Издатель «Foundation for Defense of Democracies»

ANTISEMITISM AND A NEW MIDDLE EASTHEADLINE 1: The Trump administration escalated its maximum pressure campaign on Iran with a new round of sanctions.HEADLINE 2: Things are getting hairy between Syria’s new leadership and the Israeli government.HEADLINE 3: Speaking of Syria, an Israeli journalist ...

After nearly a year and half of war following Hamas’s brutal October 7 attacks, Israeli society has proven its resilience and strength. The IDF has had a series of military successes against Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and in Iran – though substantial challenges rem...

THE HOSTAGE CRISIS: THE STORY OF ALON OHELHEADLINE 1: Israeli authorities have arrested 10 people suspected of smuggling arms from Jordan into Israel.HEADLINE 2: The IDF deployed tanks to the West Bank city of Jenin.HEADLINE 3: The IDF carried out a series of airstrikes in Lebanon ahead of Nasral...

SOUTH AFRICA'S MALIGN TIES WITH AUTHORITARIANS HEADLINE 1: Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani was in Iran this week.HEADLINE 2: Arab leaders are meeting in Riyadh today to discuss alternatives to President Trump’s vision for Gaza.HEADLINE 3: Iran executed a record number of people in 202...

Some might think of veterans issues and national security issues separately, but they are intricately intertwined. There's a moral imperative to care for those who have risked their lives to defend freedom. There's also a national security imperative to do so. This fact raises several questions: ...

ABRAHAM ACCORDS, 10/7 WAR, IRANHEADLINE 1: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff met with Saudi officials in Riyadh.HEADLINE 2: Israeli troops remain in "buffer zone" in Lebanon to enforce the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. HEADLINE 3...

STARTUP NATION, ISRAEL AND THE GULF, AND THE ABRAHAM ACCORDSHEADLINE 1: Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Israel over the weekend.HEADLINE 2: On Friday evening, Hezbollah supporters attacked a UN peacekeeping convoy.HEADLINE 3: The IDF was hard at work in Gaza over the weekend.--FDD Executive...

Bill is joined by Caleb Weiss and Edmund Fitton-Brown to discuss the latest UN Sanctions Monitoring Team report on the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda that was released this week.

Bill and Behnam are joined by their FDD colleague Jonathan Schanzer to discuss President Trump's controversial plan for Gaza which includes a radical restructuring of the region.

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation between Bradley Bowman, Senior Director of FDD's Center on Military & Political Power (CMPP), and IDF Major General (Ret.) Tal Kelman, who was tasked with overseeing Israel's "Iran...