Is I2U2 the next step for Saudi-Israel ties?
Photo: US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Yair Lapid attend the first virtual meeting of the I2U2 group with leaders of India and the United Arab Emirates, in Jerusalem,…
Thoughts from Presentations at Yale and Columbia
Photo: Dr. Mandel’s presentation at Columbia University in November 2022. Message from Dr. Mandel: I was privileged to be invited to Columbia University and Yale in New Haven, to speak…
Upcoming Talks November 29 and 30
Dr. Mandel will be speaking at Columbia on Tuesday, November 29th, and Yale on Wednesday, November 30th. If you are in the area and would like to hear him speak in…
Biden should prepare for the return of Netanyahu
Photo: Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the plenum at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem June 30, 2022 REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Published in the Hill on October 5,…
Webinar Sep. 21 with Lt. Col (res.) Sarit Zehavi
Please join us for a webinar to discuss Iran, the JCPOA, and the Islamic Republic’s malevolent behavior in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, with my colleague and friend, Lt. Col (res.)…
‘We’ve moved the nation forward’: An interview with MK Ruth Wasserman Lande
Published in the July 11, 2022 issue of the Jerusalem Report. Photo: Blue and White MK Ruth Wasserman Lande, Source: Times of Israel I recently had the opportunity to interview…
Israel’s government collapses — again. So, what now?
Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, right, and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, attend a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on May 29, 2022, Source: the Hill For the fifth time in four…
When will be the right time for Israel to define its borders?
Published on June 12, 2022 by the Jerusalem Post. Photo: View of Mount Hermon covered with snow as it seen from the northern Golan Heights, near the border with Syria,…
MEPIN Seminar to Israel May 15-21st
Dear MEPIN Friends, For many years I have organized in-depth seminars in the Middle East. Some of my readers have asked to be notified when my next trip is taking…
What a Difference Two Years Make in the Middle East- and it Affects US Security
Published in the Hill. Photo: Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter plane, Source: Sputnik News I recently traveled with unfettered access to Israel and the Palestinian territories for the first time since the…