Middle East Political Information Network
Dear MEPIN Readers, In my latest comprehensive interview with my colleague and friend Brian Schrauger, we analyze the shifting dynamics across Israel, Gaza, and the wider region. Our conversation explores:…
Watch my latest interview with Dr. Dan Diker of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) on ILTV, where we discuss key strategic developments, including: I welcome your thoughts and…
View of Gaza photo by Eric Mandel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must persuade President Trump, his advisers, and the US military team monitoring the ceasefire that Hamas’s violations cannot be…
October 13, 2025 All I can say is wow.Whatever your politics, this was a moment to pause and appreciate the magnitude of what just happened in the U.S.–Israel relationship. Americans…
October 9.2025 Dear MEPIN readers, Less than 24 hours before today’s interview, I was on another station, just before the cease-fire was announced. So much has changed since then, and…
October 8, 2025 Dear MEPIN Readers, Watch my latest analysis of the talks in Cairo, where I discuss concerns that Hamas may escalate its demands and enlist the Qataris, Turks,…
MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images Hamas’s surprise assault forced Israel to rethink its maritime defense, offering lessons to the US Navy When Hamas terrorists landed on Israel’s Zikim Beach on…
Dear MEPIN Readers, With President Trump’s closest negotiators—Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner—now in Cairo alongside Ron Dermer and the Israeli team, the stakes for shaping a Gaza ceasefire and potential…
President Trump’s announcement was striking in both tone and substance. He cast Israel’s 2005 disengagement from Gaza as a genuine peace offering, answered not with reciprocity, but with the Palestinian…
Dear MEPIN readers, President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu today to discuss his 21-point plan—an aspirational framework aimed at reshaping the Middle East, extending far beyond a ceasefire…