Eric R. Mandel

Dr. Eric Mandel is the founder and Director of MEPIN™, the Middle East Political and Information Network™. MEPIN is a private Middle East research analysis read by members of Congress, their foreign policy advisors, members of the Knesset, journalists, and organizational leaders. Dr. Mandel regularly briefs members of Congress and their staffs about the current geo-political situation in the Middle East, and meets with members of the Israeli leadership and their advisors. He is the Northeast Co-Chair of StandWithUs, an international organization dedicated to educating the public about Israel, while fighting the BDS movement (Boycott, Divest and Sanction) against Israel.

 An Israeli Navy vessel enters the port in Haifa on October 12, 2024, amid the war between Israel and Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah.

Remaking Israel's Navy: Transformation of IDF maritime forces can give lessons to the US

 COMBINED US-ISRAEL flag on the Lebanon border, March 30.

Radical jihadism and the occupation trap: How it’s reshaping the US-Israel alliance - opinion

Egyptian tanks are seen on the road to the Rafah border amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt September 9, 2024.

Israel's cold peace with Egypt is on the verge of unraveling - opinion


Hamas, not the IDF, endangers Gazan civilians - opinion

International law makes Hamas, not Israel, responsible for civilian harm, yet much of the world continues to misjudge the situation.

A BOY holds a sign that reads: ‘We will not be displaced. Stop our extermination,’ this week in Gaza City. Hamas, not Israel, is responsible for civilian harm, yet much of the world continues to misjudge the situation, the writer argues.

‘Anti-Palestinian Racism’: It’s the next tool of anti-Zionists - opinion

APR is framed as a new category of discrimination against Palestinians, their narratives, and their advocates.

A PRO-PALESTINIAN protest encampment is set up at the University of California, Berkeley last year. At Stanford and Berkeley, faculty resolutions and student events have labeled opposition to Hamas as ‘racist,’ state the writers.

A misleading PA ‘secular’ label: It matters for Gaza’s future - opinion

PA officials frequently invoke Quranic verses emphasizing the sanctity of al-Aqsa Mosque and promise divine reward for “martyrs,” blending scripture with calls to violence.

 Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Beirut, Lebanon, May 22, 2025.

Israel’s declining image in the United States poses a strategic threat - opinion

To halt the decline in US support, Israel must treat public diplomacy as a national security priority.

IDF operating in the Gaza Strip

Iran's new posture on nuclear talks is not a breakthrough - it is a stalling tactic - opinion

Tehran, long adept at delaying diplomacy while advancing its nuclear program, had assumed 2025 would play out like previous rounds. But this time, the Islamic Republic misjudged.

 Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff attends a meeting in the White House Situation Room on attacking Iranian nuclear facilities, last month. Now there is anticipation over new nuclear talks.

Europe's anti-Israel bias: The EU's problem with Jews and the Jewish state - opinion

One can rationalize the cowardice of the European position, as it is dealing with its own growing Islamist population and the demographic decline of its indigenous citizens.

 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, in May 2025.

Will US back Israeli preemptive actions? - opinion

Will the US support Israel’s new post-October 7 doctrine of preemption and deterrence, or will Washington revert to urging Israeli restraint once ceasefires are established?

 ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR to the US Yechiel Leiter departs after a visit to the US Capitol last week. If Washington signals restraint or pressures Jerusalem to temper its response to provocations, Iran will interpret it as a green light to escalate, the writer warns.

What is the future of the US-Israel relationship? - analysis

The challenges to the long-term partnership in 2025 are perhaps the most consequential in Israel’s history. Israel must be united and choose wisely.

 Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with uS president Donald Trump and Saudi Crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Riyadh.

How the US should prepare for the fall of Iran's regime - opinion

If managed wisely, the fall of the Islamic Republic could catalyze a historic realignment of the Middle East in favor of peace, stability, and freedom.

 SMOKE RISES following an IAF attack in Tehran, on Tuesday.

Time to end America's toxic relationship with Qatar - opinion

Qatar supports Hamas, houses Taliban leaders, and funds antisemitism on American campuses, so why is it still America's 'indispensable' Middle East partner?

 PALESTINE VS KUWAIT at the soccer World Cup qualifiers at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar, last year. Qatar supports Salafists, many with American blood on their hands, including the Taliban, Hamas, al-Qaeda, and ISIS, the writer says.