Ron Weiser, Author at J-Wire

Iran from two angles

Ron Weiser — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:07:26 +0000

A much more extensive version of ‘mowing the grass’ or a real long-term fundamental change? At the time of writing, that is the unanswered question, the assessment of which differs in the USA compared to Israel. Whilst the Americans are focused on the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of the enriched uranium, Israelis know […]

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The definition of victory

Ron Weiser — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:45:16 +0000

The war in Iran is being viewed by the domestic populations in Israel and the United States in very different ways. This will inevitably affect the duration of the current conflict and the definition of victory. Initially, there were multiple declared outcomes, and Israel and the Americans had overlapping, but not identical, aims. These have […]

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2026 is election year

Ron Weiser — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 04:56:41 +0000

2026 will see the Israeli people go to elections. The question is whether that will change anything or not? Whilst Israel is under attack all over the world in the media, on the streets and by international institutions that have been hijacked by rabid anti-Zionists or just plain Jew haters, ironically and undoubtably, the people […]

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2002? 2026? What’s the difference?

Ron Weiser — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 07:36:33 +0000

Antisemitism, in whatever form it tries to take or morph into, did not begin in the aftermath of 7 October, nor will it end tomorrow. In Australia, we have experienced periods of greater and lesser antisemitism over decades and decades, but nothing like the intensity, ferocity and sheer naked overt hatred that we have been […]

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Bibi-sitting

Ron Weiser — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:25:39 +0000

What a wonderful difference to be in Israel after the release of the living hostages and with the ongoing repatriation of those deceased, nearing completion. Including the return of Hadar Goldin’s body, which had been snatched by Hamas in 2014 and held by them for 11 years. President Trump is rightly being hailed as a […]

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“Either us or the Zionists! There is no room for both.”

Ron Weiser — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 05:31:38 +0000

After a century of Palestinian rejectionism, nothing has changed. In 1921, the Palestine Arab Executive Committee stated: “Either us or the Zionists! There is no room for both.” Palestinians have constantly rejected a two-state solution whenever it has meant that one of the two states will be Jewish. For the Palestinians, the only matter of […]

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Reading the Middle East correctly will be vital to Israel’s security

Ron Weiser — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 06:56:11 +0000

Prime Minister Netanyahu has shown that he too adheres to the ‘Begin Doctrine,’ which says that no country that threatens the existence of the Jewish state will be allowed the weapons to do so. Without doubt, this was a much more difficult proposition in the case of Iran than it was in 1981 in Iraq […]

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Israel’s friend, Donald

Ron Weiser — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 08:01:23 +0000

Since President Trump’s re-election in November 2024, it has been a matter of tempering expectations in many quarters of the Jewish world and in large parts of Israel itself. Trump has not been all that inconsistent in his current term, when it comes to Israel, nor in many ways, that different from his first term. […]

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Trump and Israel

Ron Weiser — Thu, 08 May 2025 08:04:00 +0000

As the United States passes the first 100 days of the Trump presidency, Israel remains hopeful, but with increasing concerns about the Trump administration’s priorities and full understanding of the situation. Following Prime Minister Netanyahu’s meeting with President Trump on 8 April, when Netanyahu must have been somewhat disappointed, they had a phone call on […]

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A Passover thought or two

Ron Weiser — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 07:12:29 +0000

There is no doubt that President Trump is a friend of Israel. At the same time, he is not a member of the World Zionist Organisation. The question is the nature of the friendship, which is looking increasingly in some important areas, like that of a parent with a young child, when the parent ‘knows […]

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