Amos Yadlin

US President Donald Trump (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands following a signing ceremony during their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB)

June 13, 2018, 12:37 am

What the Trump-Kim summit could mean for Israel and Iran

With North Korea possibly coming to terms with Washington, former air force chief says Jerusalem hopes to push Tehran's nuclear threat to top of agenda

By Ron Kampeas

A satellite image showing the results of an alleged Israeli airstrike on a reported Iranian base outside the northern Syrian city of Hama the day before, on April 30, 2018. (ImageSat International ISI)

April 30, 2018, 11:44 pm

Alleged Israeli strike in Syria shows readiness to pay to remove seismic threats

The blast following a suspected Israeli air raid, which registered a 2.6 on the Richter scale, indicates target was highly explosive, ex-intel chief says

By Judah Ari Gross

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a meeting with his Dutch counterpart in Moscow on April 13, 2018. (AFP Photo/Yuri Kadobnov)

April 20, 2018, 4:57 pm

Russia’s ‘moral obligation’ not to sell air defense to Syria is over — Lavrov

Russian foreign minister blames US attack on Syria for changing rules. Ex-head of Israeli military intelligence: 'If Syria gets the S-300 system, Israel will blow it up'

By Sue Surkes

Iranian pro-government supporters burn the Israeli and US flags during a rally Mashhad in support of the regime after authorities declared the end of the recent protests, on January 4, 2018. (AFP Photo/Tasnim News/Nima Najafzadeh)

April 11, 2018, 7:10 pm

After airstrike in Syria, an Israeli proxy war with Iran looms

Jerusalem continues to thwart Tehran's efforts to entrench itself in Syria, and analysts are predicting the 'worst war the region has seen in decades'

By Raphael Ahren

Ehud Olmert, right, and Ehud Barak in the Knesset on March 30, 2009. Miriam Alster/Flash90)

March 23, 2018, 5:09 am

Decade after clandestine Syria strike, revelation sparks a war for credit

Former leaders snipe at each other over who said what in lead-up to Israel's bombing of Assad's nuclear facility in 2007, while ex-spies blame each other for failing to spot danger

By Judah Ari Gross

Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo speaks at a conference in memory of his predecessor as head of the spy agency, Meir Dagan, on March 21, 2018. (Tamir Bergig)

March 22, 2018, 12:09 pm

Reactor strike gives way to radioactive reactions: 9 things to know for March 22

With the Syria attack 'secret' out of the box, officials seek credit and point fingers, creating such a toxic atmosphere some wish the news had stayed under wraps

By Joshua Davidovich

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting of his Yisrael Beytenu party in the Knesset, March 12, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

March 21, 2018, 6:29 pm

Defense minister regrets releasing details of attack on Syrian nuclear reactor

Liberman condemns public spat between former military intelligence and Mossad chiefs over who uncovered intel on reactor

By Stuart Winer

US President Donald Trump holds up a signed memorandum recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, as US Vice President looks on, at the White House, on December 6, 2017. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)

December 15, 2017, 7:24 am

Trump’s Jerusalem steps will help the peace process, some experts say

Recognition of Israel's capital teaches Palestinians 'there is a price to be paid for perpetuating the conflict,' writes Bush’s former undersecretary of defense

By Ben Sales

Syrian President Bashar Assad climbing into the cockpit of a Russian SU-35 fighter jet as he inspects the Russian Hmeimim air base in the province of Latakia, Syria, June 27, 2017 (Syrian Presidency via AP, File)

September 7, 2017, 9:03 pm

The trouble with bombing a murderous dictator: Guessing how he’ll react

Analysts assume Syria and Hezbollah won't retaliate against an alleged IDF airstrike in Hama, but say Israel should get ready just in case

By Judah Ari Gross

A poster bearing an image of Syrian President Bashar Assad (R) and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is seen in Damascus on September 7, 2017. (AFP/Louai Beshara)

September 7, 2017, 6:07 pm

With alleged airstrike, Israel punctuates opposition to Syria ceasefire pact

Bombing of Syrian precision missile, chemical weapons facility sends clear message to world: We'll take action when necessary, no matter what

By Judah Ari Gross

Institute for National Security Studies Chairman Amos Yadlin attends the Annual International Conference of the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv January 23, 2017. (Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90)

September 7, 2017, 12:18 pm

Ex-IDF intel chief: Israel enforcing its ‘red lines’ with Syria strike

Amos Yadlin says reported attack on chemical weapons and missile facility sends important messages to 'great powers'; warns of retaliation

By Stuart Winer

Amos Yadlin speaks during a speaking event organized by IsraPresse for the French-speaking community at the Begin Heritage Institute, Jerusalem, February 22, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

September 3, 2017, 5:55 pm

Ex-intel chief says US strike on N. Korea would cost Japan, S. Korea dearly

Maj Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin says 'war of words' between Pyongyang, Washington is more dramatic than reality

By TOI staff

People watch a television news screen showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch, at a railway station in Seoul on August 29, 2017. (AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)

August 30, 2017, 10:49 pm

In renegade North Korea, some see a potential precursor of nuclear Iran

Israeli and US experts say Pyongyang can no longer be reined in, but there's still a chance to thwart Tehran's atomic ambitions

By Judah Ari Gross

July 13, 2017, 10:48 pm

Ex-intel chief: Israel should advance peace initiatives now, while we’re strong

Amos Yadlin says final deal with Palestinians a ways off, but interim steps can be taken, criticizes 'totally political' decision to block Qalqilya expansion

By Judah Ari Gross

A Yaser missile is displayed by the Iranian army in front of a portrait of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a parade marking National Army Day at the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini just outside Tehran, Iran, April 18, 2013. (AP/Vahid Salemi, File)

June 19, 2017, 10:43 pm

In Iranian strike on IS, the missile is the message

Iran’s barrage in Syria is seen as a warning to Israel, as well as a bid by Tehran to justify its ballistic missile program for ostensible self-defense

By Judah Ari Gross