Oren Barak

Oct 2, 2024 | warontherocks.com | Faysal Itani |Michael J. Koplow |Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud |Oren Barak

A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we’ll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep on a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it. *** In recent weeks, Israel has stepped up its campaign against Hizballah in Lebanon, culminating in the killing of Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah last weekend and the beginning of a ground offensive into southern Lebanon on Monday.

Aug 28, 2024 | warontherocks.com | Oren Barak |Zaha Hassan |Yousef Munayyer |Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud

A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we’ll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep on a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it. *** After nearly 11 months of war in Gaza, negotiations towards a ceasefire deal have so far failed.

Jul 31, 2024 | warontherocks.com | Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud |Oren Barak |Yousef Munayyer |Michael J. Koplow

Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated before the United States Congress that Israel would keep fighting in the Gaza Strip until it achieved “total victory” against Hamas. This as over 39,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Strip since Oct. 7, over 100 Israeli hostages are still being held in Gaza, and fighting has returned to areas in the northern part of Gaza that Israel previously said were cleared of Hamas.

Jun 12, 2024 | warontherocks.com | Michael J. Koplow |Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud |Oren Barak |Raphael Cohen

On Monday, the United Nations Security Council passed a U.S.-backed resolution calling for an “immediate, full and complete ceasefire” in Gaza, which the United States says Israel has agreed to.

May 2, 2024 | warontherocks.com | Oren Barak

According to a well-known Jewish proverb, “It is not the mouse that is the thief, but the hole.” In other words, some of the problems we face (mice entering our home) are perhaps more a result of our own actions or lack thereof (plugging the holes in its walls), than of the malign intentions of others. What does this tell us about the security challenges Israel faces from Hizballah, the Lebanese militant group and Iranian proxy?