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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 617

Chuck Freilich

IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi speaks during an Israeli Navy ceremony in Haifa, on March 4, 2020. (Flash90)
January 29, 2021, 3:52 am
Picking a fight with US over Iran deal, IDF chief baffles even accord’s critics
Kohavi’s public denunciation of Biden’s intention to rejoin nuke agreement seen as needlessly antagonistic of a brand new White House, possibly motivated by domestic budget fight
By Judah Ari Gross
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a joint press conference with then-US vice president Joe Biden at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on March 9, 2016, during Biden's official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. (Amit Shabi/POOL)
November 8, 2020, 8:17 pm
For Biden, reentering the Iran deal will not be an easy task
Israel warily eyes president-elect’s plans to rejoin JCPOA and restart negotiations with Tehran, but some defense analysts see an opportunity to capitalize on Trump’s sanctions
By Judah Ari Gross
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi at a press conference after a security cabinet meeting following an outbreak of violence with terror groups in the Gaza Strip, at the Kirya headquarters in Tel Aviv, on November 12, 2019. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 5, 2020, 11:52 am
Excluded from Netanyahu’s annexation plans, military must somehow prepare anyway
‘The army hasn’t seen the maps!’: For one of the first times in history, the IDF is out of the loop on a move that could radically affect central aspects of the country’s security
By Judah Ari Gross
An Israeli child watch as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a live press conference on the new government restrictions for the public regarding the coronavirus COVID-19 on March 19, 2020. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
April 16, 2020, 6:42 am
Ahead of curve, now marred by politics: Fading praise for Netanyahu’s leadership
Most Israelis satisfied with Netanyahu’s management of battle against pandemic, but analysts say his initially savvy handling is being overshadowed by mistakes and petty politics
By Raphael Ahren
Syrian Kurds gather around a US armored vehicle during a demonstration against Turkish threats, next to a US-led international coalition base on the outskirts of Ras al-Ain town in Syria's Hasakeh province near the Turkish border, on October 6, 2019. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)
October 11, 2019, 2:24 am
Ex-top security official: US Syria pullout bad news, but we can defend ourselves
While many are fretting about Trump’s isolationism and abandonment of allies, Yaakov Amidror insists: ‘I don’t think Israel needs to be worried’
By Raphael Ahren
A view of Haifa bay, April 24, 2018. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
December 20, 2018, 12:08 pm
Has Israel made a huge mistake letting a Chinese firm run part of Haifa port?
‘Why did we do it? I don’t know, but we needed someone to operate our ports quickly,’ says official, amid fears Beijing’s potential intelligence gathering could keep US navy away
By Raphael Ahren
PA President Mahmoud Abbas delivering a speech on August 15, 2018. (WAFA)
August 30, 2018, 2:57 pm
As Abbas appears to soften peace demands, PA officials say his views unchanged
After PA leader voices support for demilitarized Palestinian state, tempers tone on refugees, Palestinian sources say his stance has been consistent since the 1970s
By Raphael Ahren
Gonen Segev (L) speaks with then-prime minister Yitzhak Rabin during a conference in Jerusalem. (Government Press Office)
June 18, 2018, 10:42 pm
Ex-minister likely a spy who knew too little, but Iran still got an intel coup
Any info Gonen Segev may have given Iran would have been outdated, but recruitment of a former cabinet member is major win for Israel’s arch-foe, ex-national security adviser says
By Judah Ari Gross
Benjamin Netanyahu sits in the cockpit of a F-15 fighter jet at Hatzerim Air Base in southern Israel in August 2009. (Israel Defense Forces /Flash90)
May 21, 2018, 10:48 pm
Even hawks are wary of new law that lets PM, defense minister declare war
A reform allowing 2 people — or even just 1 — to send Israel into full-scale conflict was approved with little fuss, and nobody has yet appealed it. What’s going on?
By Raphael Ahren
Former deputy national security adviser Chuck Freilich. (Courtesy)
March 13, 2018, 4:01 am
Israel’s as secure as it’s ever been but that can change quickly, new book warns
Former deputy national security adviser Chuck Freilich talks about his new work, ‘Israeli National Security,’ and his grim but hopeful vision of the future
By Judah Ari Gross
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