Ehud (Udi) Eiran

The author is an assistant professor of international relations at the University of Haifa and a board member at Mitvim – The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies. He is also an avid practitioner of Tai-Chi.

US President Donald Trump supporters take part in a rally ahead of the US presidential election day in Beit Shemesh, Israel November 2, 2020

Israel must restore bipartisanship in the US political system

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu shows then-vice president Joe Biden where to sign the guest book, at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem in 2010.

The broader drivers of Biden-era Israeli-American relations - opinion

Israel's new Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi

Ashkenazi revitalized the IDF, now he can do the same to Foreign Ministry


Why the Joint List should be part of the coalition – opinion

Even if such a coalition will not materialize now, the conversation should continue, as this question will remain important.

AYMAN ODEH, leader of the Joint List, gestures as he hands out pamphlets during an an election campaign event in Tira.

Democracy is essential to Israel’s national security

A true democratic culture empowers individuals, encourages their initiative and commitment, and makes them more militarily effective.

Soldiers in the IDF's Oketz unit hugging a dog during a break, photo taken by Topaz Luk from the IDF spokesperson's unit

The perils of Netanyahu’s ‘monarchic diplomacy’

Once the voting was over, Netanyahu posed for a photo-op with close Likud Party associates under a giant picture showing him meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

THE FALSE narratives about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also make the establishment of a unity government with the Center-Left impossible

Why Israel needs a strong Foreign Affairs Ministry

The crisis in our “diplomatic kingdom” is not unique to Israel.

The US embassy in Jerusalem is seen ahead of its dedication, May 13th, 2018.

Netanyahu goes to China: Three questions

How would a close Chinese- Israeli relationship affect Israel’s own democracy, already under strain lately?

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