Recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan is required by the Situation

Published in 'Israel Hayom'

Israel and America can no longer rely on antiquated perceptions of the balance of power from the days before the Syrian war. A new equation must be form: recognition of Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

Recently Iran and Syria signed a military cooperation agreement. This agreement is yet another indication for what has been clear for a long time: Iran’s …
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The Response to Iran: Not Only With Fire

Published in 'Makor Rishon'

In addition to tactical warfare, the Israeli campaign against Iran should include a threat in the form of a geographic toll, including the doubling Israeli population in the Golan and strengthening Kurdish autonomy in Syria

The exchange of blows between Israel and Iran on the Syrian front caused a late awakening of the political and media system in Israel. In …
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Time for a new equation in Syria

Published in ‘Israel Hayom’

The alternative approach that Israel has to adopt is a disproportionately respond that will make clear to the other side that she reject the equation of an eye-for-an-eye and a balance of deterrence.

The downing of the Israeli F-16 fighter jet makes it impossible to ignore the fact that Iran is clearly striving to change the balance of …
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The Golan in Return for Iran

Published in 'Haaretz'

Israel must rephrase its strategy to ensure its sovereignty over the Golan, and convince the Trump government of the existence of a Gordian knot between Israeli sovereignty over the Golan and the restraint of Iran's ambitions in the Middle East.

Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president has created a real opportunity to reopen the debate on the issue of Israel’s “compensation” in view of the …
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No Peace Without the Golan

Published in 'Haaretz'

The Golan's topography and the absence of an effective buffer zone require certainty about Israel's continued presence on the Heights.

Lately, a window of opportunity has opened for establishing a new formula for future arrangements on the Golan Heights. Syria, even if it survives as …
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