July 31, 2026

By Maya Rezak and Ken Stein

Videos and Multimedia

John H. Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H.R. McMaster and Bill Whalen, “Trump’s 14 Points: Epic Fury or Epic Fail,” Hoover Institution, June 18, 2026.

Stephane Cohen, “Interactive Live Map: The Campaign in the Persian Gulf,” Institute for National Security Studies, July 23, 2026.

“A Conversation With Ambassador Yechiel Leiter,” Council on Foreign Relations, July 6, 2026.

“Live Dashboard: Escalation in the Gulf,” Institute for National Security Studies, July 19, 2026.

Israel’s National Security Conference, Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv, 18 videos from eight panels, July 2026.

Aaron David Miller, “Former State Department Official on Trump’s Announcement About Deal to Disarm Hamas,” NPR interview, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, July 31, 2026.

Neomi Neumann, Ibrahim Dalalsha and Ghaith al-Omari, “Palestinian Elections: Renewal or More of the Same?” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, July 24, 2026.

Nitsan Prayzler, Gal Shani and Mora Deitch, “Live Dashboard: Judea and Samaria,” Institute for National Security Studies, July 6, 2026.

Karen Young, Alex Vatanka and Ken Pollack, “The Next Phase of the US-Iran War,” Middle East Institute, July 27, 2026.

Articles

Nadwa Al-Dawsari and Arman Mahmoudian, “Iran’s New Grand Design: The Next Evolution of the Axis of Resistance,” Middle East Institute, July 26, 2026.

Becka A. Alper and Laura Silver, “Americans’ Views of Israelis Have Grown Increasingly Negative, but Views of Palestinians Have Held Fairly Steady,” Pew Research Center, July 9, 2026.

Efrat Aviv, “Between Historical Memory and Strategic Interests: Israel, Turkey, and the Armenian Question,” Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, July 28, 2026.

Vita Avrahamov, “Restoring the Iraq-Syria Oil Pipeline: Regional Strategic Implications,” Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, July 23, 2026.

Center of Israel Education, “Board of Peace Roadmap for Future of Gaza and Israel,” July 30, 2026.

Center for Israel Education, “President Herzog Calls for Political Civility, July 2026: ‘Elections Are Not a Civil War,’” July 23, 2026.

Danny Citrinowicz, Snir Levi and Charlotte Cobb, “Iran and Hezbollah’s Illicit Crypto Operations: The Venezuelan Connection,” Institute for National Security Studies, July 30, 2026.

Amichai Cohen and Mirit Lavi, “The Shin Bet’s Involvement in Combating Serious Crime in Israel,” Israel Democracy Institute, July 26, 2026.

Franklin Foer, “How Netanyahu Lost America,” The Atlantic, July 27, 2026.

Robert Greene, “The Hormuz Conflict and the Limits of Renminbi Internationalization,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, July 28, 2026.

Yoel Guzansky and Eldad Shavit, “The U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Agreement: Opportunities, Risks, and Policy Recommendations,” Institute for National Security Studies, July 29, 2026.

Michael Harari, “Pragmatic Peace: A Discreet Blueprint for Israel-Türkiye Deconfliction in Syria,” Mitvim: The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, July 2026.

Tamar Hermann, Lior Yohanani and Yaron Kaplan, “Only 38% of Israelis Think Israel’s Security Situation Is Better Than It Was Before the Iran War,” Israel Democracy Institute, July 7, 2026.

Israel Public Threat Perceptions Index, February to July 2026, Institute for National Security Studies, July 27, 2026.

Jeremy Issacharoff, “The Israel-German Relationship at a Pivotal Point,” Mitvim: The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, July 2026.

Doron Itzchakov, “Strategic Leverage and Regional Alignment: Iran, Israel, and the New Balance of Power in the Middle East,” International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, July 27, 2026.

