Dan Diker

3 weeks ago | jns.org | Dan Diker |Khaled Abu Toameh

(April 23, 2025 / JNS)Is the Palestinian Authority on the verge of collapse? In this hard-hitting episode of “Our Middle East,” Dan Diker, president of the Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs, and Khaled Abu Toameh, senior fellow at JCFA and the Gatestone Institute, address the inner workings of the Palestinian Authority and its growing instability—an issue with direct implications for Israel, the Arab world and global security.

Jan 10, 2025 | jewishpolicycenter.org | Dan Diker

On October 7, 2023, the world witnessed events that significantly reshaped the security landscape in Israel and beyond. This webinar will delve into how Israelis perceive global dynamics and navigate the complex security challenges that have emerged in the aftermath. Join us as Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA) discusses the minds set of Israel’s security and political establishment, as well as the society at large.

Dec 30, 2024 | jcpa.org | Dan Diker

This article originally appeared in the Jerusalem Post on December 30, 2024. Iran is more vulnerable and desperate than at any time since its rise to power in 1979. Now is the time for Iranians to topple the regime and pave a pathway to a free, democratic, and unified state. In the late 1970s, Uri Lubrani, Israel’s last ambassador to the Iranian court, and the legendary historian Prof. Bernard Lewis predicted the fall of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Prof.

Dec 29, 2024 | jcpa.org | Dan Diker

The lightning rebellion and collapse of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime in December 2024 triggered widespread conjecture over the presumptive rebel leadership of Hayat Tahrir a-Shams (HTS), led by ISIS and al-Qaeda alumnus Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, today known as Ahmad al-Sharaa, and backed by Turkey.1Jolani’s intentions are unclear. He and Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu have stated they are not interested in direct conflict.

Dec 11, 2024 | clevelandjewishnews.com | Dan Diker

Following Israel’s amputation of two tentacles of the Iranian regime’s terrorist octopus—Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon—and the subsequent collapse of its Syrian satrap province it may seem that the mullahs of Tehran have been neutralized. However, the regime still constitutes a nuclear threat. The Islamic Republic sees these setbacks as an opportunity to establish a new nuclear deterrent against Israel. This is evidenced by a piece published on Oct.