Hillel Frisch
ARTICLES BY: Hillel Frisch
The Story of Israel and Abbas: Security Cooperation (and Terrorism)
At one and the same time, the Palestinian Authority (PA) indirectly encourages terrorism while pursuing extensive security cooperation with Israel to quell it. Israel accepts...
Another Round, Not More Extortion, Is Needed in Gaza
JNS.org - To urge a fourth round of warfare against Hamas is no easy matter, least of all at a moment when Israeli decision makers...
To Ensure Sovereignty Over Jerusalem, Arab Residents Must Be Equally Protected
Benjamin Netanyahu takes pride in having played a key role in President Trump’s decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and...
There Is No Political Solution for Gaza
According to Tzipi Livni, the MK for the Zionist Union and leader of the opposition, not only is there a political solution to Gaza, but...
Comparing Hebrew and Arabic Wikipedia Entries on the 1973 War Is Somewhat Hopeful
To Israelis, it is the Yom Kippur War. To Egyptians, it is the October (Tishrin), Ramadan, or Freedom War. Fought 45 years ago, the war...
How to Deal with Hamas: Make Concessions or Fight?
Israel’s leading politicians, Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have been engaged in a fierce debate with Minister of Education Naftali...
Israel’s Nationality Law, UN Resolution 181, and the Arab List
Ever since 1988, when after 40 years of rejection, the PLO feigned acceptance of UN General Assembly Resolution 181 on the partition of mandatory Palestine...
Humanitarian Concessions Will Not Reduce Hamas Violence: Here’s the Evidence
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman appears to be accepting the argument that humanitarian gestures towards Hamas will buy quiet from the terror group. But the...
The Price of Israeli Withdrawal: Lessons from the Past
Twelve years after the tidal wave of terrorist violence known by the misnomer "the al-Aqsa Intifada," one still hears prominent politicians, commentators, and political researchers...
Why Hamas Escalated Its War — and Why It Is Winning
The accumulated deterrence achieved in the three previous rounds of wide-scale fighting between Israel and Hamas in 2008-9, 2012, and 2014 has come to a...
The Gulf States: The Weak Link in Sanctions on Iran
The Trump administration and Congress should address a major loophole in the Iran sanctions regime: the robust financial and economic ties between Gulf States and...
How Popular Is Iran in Lebanon?
Iran’s hard power in Lebanon is well-known. At its beck and call is the Hezbollah militia, the powerful military force through which Iran largely controls...
Despite Putin’s Despotism, Russia Needs Israel
Why has Russia under Vladimir Putin acknowledged Israel’s need to prevent the buildup of an Iranian military presence in Syria? Putin’s vision is to cement...
Have Putin and Netanyahu Struck a Grand Bargain?
Israel allegedly struck the T4 base near Homs, Syria on July 8, but did not conduct any airstrikes to stop the advance of Syrian and...
