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September 2024

Israel Must Battle the “But”
“I will always give Israel the ability to defend itself, in particular as it relates to Iran and any threat that Iran and its proxies pose to Israel.”
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Michael Oren
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The Distance between September and October is Far More than a Month
Parallels and contrasts between September and October.
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Michael Oren
41
Holywood: The Birth and Death of a Vision
The following essay was written in the late summer of 2023, pre-October 7, in the period we in Israel now regard nostalgically.
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Michael Oren
17

August 2024

Should Israel Strike First?
Is this period more like 1967, when Israel preemptively attacked its enemies? Or like 1973—when it failed to do so?
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Michael Oren
42
America First, Indeed
Eager to remove the humiliation of its failed assault but prepared to attempt a more successful one, Iran is likely to launch an even larger strike in…
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Michael Oren
109
Washington’s Wavering Support for Israel
Sharp shifts in American policy cast doubt over whether the US will have Israel's back if it needs to preemptively strike Iran
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Michael Oren
32
High-Tech in Wartime
How Startup Nation and the IDF support each other.
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James Spiro
6

July 2024

A Very Perilous Window
Calls for action against Iran are merely calls. Needed urgently are concrete measures.
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Michael Oren
112
From the Archives: Palestinians Cheer Carnage
An article from 2002 reminds me that the horrors of October 7 did not so much trigger a war as reignite one.
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Michael Oren
28
Israel is Losing the North
This piece was originally published in The Times of Israel.
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Michael Oren
20
The Return of the Gentleman’s Agreement
Antisemitism is back. In fact, it never went away.
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Michael Oren
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