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

|ByABIR GITLIN
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

War and destruction plague the nation while politicians try to ‘boom boom boom’ the consciousness of this away. Israel suffers from a governing culture that is only skilled at projecting power

|ByJOHANNA MAMANE
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

“The Iranians see Hormuz as their most significant strategic achievement," he added, saying it was clear that the Americans would apparently be prepared to recognize a change in the status quo.

|By103FM
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

Whoever succeeds the current prime minister will need to preserve what he helped build, repair what he broke, and govern with a broad understanding of local and global politics

|ByADAM SCOTT BELLOS

Prepare for potential broad war between Iran and US – INSS annual report

The Institute for National Security Studies said Israel must be ready to suddenly and fundamentally shift its strategies in each and every national security arena.

JANUARY 6, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Iranians burn U.S and Israeli flags as they gather to mourn General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Tehran, Iran January 4, 2020.

Grapevine: No stars and stripes for Adam

Believe it or not, there are non-resident American citizens who are prepared to renounce their citizenship.

DECEMBER 5, 2019ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Zahava Gal-On.

INSS expert: Distracted IAEA could be less focused on Iran

INSS Arms Control director Emily Landau said that it will be harder for the IAEA to pressure Tehran into sticking to the 2015 nuclear deal with no real leader.

JULY 21, 2019ByYONAH 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

Obstacles to Israel’s strategic objectives

Main insights from the INSS 12th annual international conference

FEBRUARY 28, 2019ByUDI DEKEL
F-35 warplanes doing a flyover in 2018 in Israel.

Meridor: Preventing Iran nuke is not the only strategy

The former intelligence minister calls for a comprehensive, long-term strategy to counter Iran.

FEBRUARY 27, 2019ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
FORMER INTELLIGENCE MINISTER Dan Meridor advocates ‘analyzing the logic’ of Hezbollah and Hamas in preparation for the next bout with these groups

The Lounge

The Weizmann Institute recently held its scientific club at the Sheva Event Hall in Tel Aviv.

FEBRUARY 4, 2019ByMICHAL GALANTI
DANIEL ZAJFMAN (left) and Ben Caspit

Petraeus, Yadlin disagree on Trump's willingness to attack nuclear Iran

"Tweeting is not killing anyone," said ex-IDF intel chief Amos Yadlin in debate with ex-CIA head David Petraeus at INSS conference.

JANUARY 28, 2019ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
CIA Director David Petraeus speaks to members of a Senate (Select) Intelligence hearing on "World Wide Threats" on Capitol Hill in Washington in this January 31, 2012 file photo.

Yadlin warns of major changes in alliances in year ahead

"The US has always been an ally, but that could change." - Amos Yadlin, director of the Institute for National Security Studies and former IDF general.

JANUARY 16, 2019ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Amos Yadlin

Know Comment: Warmed-over withdrawal syndrome

Gen. Yadlin’s unilateral disengagement plans are neither new nor logical.

OCTOBER 11, 2018ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
Amos Yadlin

Top expert: State must speed up, overhaul cyber regulation

Currently, there is not even a comprehensive cyber law – and initial efforts to propose one this summer stalled on a variety of privacy and other concerns.

AUGUST 30, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Cyber hacking (illustrative)