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Five timely takes in the Hebrew media on the war with Iran

June 16, 2025 | Ahron Shapiro

At a time when Israeli cities are coming under unprecedently large and prolonged ballistic missile and drone attacks from Iran with no end in sight, the need for timely and accurate analysis and commentary is greater than ever. Unfortunately, the vast majority of such material is available only in Hebrew.

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The humanitarian aid funding cuts you never heard about

June 13, 2025 | Alana Schetzer

As AIJAC wrote last week, a UN claim that “Gaza is the hungriest place on earth” is simply false, according to aid agency data… Yemen, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo are the sites of some of the longest and most tragic wars that have ravaged the world in recent decades, impacted the biggest numbers of people and created the most severe humanitarian crises.

Displaced Palestinians receive food in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip (Image: Anas Mohammed/ Shutterstock)

No, Gaza is not “the hungriest place on earth”

June 8, 2025 | AIJAC staff

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) spokesperson Jens Laerke had a similar fit of hyperbole, claiming that “Gaza is the hungriest place on earth.” He clearly had not checked his declaration with the World Food Programme (WFP) or hunger-tracking NGOs such as Action Against Hunger or Concern Worldwide.

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Houthi deal is a dangerous blow to US credibility and deterrence

May 14, 2025 | Oved Lobel

This general and by now predictable pattern of Trump’s threatening rhetoric followed quickly by unilateral US capitulation, whether on foreign or trade policy – always spun as a victory without accomplishing anything of substance – has made the world a far more dangerous place for US allies and partners.

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Military strikes alone won’t stop the Houthis without direct pressure on Iran

March 20, 2025 | Oved Lobel

If the US Administration’s rhetoric is not simply bluster and does reflect the intent of the Administration to restore freedom of navigation through the Red Sea – including via direct strikes against Iranian assets, a much more devoted interdiction campaign and orchestrating a ground component – there are reasons to hope this operation in Yemen could succeed where previous ones have failed.

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Israel didn’t target the IVF clinic

March 14, 2025 | Bren Carlill

Media reporting on a recent UN commission report has focused on the destruction of frozen embryos at an IVF clinic in Gaza. The UN and media imply that Israel intended to destroy the embryos. However, evidence does not support this.

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Pay-for-Slay is likely still Pay-for-Slay

March 7, 2025 | Alana Schetzer

When embattled Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas announced that the PA would restructure its ‘pay-to-slay’ policy – its system of financially rewarding imprisoned terrorists, or the families of terrorists killed – in late January, the news was met with a mix of cautious optimism and scepticism.

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The missing pieces of the Thai hostages story

February 21, 2025 | Allon Lee

On January 30, the world’s eyes were focused on Israeli hostages… as they were released in Gaza after close to 500 days in captivity. Far less attention was given to five Thai workers… who found their freedom after also being kidnapped on October 7, 2023. To set the record straight, here’s some information on the treatment and benefits provided to the Thai nationals by Israel and Israelis, as reported in the Israeli and Thai media.

Damaged section of Kamal Adwan Hospital (image: World Health Organisation)

The latest IDF raid on the Kamal Adwan Hospital debunks absurd UN report

January 9, 2025 | Oved Lobel

This is the calibre of “analysis” one expects nowadays from anti-Israel activists masquerading as UN legal experts and officials. This is a pity, because there are genuine legal and ethical discussions to be had in terms of IHL, IDF conduct and medical units and facilities in Gaza being abused by Hamas. Unfortunately… few are interested in engaging in them.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (left), the late Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and the late commander of the IRGC's Qods Force Qassem Soleimani

The Axis of Resistance is not dead yet

December 19, 2024 | Oved Lobel

This regime has shown itself to be remarkably durable and innovative when it comes to exporting the Islamic Revolution and attacking Israel, even under arguably worse domestic, regional and international circumstances than these. Barring a collapse of the regime or a coherent containment policy by the US and its allies – and despite whatever pragmatic and temporary retrenchment and policy adjustments may be necessary in the short term – it will attempt to regenerate the axis, and likely succeed.   

Iranian women being ushered into a van by "Morality police" (Image: X)

Iranian human rights have significantly worsened since the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests

December 18, 2024 | Alana Schetzer

The last year has seen the war on the Iranian people’s human rights intensified. The number of executions continues to soar, new laws have been introduced further restricting women, minority groups are increasingly being disproportionately targeted, and sexual abuse is being weaponised against those who defy the regime’s laws.

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A Fork in the Road for Lebanon

December 16, 2024 | Oved Lobel

The fall of Assad could eventually herald a truly independent future for Lebanon. It could also result in no substantial change to the status quo, with the venal and feckless leaders in Lebanon simply doing nothing, as has been their wont historically. Or it could return Lebanon to its darkest days.

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