Linking Gaza’s ‘Day After’ to the West Bank’s Future
Palestinians walk past rubble as they return to their neighborhood, following Israeli forces’ withdrawal from the area, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Khan Yunis, in…
Israel must secure Trump’s support to confront Hamas provocations
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…
Trump hints Kushner may take on new Iran diplomacy role
By U.S. Embassy Jerusalem – Embassy Dedication Ceremony Dear MEPIN Readers, President Trump’s address to the Knesset naturally centered on the return of the hostages and the strength of the…
Watch: My Interview on the Hostage Release and the Road Ahead
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…
Watch My Interview on the Promise and the Missing Details of the 21-Point Agreement
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…
Watch: Dr. Eric Mandel discuss the 21-Point Trump Plan for Gaza and the Middle East
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…
Israel’s cold peace with Egypt is on the verge of unraveling
Egyptian tanks are seen on the road to the Rafah border amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt September 9, 2024.(photo credit: MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY/REUTERS)…
Key Takeaways from My Latest Israel Visit
Dear MEPIN Readers,I have just returned from two weeks in Israel, where I met with intelligence, defense, and political leaders; spent time with the Israeli Navy in Ashdod and IDF…
Watch: Dr. Eric Mandel discusses Secretary Rubio’s visit to Israel and more
September 15, 2025 Dear MEPIN Readers, I invite you to watch my in-depth interview on ILTV, where I discuss the far-reaching consequences of Israel’s recent strike in Qatar—an operation the…
Watch: Nasser Hospital and Gaza’s Crossroads. Will Israel’s Next Move Endanger the U.S.–Israel Alliance?
Dear MEPIN Readers, I invite you to watch my latest ILTV interview with former IDF international spokesperson Jonathan Conricus. We tackle Israel’s strike on Nasser Hospital, when so-called Palestinian “journalists”…