Jonathan Ariel

Jonathan Ariel is a South African native who served as an intelligence officer with the ANC and subsequently worked with Mandela. In Israel he was News Editor of Makor Rishon, Editor-in-Chief of Ma’ariv International, and Editor-in-Chief of Jerusalem Online’s English-language website Channel 2 News.

ARTICLES BY: Jonathan Ariel

September 12, 2021 5:46 am

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The Real Lesson of the Afghanistan Debacle

JNS.org - The seeds of the humiliating American withdrawal from Afghanistan were laid shortly after the post 9/11 US invasion of the country, when the...

September 10, 2021 11:30 am

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The Real Lesson of the Afghanistan Debacle for Israel

The seeds of the humiliating American withdrawal from Afghanistan were laid shortly after the post-9/11 US invasion of the country, when it refrained from confronting...

May 7, 2020 5:02 am

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Putin Tries to Destabilize and Cripple US With Oil Prices — and the Saudis Go Along

On February 6, 2020, OPEC held a meeting in Vienna to try and reach an agreement on oil prices and production levels. The meeting ended...

May 22, 2019 8:16 am

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Should Trump Rethink His Approach to Egypt and the Middle East?

Several weeks ago, Cairo discreetly notified Riyadh and Washington that it was suspending its participation in MESA (the Middle East Strategic Alliance) -- the US-Saudi...

November 12, 2018 10:17 am

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Israel Must Make a Decision on Gaza

In January 2006, the residents of the areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority (PA) went to the polls largely on the insistence of the Bush...

October 17, 2018 9:25 am

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On Ari Fuld’s Murder, Israel Must Not Sacrifice Deterrence for Revenge

Ever since Israel first embarked on its policy of destroying the homes of families of terrorists -- even if they had nothing to do with...