Time to rethink the borders of the Middle East map
Courtesy Photo Most Americans are unaware that today’s Middle East is an artificial construct created by British and French diplomats (Sykes and Picot) after World War I to advance their…
Israel’s security needs and challenges in 2025
US special envoy Amos Hochstein, who negotiated the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. Mohamed Azakir/Reuters Before October 7, 2023, Israel was on the verge of a political normalization with Saudi Arabia. Its only…
Dr. Mandel on i24 News Dec 7, 2024
Watch these two interviews on i24 TV to learn about: • The Proposed Hostage Deal and what should be the minimum demand • The Malicious Amnesty International Report accusing Israel…
Watch: Dr. Mandel featured on Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces Special Briefing
Dear MEPIN Readers, I was privileged to be featured by the FIDF (Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces) for a special briefing analyzing Israel’s seven-front war, including the prospects for…
Watch: Analysis of the Lebanese-Israeli Ceasefire Deal on i24 News
Dear MEPIN Readers, I was interviewed as the vote in the Israeli Security Cabinet was taking place to accept the 60-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel. Hezbollah is not a…
Watch Dr. Mandel Discuss the Israeli-Hezbollah Ceasefire Proposal on i24 News -Nov 25, 2024
Dear MEPIN Readers, As details of the proposed ceasefire are leaked, here are some of the problems: Please watch my interview on the ceasefire proposal. – Eric
Why Erdogan’s Turkey undermines US and NATO security interests
US President-elect Donald Trump, during his first presidential term, and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for a group photo at a NATO summit in Britain, in 2019.(photo credit: YVES…
Turning Israel’s military achievements into the next administration’s diplomatic victories
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses lawmakers in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem. Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File) According to Israel’s former national security advisor, Giora…
Bridging the Divide: AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH AN AMERICAN MIDDLE EAST EXPERT AND A PALESTINIAN ACTIVIST
Dear MEPIN Readers, There are two American narratives of the Middle East concerning Israel. President Biden and much of the Democratic party prioritize the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as the Gordian knot…
Watch Dr. Mandel on i24 News “How the Trump Victory Will Affect Israel and the Middle East”
Dear MEPIN Readers, A historic American election has returned former President Trump to lead America again. From day one, the administration will be challenged by events in the Middle East…