Ceasefire Uncertainty: Can Washington Rely on Qatar to Deradicalize Gaza?
Watch my second interview today — this one is shorter, about five minutes — where I discuss: As always, I welcome your thoughts and questions. – Eric
Watch my latest interview with Dr. Dan Diker on ILTV
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…
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…
Hot off the Press: Analysis of Trump’s Historic Speech to the Knesset
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…
Israel Celebrates — But This Is Only the End of the Beginning for Gaza
October 12, 2025 Please watch my interview on this historic day, as I reflect on completing a deeply personal circle — from witnessing part of the October 7th massacre to…
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 discussing Gaza negotiations in Cairo, day after plans, and more
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,…
Hostages, Hamas, and Cairo Talks: Dr. Mandel Analyzes Israel–Qatar–U.S. Negotiations
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…
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…