The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/besa/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png BESA Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/besa/ 32 32 New hawkish security think tank launched in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-hawkish-security-think-tank-launched-in-jerusalem/ Mon, 06 Nov 2017 23:58:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1724976 Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies, which recruited heavily from the Begin-Sadat Center, wants to promote a 'conservative strategic worldview'

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]]> Israel’s bereaved are holy, but they don’t all want to be sacred cows https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-bereaved-are-holy-but-they-dont-all-want-to-be-sacred-cows/ Mon, 01 May 2017 10:57:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1609026 Politicians crossed a line when they yelled at the parents of fallen soldiers in the Knesset, but as those who lost loved ones demand answers, they know their beyond-reproach status is changing

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]]> Smashing IS a ‘strategic mistake,’ says Israeli think tank chief https://www.timesofisrael.com/smashing-is-a-strategic-mistake-says-think-tank-chief/ Thu, 25 Aug 2016 19:34:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1450947 'Keep the bad guys busy fighting each other,' says Efraim Inbar of Begin-Sadat Center, slamming US for 'helping' Russia, Iran strengthen Mideast foothold

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]]> Despite detente, Erdogan may find Israel too good a scapegoat to resist https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-detente-erdogan-may-find-israel-too-good-a-scapegoat-to-resist/ Tue, 19 Jul 2016 13:28:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1430084 Turkish leader can be expected to cite main suspect Fethullah Gülen's past links to Israeli dignitaries, Bar-Ilan scholar Efrat Aviv says

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]]> ‘Arab world won’t go for Israeli diplomatic blitz, and Netanyahu knows it’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-world-wont-go-for-israeli-diplomatic-blitz-and-netanyahu-knows-it/ Tue, 19 Jul 2016 08:25:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1427195 Gregory Gause, an expert on Saudi Arabia, says Jerusalem's vision of Arab states normalizing ties with Israel first and then pressuring Ramallah is doomed to fail, and little more than a bid to buy time

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]]> Netanyahu tries to turn Arab Peace Initiative on its head https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-tries-to-turn-arab-peace-initiative-on-its-head/ Wed, 01 Jun 2016 19:43:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1402406 The Arab world has long conditioned normalized ties with Israel on a solution to the Palestinian conflict. The PM appears to be trying to reverse the process

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]]> Netanyahu’s unprecedented snub of Obama meeting defies explanation https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-unprecedented-snub-of-obama-meeting-defies-explanation/ Tue, 08 Mar 2016 13:30:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1353786 The PM's reasons for not going to DC don't add up, experts say. And the way the saga played out has again injected unnecessary friction into the perennially fraught relationship with a key ally

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]]> Poll: Most Israelis opposed Gaza pullout, support a return https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-most-israelis-opposed-gaza-pullout-support-return/ Mon, 20 Jul 2015 14:27:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1218587 Population splits almost evenly on the question of evacuating West Bank settlements under certain conditions

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]]> International pressure to grow after election, but sky won’t fall https://www.timesofisrael.com/international-pressure-to-grow-after-elections-but-sky-wont-fall/ Wed, 18 Mar 2015 20:46:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1154090 A hawkish new Netanyahu government will face an angry White House and frustrated EU, yet things might not be as bad as they seem

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]]> In election contest, two dueling defense doctrines https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-election-contest-two-dueling-defense-doctrines/ Fri, 13 Mar 2015 08:09:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1151339 Moshe Ya'alon and Amos Yadlin, two contenders for defense minister, agree on much -- but an ideological chasm divides them

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]]> With dozens bailing, will PM address empty seats at Congress? https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-dozens-bailing-will-pm-address-empty-seats-at-congress/ Sun, 01 Mar 2015 12:27:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1145021 In 2011, Netanyahu received 29 standing ovations. This time, applause will be less overwhelming, underlining rift in bilateral ties, expert says

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]]> Should Netanyahu cancel his speech to Congress? https://www.timesofisrael.com/should-netanyahu-cancel-his-speech-to-congress/ Thu, 05 Feb 2015 20:30:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1133796 PM's options amid crisis with the White House include calling his visit off, postponing it, remaking it, or taking a friend. For now, he's set to proceed as planned

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]]> Netanyahu’s White House-defying speech could backfire https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-white-house-defying-speech-could-backfire/ Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:19:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1128188 A polished address alone won't lead lawmakers to back Iran sanctions bill. Pushed to a loyalty contest, even Republicans will side with Obama

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]]> Despite his claims, unlikely Liberman convinced Qatar to boot Hamas head https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-claims-experts-doubt-liberman-convinced-qatar-to-boot-hamas-head/ Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:42:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1120873 Israel has almost no clout with Doha, and the FM saying he prodded the emirate's crackdown on Islamists could actually sabotage the whole thing

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]]> Obama will keep pushing for peace in final years of term, says US envoy https://www.timesofisrael.com/obama-will-keep-pushing-for-peace-in-final-years-of-term-says-us-envoy/ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:54:42 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1104466 Dan Shapiro: White House will act with and without Congress to advance national security interests, in Middle East and elsewhere

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