Naftali Bennett, Benjamin Netanyahu's Main Rival in the Run-up to This Year's Election, Wants to Shower IDF Conscripts and Reservists With Benefits in the Hope That the ultra-Orthodox Will Be Tempted to Join, Too. It Won't Work

Since the Assad Regime Fell, the Kurds in Syria Have Been Vying for Control With al-Sharaa. Israel's Entry Into the Fray Could Lead to Conflict With Turkey and the U.S.

Police Inaction as a Bus Driver Fatally Ran Over a Protester and Through the Mass Riots That Occurred on Tuesday Reflects a Broader Tendency to Avoid Intervention in ultra-Orthodox Neighborhoods, Particularly Those Dominated by Extremist Factions

Netanyahu's Far-right Religious Bloc Is Tightly Organized, While His Center-left and Right-wing Opponents Remain Divided. Anti-Netanyahu Protest Leaders Joining Yair Golan's Democrats Have Further Complicated Potential Alliances With Gadi Eisenkot and Yair Lapid, as an Arab Merger Remains Uncertain

The Words 'Treason,' 'Betrayal' and 'Traitor' Are Being Lobbed at the Israeli Prime Minister Amid New Developments in the Qatargate Scandal. But Referring to Politicians as Traitors in Israel Has a Deadly History

While the Public in Iran Is Learning to Link Foreign and Security Policy With the Country's Dire Economic Situation, the Supreme Leader Is Struggling to Safeguard the Very Legitimacy of the Regime and Its Vision

Only Somewhere Between 3,000 and 5,000 Jews Remain in Venezuela, After Thousands Have Fled in the Past Quarter-century. A Prominent Jewish American Organizational Leader With Close Ties to the Region Sees Reasons for Cautious Optimism Following Maduro's Capture and Imprisonment

As Iran Grapples With Internal Turmoil and Economic Woes, and Any External Attempts at Regime Change Risk Further Instability, Trump's Harsh Stance on Tehran and Venezuela Highlights His Selective Approach to Global Authoritarianism, With His Administration Appearing to Target Certain Regimes While Ignoring Others

The Venezuelan Regime, Which Severed Ties With Jerusalem in 2009, Long Served as a Key Iranian Ally and a Suspected Hub for Hezbollah. Israeli Officials Hope Trump's Attack Will Dismantle Tehran's Influence and Solidify South America's Rightward Turn

Israel's Recognition Is Good for Somaliland and Historically Just. But While It Represents Yet Another Blow for the Battered Principle-based International System, and Despite Contradictory Claims by Israel and the Trump Administration, Recognizing Somaliland Should Actually Strengthen the Argument for Recognizing Palestine