INSS

What the new INSS poll teaches us about how Israelis see Iran, Trump, and the threats within

Latest INSS surveys show Israelis reassessing Iran, US support, and the growing security threat posed by divisions at home

Secular activists hold up placards as they stage a counterprotest against ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters in support of Cafe Basimta, which is open on Shabbat, in central Jerusalem, on August 15.Premium
MK Tally Gotliv attends a hearing on petitions against the government’s dismissal of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025.

The Likud primary: Trolling as a way to gain support – opinion

A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam,Oman, July 14, 2026.

Iran unlikely to ever willingly surrender control over Strait of Hormuz, INSS expert claims

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah attend the Likud Party's election campaign opening event in Jerusalem, Jan 21, 2020.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu has an insurance policy - it's called Israel's opposition – opinion


Iran talks: Will a deal be reached? Doubtful - INSS report

The report shows how Iran has taken an emboldened stance, and that Israel is not properly preparing for the worst.

Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria, December 3, 2021.

Public doesn’t think Israel won May Gaza war, but was justified - INSS

An INSS fellow also said that nuclear treaty moves should be coordinated with US, and that adding jobs for Gazans won't pacify Hamas.

Explosion at market in Gaza City, July 22, 2021

Grapevine November 5, 2021: When understanding overrides emotion

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

IRISH FOREIGN MINISTER Simon Coveney.

Israelis give gov't a failing grade in public diplomacy - study

Facebook is considered the most influential platform for news regarding political and security matters.

 BRIG.-GEN. RAN KOCHAV, former commander of the air force’s Air Defense Command, takes over as the new chief IDF spokesperson and member of the General Staff.

Biden not as committed to Abraham Accords as Trump - Ben Shabbat

Former IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Gadi Eisenkot: Abraham Accords can help unite Israel and Sunni Arabs against Iran and terrorism.

 Meir Ben Shabbat is seen at the Knesset on November 6, 2018.

Iran nuclear program poses very serious threat to Israel - INSS to Herzog

Iran has made significant progress in high levels of uranium enrichment, uranium metal production and in operating advanced centrifuges.

The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021.

Should the Mossad have publicly revealed seizing nuke archives?

“Was there a need to publicize it? Maybe we could have held onto the information and revealed it a little bit at a time, drawn out over several years."

A general view of the Bushehr main nuclear reactor, 1,200 km (746 miles) south of Tehran, 2010

China could save Israel from Iran - report

But no way Beijing will end Tehran ties.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 20, 2017.

INSS: Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg to replace Amos Yadlin as director

Trajtenberg is set to assume the position in May.

Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg.

Iran calls on UN to respond to alleged Israeli threats - report

In a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Iran's representative to the UN noted a recent speech given by IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi.

Majid Takht Ravanchi (L) with Mohammad Javad Zarif (R), Iran's Foreign Minister, in 2015