Ben Caspit

Ben Caspit is an Israeli journalist and commentator. He is Maariv's political, security, and diplomatic correspondent and hosts a daily radio show on FM103. He has also hosted several television programs in the past. His books include "Stealth Bomber: Ehud Barak, The Real Story" and "Netanyahu: The Road to Power" a biography. He began his career at Maariv in 1985 and has won numerous journalistic awards.

 US President Donald Trump speaks as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves following a meeting in the White House, in Washington, US, April 7, 2025.

Netanyahu, learn from Trump, sometimes you just have to do the right thing - opinion

 Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar looks on at an anti-Israel rally, in Gaza City, in 2022.

Hamas leaders' October 7 letter reveals attack strategy and plea to Hezbollah

Israeli Air Force personnel seen preparing to strike in Iran on June 13, 2025

The strike came at the last moment: Why Jerusalem’s timing was its last viable deterrent - analysis


Israeli companies sold millions in weapons, equipment to Qatar, Netanyahu approved deals

In order to make the sales, the companies were required to get approval from the Foreign Ministry, the Defense Ministry, and the prime minister.

 (Illustrative) Benjamin Netanyhau seen with the flag and currency of the State of Qatar.

Ronen Bar's battle is for us, we must all stand behind him - opinion

Bar is fighting to preserve the Shin Bet’s independence, that of the next agency chief, and the ability of gatekeepers to stand firm against the Prime Minister.

Shin Bet director Ronen Bar seen at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, November 6, 2022

How did Qatari money reach the prime minister's office? Netanyahu knows - opinion

At the end of the day, the facts matter - Eli Feldstein, the man who served as Netanyahu’s war spokesman during wartime, was paid by Qatar.

Benjamin Netanyhau seen with the flag and currency of the State of Qatar (illustrative)

Bashar Masri’s quiet role in Trump’s post-war Gaza plans

Palestinian billionaire Bashar Masri is advising Trump’s special envoy Adam Boehler on Gaza’s future.

 Palestinian businessman Bashar Masri.

Ailing Netanyahu at Knesset tax bill vote represents destruction of coalition - analysis

This coalition of destruction is focused solely on fortifying the privileges of its participants, funneling billions towards sectarian needs, dismantling institutions, and shirking responsibility.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MKs seen during a vote at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 31, 2024.

MK Gadi Eisenkot reflects on war, leadership, and family tragedy - interview

Eisenkot shares insights on war strategy, Netanyahu’s decisions, and the loss of his son Gal in this revealing Q and A.

 MK Gadi Eisenkot attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on the ultra-Orthodox draft law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 24, 2024.

A prime minister’s toxic agenda: How Netanyahu weakens Israel from within - comment

Gideon Sa’ar may not become Prime Minister after the shady affair of Gallant’s dismissal, but he’ll be remembered as the one who sold his soul for draft dodgers.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a memorial ceremony for people who were murdered during the October 7 Massacre, at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 28, 2024

Hassan Nasrallah crushed: The end of an 18-year reign of terror - opinion

This, and all the other amazing recent operations, will resonate in the Middle East for many years. The right thing for a patriotic prime minister to do now is establish a national unity government.

 Illustration of Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah and Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis.

Biden dropped everything to help Israel - would Trump have done the same? - opinion

Would any other president have come to Israel less than a week after the massacre? Trump despises losers, and on October 7, Israel was a loser. Biden was the last Democratic Zionist president.

 CANDIDATES DONALD TRUMP and Joe Biden face off during the final presidential debate of that election season, Oct. 22, 2020.

The other Hamas official killed in the strike on Mohammad Deif

There is already certainty in the IDF that several of Deif's bodyguards were killed in the assassination, with the assumption being that if his bodyguards were there, he was probably also there.

 An undated photo of Mohammad Deif, the leader of the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing.