Middle East
The real story of the Iran war: the strengthening of the Israel-Gulf alliance
The Iron Doom battery Jerusalem sent to the UAE, reportedly along with IDF troops, underscores a new reality. Arab countries understand there is only one country in the region that is both willing and capable of acting against a common threat
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The real story of the Iran war: the strengthening of the Israel-Gulf alliance
The Iron Doom battery Jerusalem sent to the UAE, reportedly along with IDF troops, underscores a new reality. Arab countries understand there is only one country in the region that is both willing and capable of acting against a common threat
New Publications in the Field
Opinion Articles
Opinion Articles
Dear Democrats: Stand with Iranians against mullah dictatorship
An estimated 40,000 Iranian protesters were murdered during the Iranian protests for a better life in their country.
Articles
Articles
Dennis Ross on what Israel wants from U.S.- Iran nuclear discussions
Ambassador Dennis Ross, Co-Chairman of JPPI’s Board of Directors, joins PBS NewsHour to discuss Israel’s strategic considerations and core security interests amid the evolving U.S.–Iran nuclear negotiations.
Opinion Articles
Opinion Articles
When solidarity costs too much: Europe’s silence on Iran
The uprising is a textbook liberation movement, but supporting it could serve Israeli interests – and this doesn't fit the oppressor-oppressed binary.
Researchers Team
LTC (Ret.) Or Horvitz
Bio
LTC (Ret.) Or Horvitz is a strategic leader with over 17 years of experience at the intersection of U.S. foreign policy, U.S.–Israel relations, intelligence, and security. He currently serves as Head of the American Program at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI).
In parallel, he serves as Head of Strategy at Elsight Ltd., as a Lecturer on intelligence, crisis management, and international affairs, and provides strategic advisory services to companies, institutions, and senior decision-makers navigating complex geopolitical and security environments.
A former Lieutenant Colonel in Israeli Defense Intelligence (IDI), he led large multidisciplinary teams, authored hundreds of decision memoranda for senior military and government leadership, and gained extensive experience along the intelligence axis linking Israel and the United States. In his final roles in IDI, he served as Head of the Hezbollah and Lebanon Branch (2022–2024) and later as Senior Advisor to the Director of IDI (2024–2026), where he was centrally involved in post–October 7 transformation processes and Israel’s campaigns against Hezbollah and Iran.
He is an alumnus of Harvard Kennedy School’s RK Fellowship (2020–2021) and IDI’s elite Havatzalot program (2008–2011).
