Domestically, the government coalition is again on the verge of collapse; what are its prospects to survive? Can Netanyahu revive his popularity vis-à-vis Bennett? What effect will events in the region and beyond, like the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan, have on Israel and its international standing?

After a high-profile ministerial resignation and Alternate PM Gantz issuing another ultimatum, the unity government again hangs by a thread. Is it an empty threat or is Israel this time on its way to a fourth round of elections?

Have sanctions hit Iran so hard that low-intensity conflict (aka “terrorism”) remains its only offensive option? What does Tehran hope ultimately to achieve with its current method of armed conflict from the civil wars in Syria and Yemen to the sectarian strife in Iraq and Lebanon to the proxies deployed against Israel and the United States?

Prime Minister Netanyahu showed in his speech to the UN that Iran remains the number-one threat to Israel. How much does this issue dominate Israel's diplomatic policies?

The Jewish High Holidays finds Israel in the midst of a second lockdown. Anger at the government is building on all sides to the point that polls show that Naftali Bennett's Yamina party could be within striking distance of the ruling Likud party. Can Bibi "the magician" turn the tide?

Omar al-Bashir dominated the Sudan from 1989 until April 2019, imposing Islamism on Sudan’s diverse population. The past 1½ years have seen Bashir’s dramatic overthrow and a transitional government attempt to establish a secular state and a pro-Western outlook, including even talk of diplomatic relations with Israel. How is this radical shift going? What has become of the country’s several ethnic conflicts? What role should Washington play?

As Netanyahu heads to the White House to sign a peace agreement with the UAE, Israel faces another lockdown. Will the prime minister's diplomatic achievements prevent a free fall in his popularity?

Iran and Turkey seek hegemony over the Middle East. In response, nearly every other functioning state of the region, from Morocco to Saudi Arabia, is working together to stop them. This rivalry has immense consequences, overshadowing the Arab-Israeli conflict and changing the role of the great powers. How is the battle going and what are the prospects for Turkey’s and Iran’s attempts at hegemony?

With their income down, expenses up, and many questions about the campus-based model of education due to COVID-19, universities have turned to the government for emergency funding. In response, MEF’s Campus Watch advocates making any such funding contingent on major reforms to the politicized departments, centers, and programs that indoctrinate rather than educate. Winfield Myers will outline a plan and the steps needed to make it a reality. Let us grab the silver lining of the pandemic to achieve real educational reform.

Israel just registered the largest single per capita percentage increase of COVID-19 cases of any country in the world, with the ultra-Orthodox Jews and the Arabs dominating the infections. Could Serbia and Kosovo moving their embassies to Jerusalem dampen anger against Israel's leaders who are facing growing criticism over a failure over this and also a foundering economy?