Jan Jaben-Eilon, “In the News: ‘How Israeli Elections Differ from US Political System,’” Atlanta Jewish Times via Center for Israel Education, July 15, 2026.

Michael Johnson, “Primacy Without Order: Israel’s Place in the Region,” Jewish Policy Center, Summer 2026.

“JPPI Voice of the Jewish People Index for July 2026: 69% View Mamdani as Both Anti-Israel and Antisemitic,” Jewish People Policy Institute, July 27, 2026.

Brian Katulis and Athena Masthoff, “Three Long-Term Effects of Trump 2.0’s Middle East Approach on US Foreign Policy,” Middle East Institute, July 22, 2026.

Yuval Less, “From Red to Blue-and-White: The Strategic Necessity of Developing the Israeli Drone Industry,” Institute for National Security Studies, July 7, 2026.

Hadas Lorber, “The Next Battle for Artificial Intelligence: Should Israel Become a Chip Manufacturing Powerhouse?” Institute for National Security Studies, July 29, 2026.

David Makovsky, “Lindsey Graham’s Last Gift to the U.S.-Israel Alliance,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, July 25, 2026.

Kobi Michael, “Time to Break the Strategic Limbo: Israel’s Core Challenge,” Institute for National Security Studies, July 5, 2026.

Farzin Nadimi, “Changing Iran’s Coercive Calculus Requires More Than Massing U.S. Forces,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, July 24, 2026.

Dorit Nitzan, “Building Forward Better: A Strategic Framework for Rebuilding Gaza’s Health System,” Mitvim: The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, July 2026.

Gregg Roman, “The Islamabad Surrender,” Middle East Forum, June 17, 2026.

Gregg Roman, “The Magazine War: Regional Missile Defense Against Iran,” Middle East Forum, July 27, 2026.

Dennis Ross, “How to Isolate Tehran,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, July 17, 2026.

Theodore Sasson, Ari Blumenthal and Avishay Ben Sasson-Gordis, “U.S.-Israel Alliance as a Litmus Test: The Democratic Primaries and the Struggle Over the Party’s Future,” Institute for National Security Studies, July 13, 2026.

Eldad Shavit and Jesse Weinberg, “The Crisis in Hormuz: The American Strategy, Trump’s Dilemmas, and the Implications for Israel,” Institute for National Security Studies, July 26, 2026.

Igal Shiri and Hayim Iserovich, “Yahya Sinwar’s Plan for the Invasion of Israel, as Detailed in a Hamas Document,” Amit Terrorism and Intelligence Research Institute, July 13, 2026.

Gabi Siboni and Erez Winner, “Absolute Victory: 1,000 Days of the War of Redemption,” Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, July 17, 2026.

Gabi Siboni and Erez Winner, “Israel’s Path to Armaments Independence,” Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, July 27, 2026.

Jonathan Spyer, “Iran’s Grip on Its Arab Proxies Remains Powerful,” Middle East Forum, July 27, 2026.

Ken Stein, “2026 Israeli Election Polling: The Month Ending July 31,” Center for Israel Education, August 1, 2026.

Ken Stein, “Comparing the U.S. and Israeli Declarations of Independence,” Center for Israel Education, July 4, 2026.

Ken Stein, “Rahm Emanuel, ‘The U.S.-Israel Relationship: Where It Stands Today and the Road Ahead,’” Center for Israel Education, July 25, 2026.

Alex Vatanka, “After Khamenei: The Security State He Built, and the Son Who Inherits It,” Al Majalla, July 10, 2026.

Jeffrey Weiss, “Israel and Ukraine — Time for a New Approach,” Fathom Journal, July 2026.

Ofir Winter and Yehuda Diskin, “Different Shades of Right: Egyptian and Jordanian Perspectives on Israel’s Elections,” Institute for National Security Studies, July 28, 2026.

Raz Zimmt, “Between Tehran and Beirut: Iran’s Growing Commitment to Hezbollah,” Institute for National Security Studies, June 9, 2026.