INSS

Iranians defy Islamic regime with Halloween celebrations as several reportedly detained

Security forces reportedly beat and detained revelers in Tehran as Iranians donned costumes and went without hijabs, defying new restrictions on Halloween events.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
An Iranian celebrates Halloween on the streets of Iran this screenshot of a video posted on social media, October 31, 2026.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, US, September 24, 2026.

Global Jewish life profoundly reshaped by impact of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, INSS report shows

A recent Institute for National Security Studies report claims that global fallout from Israel’s conflict has profoundly reshaped everyday Jewish life across diaspora communities.

|ByALEX CARSON
Turkish security forces line up in the buffer zone as Turkish police use water cannon to disperse Syrian supporters who gather at the border, across from the northern Syrian town of Qamishli, January 20, 2026

Israel must set red lines on Turkish presence in Syria to avoid confrontation, think tank argues

Israel's Syria policy could ultimately invite US pressure to abandon its buffer zone without significant security concessions if it fails to engage Damascus diplomatically, INSS warns.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Protesters in Switzerland hold a banner reading: ‘Sanction Israel, End Complicity,’ in June. Israel should confront actors who seek its elimination, expose factual distortions, and challenge the misuse of legal and historical terminology.PremiumPremium

When all criticism looks like hostility, both sides lose to their extremes - opinion

Israel must distinguish between legitimate criticism and campaigns aimed at denying its legitimacy – and its serious critics have a responsibility to make the same distinction

|ByPNINA SHARVIT BARUCH

Can Iranians overthrow the Islamic Republic regime?

An estimated 70% of Iranians comprise this silent pragmatist traditionalist majority. who would need to be on board with any regime change in Iran.

AUGUST 15, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a prayer marking the end of Ramadan, in Tehran, in April.

Israeli judicial reform will harm IDF spirit and function - INSS

In a 'strategic warning,' the INSS stressed the negative effects the judicial reform could have on a number of areas, first and foremost the country's security.

MARCH 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
New managing director of the INSS, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman

Ex-Shin Bet chief: Security forces must listen to High Court over gov't

Cohen said that "if the directing minister or the Knesset does something and the court says it's illegal.

MARCH 1, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Former Shin Bet Chief Yoram Cohen

INSS: Israel must strike new balance in US-China CHIPS tech war

The current IDF intel official and the hi-tech deputy CEO discuss their next moves.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, US, November 1, 2021.

Internal Israeli politics could harm US ties, security interests - INSS

There are multiple negative headwinds that Israel will need to cope with in its relations with Washington going forward that could alter bipartisan support.

JANUARY 23, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
The flags of Israel and the US are seen at a table during a meeting between officials from the two countries.

Israel's readiness to attack Iran's nuclear sites improved - IDF chief

“The Iranian vision to establish a second Hezbollah in Syria has been disrupted,” IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi said.

DECEMBER 27, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Aviv Kohavi delivers a speech at the INSS conference, December 27, 2022.

Iran to reach 90% enriched uranium, weighed World Cup terrorism - IDF intel chief

IDF Intelligence Chief Maj.-Gen. Aharon Haliva that Iran recently weighed initiating a terror attack at the current World Cup soccer tournament.

NOVEMBER 21, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A view shows railway packages for containers with uranium hexafluoride salt, raw material for nuclear reactors, similar to the one be used for the IAEA Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank

Ex-IDF intel. chief: It's getting harder and harder to stop Iran

Former Mossad official: How will we stop Iranian nukes if JCPOA talks fail?

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
THEN-IDF intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. Tamir Hayman speaks at a conference in Tel Aviv, 2019. He has said he prefers a return to the JCPOA that ‘would push Iran back, far-off from 90% enrichment

Ex-IDF intel chief reveals more details on Israel's role in Soleimani killing

"The Americans’ view of him was radically altered after they saw the intelligence from us and the level of danger he [continued to] present to Americans," former IDF intel. chief Tamir Heyman said.

AUGUST 31, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A poster of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani is seen during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022

Former IDF intelligence chief Tamir Hayman appointed INSS director

Hayman's military experience, specifically in research and intelligence, will help increase the INSS' influence in shaping future Israeli security policy, the institute said.

MAY 16, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
New managing director of the INSS, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman