prof. Gabi Siboni and Brig. Gen. (res.) Erez Winner, argues that Israel’s enemies are waging a coordinated “soft warfare” campaign through funding, law, academia, media, and digital influence - and that Israel needs a permanent operational headquarters to confront it proactively, not just react after the damage is done.

Read the full article: https://jiss.org.il/en/siboni-winner-israel-needs-an-operational-command-for-soft-warfare/

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Israel’s adversaries increasingly use funding, law, academia, media, and digital influence to restrict its freedom of action. Meeting the threat requires a permanent operational body that can integrate intelligence, technology, legal tools, diplomacy, and influence operations.

07/10/2026

The Return of the “Camp of Stability”?

In this new analysis, Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman argues that Saudi Arabia’s setbacks in Yemen are exposing the limits of its partnership with Turkey and Pakistan - and reopening the door to deeper cooperation with the UAE and Israel.

Read the full article: https://jiss.org.il/en/lerman-the-return-of-the-camp-of-stability/

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Saudi Arabia’s difficulties in Yemen have exposed the limits of its partnership with Turkey and Pakistan. The Abu Dhabi meeting suggests that Riyadh and other regional actors may once again be looking toward the UAE and Israel

06/10/2026

Hostility Toward Israel Runs Deeper Than Israeli Policy

Prof. Efraim Inbar from J**S, argues that hostility toward Israel is driven by much more than Israeli government actions - from religious traditions and historical narratives to radical left ideology, Islamist politics, fading Holocaust memory, and antisemitism.

Read the full article: https://jiss.org.il/en/inbar-hostility-toward-israel-runs-deeper-than-israeli-policy/

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Religious traditions, competing historical narratives, post-national ideology, the radical left, Islamist politics, fading Holocaust memory, and antisemitism all contribute to hostility toward Israel, while reckless rhetoric and policies from Israeli ministers can further damage its standing. Unders...

06/10/2026

'There is no any international process which allowed or forced countries to report to each other about such problem' Maj Gen (R) Yaakov Amidror, Former Israel NSA

05/10/2026

The article argues that Saudi Arabia’s regional position has been steadily weakened by Iran and its proxies, from Lebanon and Iraq to Yemen, where militia power has repeatedly outmatched Saudi financial influence. Hillel Frisch, J**S Senior Fellow, argues that the United States and Israel must treat the defense of Saudi Arabia as a strategic necessity, because preventing Iranian-backed advances is essential to preserving regional stability and protecting the free world.

The Saudis soon realized that in the Middle East at least, the military and terrorist power Iran and its proxies possessed would prevail over Saudi’s financial clout. Hariri was assassinated in 2005.

05/10/2026

On The Hour – October, 4, 2026 | Did We Learn From October 7? New Questions After Flydubai Attack

Israel faces renewed questions over intelligence, security and the ...

05/10/2026

The Airspace Test: How US Sanctions Exposed the Erosion of Iranian Deterrence

In this new analysis, Maj. (res.) Alexander Grinberg from J**S, examines how U.S. sanctions turned aviation into a regional test of power - and exposed the erosion of Iranian deterrence, as states like Azerbaijan adjusted while Armenia remained the key exception.

https://jiss.org.il/en/grinberg-the-airspace-test/

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After Washington imposed an aviation blockade of Iran, regional governments largely chose access to the American financial system over the risk of Iranian retaliation, with Azerbaijan realigning and Armenia emerging as the principal exception

04/10/2026

Israel’s growing international hostility is presented as a phenomenon shaped not only by its policies and conduct in conflict, but also by deeper religious, ideological, historical, and political currents that influence global perceptions. Dr. Ephraim Inbar of J**S emphasizes that effective Israeli diplomacy must recognize these structural forces while consistently projecting Israel as a rational and moral actor whose security concerns are closely tied to broader Western interests.

Israel faces growing global hostility driven by religious, ideological and historical forces that extend far beyond its policies.

04/10/2026

Context | Türkiye-Israel tensions: can Azerbaijan bridge the divide?

Could Azerbaijan help bridge the growing divide between Türkiye and...

04/10/2026

El Al to Operate First Dubai Repatriation Flight Tomorrow, Tickets Set at $249 | NewsX World

El Al says its first repatriation flight from Dubai is expected to ...