Bibi’s UAE Mission, Trump’s Midterm Iran Gamble & the RAF Attack
Dear MEPIN Readers, Why did Netanyahu go to the UAE? Was it political, to pressure the Emir to publicly deny that he warned Netanyahu before Oct. 7, or was the…
American Jewry at a Crossroads: Confronting or Acquiescing to the Anti-Israel Left
People fill out ballots as a poll worker makes a phone call on Election Day for the midterm primary on June 9, 2026 at Dreher High School in Columbia, South…
Can an Iran Deal Save Republicans in the Midterms—and at What Price?
Dear MEPIN Readers, Does Iran believe its leverage over President Trump will diminish after the midterms? If Trump wants an agreement before November to help Republicans, what is he willing…
Netanyahu at the UNGA: What Does Israel—and America—Need to Hear?
Dear MEPIN Readers, Prime Minister Netanyahu will address a half-empty UNGA chamber, but his real audience will be Israeli voters and the American people. Can he deliver a domestic campaign…
Trump at the UNGA: Can Syria Make Peace and Will Iran Wait Until After Midterms to Act?
Dear MEPIN Readers, Please watch my analysis of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s UNGA speech and whether Israel, with American help, can reach a security agreement with Syria. We then turn…
Interceptor Shortages, Vance, Saudi Enrichment & Regime Change
Please watch my interview with Laura Cellier of the Misgav Institute on: Wishing my Jewish readers a meaningful fast and everyone a peaceful New Year.
Vance, the Houthis, and the Gordian Knot Washington Must Untie: Iran
Dear MEPIN Readers, Please watch my discussion with Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser on ILTV, hosted by Calev Ben-David. We discuss VP Vance’s “subservient to Israel” comments, the growing Houthi…
Is the Middle East Heading Toward a New Storm?
Dr. Mandel in Conversation with Former 8200 Commander Hanan Gefen. Dear MEPIN Readers, In my conversation with Brig. Gen. (res.) Hanan Gefen, former commander of the IDF’s elite 8200 Intelligence…
Is Vance Right? Are We Really “Not at War” With Iran?
Dear MEPIN Readers, Could Iranian attacks on U.S. warships trigger a wider confrontation—and inject another foreign-policy crisis into the midterms? There is historical precedent for Iran affecting American electoral politics.…
The E1 debate is not just about West Bank settlement construction – it’s about security
A general view picture shows houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, in the West Bank February 15, 2017(photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS) US policymakers should stop treating E1 as…