Watch Dr. Eric Mandel on ILTV: Gaza City takeover
August 11, 2025 Dear MEPIN Readers, Is Prime Minister Netanyahu’s plan to temporarily reoccupy Gaza a strategic necessity—or a trap that could strain the US–Israel alliance? I discuss this with…
Rethinking objectivity: How Israel is framed in contemporary media
A stack of newspapers. Credit: Daniel R. Blume via Wikimedia Commons. The role of journalism is to hold power accountable, not to wield it through moral advocacy. In the wake…
Witkoff Urges Gaza Endgame Strategy as U.S. Support for Israel Erodes – Watch i24News
Dear MEPIN readers, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is urging Prime Minister Netanyahu to wrap up the war in Gaza, conveying a clear message from President Trump. The pressure is growing—both…
Watch: The Humanitarian Crisis, U.S. – Israel Relations and What Netanyahu Must Decide
Dear MEPIN Readers,In my ILTV interview, I addressed the false and malicious claims that Israel is deliberately starving Gazans as part of a strategy of genocide and ethnic cleansing. Emotional…
Israel’s declining image in the United States poses a strategic threat
IDF operating in the Gaza Strip(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT) To halt the decline in US support, Israel must treat public diplomacy as a national security priority. From Hunter Biden…
Lighting the Fire of Jewish Advocacy: A MEPIN Dialogue with Jonah Platt
Dear MEPIN Readers, I’m thrilled to share my interview with Jonah Platt—actor, writer, musician, and a powerful advocate for the Jewish people and Israel in the wake of October 7th.…
From Syria to Settler Violence: Analyzing and Navigating U.S.-Israel Tensions
Dear MEPIN Readers, Israel is facing sharp criticism from U.S. Special Envoy Tom Barrack—who also serves as Ambassador to Turkey—and unnamed White House officials, over its intervention to protect Syrian…
Watch Dr. Mandel on ILTV: Ceasefire Talks, Iran, Trump, and What Israel Needs
Dear MEPIN Readers, Since the negotiations between Trump and Netanyahu yielded inconclusive results, Special Envoy Witkoff is traveling to Doha to discuss the details of the ceasefire between Israel and…
Iran nuclear deal without missile limits is a strategic mistake
This combination of photos shows Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Budapest, Hungary, April 3, 2025, from left, President Donald Trump in the briefing room of the White House in…
MEPIN Dialogues with Chama Mechtaly: Advancing the Abraham Accords and Reclaiming Jewish Indigeneity in the Middle East
As part of our ongoing MEPIN Dialogues series exploring the complexities of the Middle East, Israel, anti-Semitism, and U.S. policy, I’m pleased to share my recent conversation with Chama Mechtaly,…