Ephraim Sneh

The writer, a retired IDF general, is a former deputy defense minister and member of several cabinets. He is the chairman of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue at Netanya Academic College.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reacts as he speaks with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, ahead of the Arab League Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2023.

From Mukalla to Gaza: Saudi Arabia’s quiet pivot away from Gulf moderate unity - opinion

Israel cannot afford to remain indifferent to the change emerging in Riyadh. Jerusalem must tighten coordination with Egypt and Jordan, and even more so with the United Arab Emirates.

JANUARY 4, 2026
US REPRESENTATIVE Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) at a news conference in Washington this week.

Is AOC's deplorable Iron Dome move a shift for the Democrats? - opinion

AOC’s amendment gives a reason for concern: Where is the Democratic party heading?

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
A GAZA CITY building housing the offices of the Associated Press and Al Jazeera is hit by Israeli missile strikes on May 15.

An alternative approach to Gaza is possible - opinion

The Israeli public is sick and tired of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policy of maintaining Hamas’s control in Gaza.

MAY 23, 2021

Joe Biden, Congress will face turbulent, combustible Middle East - opinion

A constructive, stabilizing approach will improve American influence and credibility in the Middle East.

DECEMBER 7, 2020
THEN-VICE PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in March 2016.

Supporting the Azeri formula in Nagorno-Karabach conflict - opinion

Israel has the moral standing to support the Azeri formula for Nagorno-Karabach: Territories for peace.

OCTOBER 20, 2020
A SOLDIER rides a horse along the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan crude oil pipeline after a cluster bomb hit the area, during the military conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, near the city of Goranboy, Azerbaijan, earlier this month.

A shared strategy

The solution Gaza needs will only arrive when Hamas rule ends there.

JUNE 9, 2010
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Lebanon falls... and the West Bank rises

Under Salaam Fayad the Palestinian Authority is attracting investors and businesses.

MAY 27, 2008
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Lessons from the breach

Gaza must be rescued from the Palestinian Taliban.

FEBRUARY 17, 2008
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Checklist for a peace pact

A peace conference that produces a good show but no tangible results will ultimately disappoint

AUGUST 22, 2007
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For a conference on Gaza's reconstruction

Rice's visit is an opportunity to strengthen Palestinian society and end the violence.

OCTOBER 3, 2006
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