Homepage > Publications > מאמרים > Opinion Articles

Opinion Articles

Striking Iran without US green light strengthened Israeli deterrence

It’s possible this is exactly what was agreed upon quietly between Jerusalem and Washington. Trump has an interest in ensuring Tehran understands that dragging out talks and exploiting his desire for an agreement comes at a price.

By: Yaakov Katz
08/06/2026
Read the full article
Striking Iran without US green light strengthened Israeli deterrence

Striking Iran without US green light strengthened Israeli deterrence

It’s possible this is exactly what was agreed upon quietly between Jerusalem and Washington. Trump has an interest in ensuring Tehran understands that dragging out talks and exploiting his desire for an agreement comes at a price.
08/06/2026
By: Yaakov Katz
Striking Iran without US green light strengthened Israeli deterrence
Share on Facebook
Share on X (Twitter)
Share with WhatsApp

Additional Publications

The Ultra-Orthodox Draft: Crossing the Third Rubicon

The Special Committee for the Equal Sharing of the Burden Bill, a parliamentary committee headed by MK Ayelet Shaked, is currently preparing the government's proposed legislation on the issue of Haredi military service for its second and third readings. This is the last, decisive stage in a historical process of repairing the relationship between ultra-Orthodox Jews and the State of…
18/08/2013

The Referendum Law: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

In 2010, the 18th Knesset enacted a law requiring a referendum on any peace treaty with the Palestinians that includes concessions of sovereign Israeli territory. The current Knesset is now in the midst of efforts to upgrade the referendum law to the status of a Basic Law, with the apparent intention of protecting the legislation from judicial review or repeal…
30/07/2013

Israel’s Chief Rabbinate: My Beloved Turned Away

Politically, the defeat of the Religious Zionist candidate, Rabbi David Stav, is a farce. The number of Religious-Zionist Knesset members is both greater than the relative weight of the Religious Zionist community in Israeli society and greater than the number of ultra-Orthodox Knesset members. There is no doubt that had Naftali Bennett, Israel's Minister of Religion, thrown his full weight…
26/07/2013

The Ultra-Orthodox Draft: A Test of the New Israeli Politics

As we approach the end of the current Knesset session, behind the scenes, there are rumors of a struggle regarding the future of the ultra-Orthodox draft, with some parties arguing that the Haredi conscription law should be passed swiftly, in a legislative coup that skips the standard procedures, while others favor deferring the legislation to the next session. While this…
18/07/2013

The Peri Committee Recommendations: Fanning the Flames of Haredi Extremism

A power struggle is currently underway on the Haredi street between a moderate majority and an extremist minority. Although this is an internal battle within the ultra-Orthodox community, it has critical consequences for all Israelis, since it will impact Israel's economy, the unity of its society, and our national resilience. What is the issue at hand? The ultra-Orthodox majority wishes…
15/06/2013

Conversion in Israel: From Bethlehem to Chelm to Sodom

Once, she was called Ruth; today she is Natasha. Both of these women came to Israel to settle here and integrate into society. Ruth changed her identity, from Moabite to Jew, and her blood was mixed with our blood in the fields of Bethlehem—so much so, that according to tradition, both King David and the messiah of the future are…
14/05/2013
Op-Ed: Remembering Jack Kay, ‘A Giant in the Jewish World'

Op-Ed: Remembering Jack Kay, ‘A Giant in the Jewish World’

With the passing of Jack Kay, the Jewish world has lost one of its most committed community leaders and forward thinking philanthropists. A resident of Chevy Chase, Maryland and Palm Beach, Florida, Kay died on April 21 at the age of 87. Kay was chairman of the board of the Kay Management Company in Silver Spring, Maryland, and one of…
24/04/2013

Israel at 65: The Tale of a Sleeping Beauty

Has Israel been fulfilling its historic mission? There is abundant evidence that it has. Since the founding of the state in the aftermath of the Holocaust, Israel's Jewish population has grown by more than 1000%. The prophetic vision of the Return to Zion has been realized, with the Jewish people's historic homeland now home to the largest Jewish community in…
14/04/2013

The Haredi Draft: The Need for an Alliance of the Moderates

Although a great many issues are awaiting resolution on Israel's national table, the parties involved in the current coalition negotiations have been focusing on one topic: the ultra-Orthodox. The headlines have focused on the political aspect of this issue, and have concerned themselves with the question of whether or not the coalition will include the ultra-Orthodox parties. But regardless of…
27/02/2013
Load more