Alon Pinkas

…neither Israel nor Iran has a viable endgame strategy, writes Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas. Their relationship is on the verge of spiralling out of control – and threatens to suck the US involuntarily into the whirlpool it may cause

History will not judge Benjamin Netanyahu as a righteous crusader leading the West in a holy war against Islamofascism, as he sees himself.

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The long overdue killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, 21 days after the assassination of Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah, should the opportunity for

Analyze, dissect and explain, then despair or rejoice – Donald Trump won the U.S. election impressively, far beyond any expectation. A multitude of cohorts.

The PM gambled that he could get away with sacking Yoav Gallant during the US election, but Israelis are angry; he may have miscalculated, writes journalist and former diplomat Alon Pinkas

As unpredictable as Trump is, Putin may be miscalculating once again. In a Ukraine-war peace deal, Trump might urge the EU to speed up Kyiv's accession process and demand that Moscow end its military ties with Iran

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President-elect Donald Trump won't immediately announce a withdrawal from the alliance, but the fracturing of NATO will begin with other steps by the U.S. – that could ultimately lead to a nuclear domino effect

Attacking Qatar for its mediation techniques only helps Netanyahu hide the simple fact that he never wanted a hostage deal or a cease-fire in Gaza: he still has a vested interest in prolonging the war for political reasons