Israel’s Sept. 11, only worse
October 11, 2023 | AIJAC staff
In addition to the terrible human toll of these events, the implications for Israel, the region and the world are, and will long continue to be, immense. This Update will try to provide some insights into the mood in Israel, where things are today, four days after the attacks, and what is likely to happen next.
Netanyahu meets Biden, other world leaders, in New York
September 27, 2023 | AIJAC staff
Even most of his Israeli critics are conceding that Netanyahu had a very successful trip to New York last week, where he not only finally got the meeting he has been seeking with US President Joe Biden and advanced hopes for an Israeli-Saudi normalisation deal
US-Iran prisoner swap deal set to go through
September 12, 2023 | AIJAC staff
Reports say that the US and Iran are about to carry out the prisoner swap deal they reached last month, which would see five American citizens being held by Iran released in exchange for at least US$6 billion in sanctions relief to Iran
The Crisis in the PA
August 28, 2023 | AIJAC staff
This Update is devoted to the growing crisis in the Palestinian Authority (PA) which controls the West Bank – and is not only highly unpopular under ageing PA President Mahmoud Abbas, but has lost security control of areas of the West Bank, is facing a severe financial crisis, and has no real plan for succession when the 87-year-old Abbas passes from the scene.
Renewed focus on Saudi-Israeli normalisation
August 14, 2023 | AIJAC staff
Recent weeks have seen much discussion in both Washington and Jerusalem, including at the highest levels, that an Israeli-Saudi normalisation deal may be on its way.
The aftermath of passage of one judicial reform bill in Israel
August 1, 2023 | AIJAC staff
Last Monday, July 25, the Israeli Government succeeded in passing one element of its controversial judicial reform package – the so-called “reasonableness clause”, forbidding the Supreme Court from using the test of “reasonableness” in assessing Governmental administrative decisions, executive actions and appointments.
Hezbollah’s dangerous gamesmanship
July 21, 2023 | AIJAC staff
Escalating provocations along Israel’s northern border by the Lebanese Iranian-proxy terror group Hezbollah and the group’s increasingly bombastic propaganda are raising questions about its intentions.
The growing Iranian threat
July 14, 2023 | AIJAC staff
Iran’s regime continues to boost its nuclear capabilities, including through research and development and by further enriching uranium, drawing ever closer to testing a nuclear weapon.
Israel’s operation in Jenin
July 7, 2023 | AIJAC staff
Today’s Update looks at “Operation House and Garden”, the two-day Israeli military campaign against the terrorist infrastructure in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, which concluded on July 5. The Update gives the context for the Israeli operation and why it was necessary, looks at what occurred and what it achieved…
