Efraim Inbar, Author at J-Wire

What can we learn so far from the war on Hamas?

Efraim Inbar — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 06:43:17 +0000

The war on Hamas is not over, but certain lessons already seem very clear. The United States has displayed great support for vanquishing Hamas, and this has enhanced Israel’s position as a valued American ally. Yet, the American motives are suspect. The Biden administration’s support is predicated by an obsession with the two-state paradigm, which […]

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Israel’s new government must not abandon Jerusalem

Efraim Inbar — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 06:50:06 +0000

The transfer of the Jerusalem Affairs Ministry to a Haredi party (UTJ) constitutes the abandonment of Jerusalem to non-Zionist hands. In the long run, this will lead to the loss of the capital city. The Haredi parties are the most sectarian in Israel. As their leadership sees it, the good of their constituency always comes […]

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“Israel’s Ukraine policy: ‘Right side of history’ vs national interest”

Efraim Inbar — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:11:04 +0000

History has no right side and it does not evolve according to moral imperatives. The caution of the Israeli government’s policy toward Russia following its invasion of Ukraine arouses resentment among journalists, intellectuals and Jews whose entire Jewish identity is tikkun olam (repairing the world). However, the simplistic righteous calls for Israel’s government to be on the right side […]

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Fighting antisemitism should not be Israel’s primary concern

Efraim Inbar — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 05:28:41 +0000

Efraim Inbar: Fighting with Poland over Holocaust restitution is not in Israel’s national interest.

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Israel’s protracted political crisis harms national security

Efraim Inbar — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 01:50:05 +0000

Efraim Inbar: The IDF, Israeli deterrence, Israeli society and the stability of Israel’s newest peace agreements with Arab countries — all are impacted negatively by continuing electoral indecision.

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The true Rabin legacy could be the basis of a national consensus

Efraim Inbar — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 06:27:34 +0000

Efraim Inbar: It’s possible that the Oslo experiment had to be tried to bring Israeli society to the majority opinion that exists today—that there is no Palestinian partner for peace.

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Apply sovereignty to the Jordan Valley, now

Efraim Inbar — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 05:35:39 +0000

Efraim Inbar: The Jordan Valley is Israel’s only defensible eastern border and Israeli sovereignty there is vital for the demilitarization of a future Palestinian state.

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The security border Israelis want

Efraim Inbar — Fri, 15 May 2020 00:42:51 +0000

Efraim Inbar: The Jordan Valley settlements were established by the Labor movement, and the late Yitzhak Rabin believed in them. Nearly all Israelis want the valley to remain part of the state, and we must not let this opportunity slip by.

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Northern Syria and Israel

Efraim Inbar — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 05:41:45 +0000

Efraim Inbar: Israel must adapt as quickly as possible to the evolving situation in northern Syria, while continuing to adhere to self-reliance and invest in its military.

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Beyond the chorus of indignation

Efraim Inbar — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 20:37:07 +0000

Efraim Inbar: The decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw American soldiers stationed in northeastern Syria from the Turkish border has been met across the board by a chorus of moral indignation.

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