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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

Former IDF Intel Chief urges grounding of Assad's helicopter fleet

“Even without poison gas, these vehicles are used to launch inaccurate explosives that inflict terror and death on Syrian civilians,” said Amos Yadlin.

APRIL 8, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JPOST.COM STAFF
Amos Yadlin

Ex-IDF intel chief rejects critics, says Syrian reactor never turned ‘hot’

Amos Yadlin pushes back against claims by the former Mossad chief who characterized the delay in identifying the threat as an intelligence failure.

MARCH 29, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Former IDF chier Amos Yadlin (Left) and former mossad head Tamor Pardo argue over Israel's intelligence on the Syrian nuclear reactor

The Lounge

FEBRUARY 5, 2018ByMICHAL GALANTI
Chelsea FC players Charly Musonda, Eden Hazard, and Ross Barkley participate in the team's initiative against antisemitism, January 2018

U.S. defends role of Lebanon army as Israel threatens to attack it

Such a public difference of opinion between two close allies is remarkable.

JANUARY 31, 2018ByREUTERS
A poster of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in southern Lebanon

LIVE: Key gov., military leaders on Israel's critical future challenges

Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Liberman will discuss Israel's security challenges on the second day of the 2018 INSS conference.

JANUARY 31, 2018ByDAVID BRUMMER
Gilad Erdan speaks at the INSS Conference, 31 January 2018

Jordanian scholar: Shared concern over Iran not enough for Israel-Sunni alliance

“The Palestinian narrative runs deep in [Arab] cultures.”

JANUARY 31, 2018ByBEN LYNFIELD
File: Jordan's King Abdullah II greets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House in Washington

Ex-CIA Director Petraeus: Everything can be hijacked, weaponized

Petraeus also highlighted the growing threat of Hezbollah and other non-state actors.

JANUARY 30, 2018ByYONAH 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.

Fmr. Defense Minister: Iran is most prominent threat to global stability

"Without the Iranian regime support, Hezbollah is useless."

JANUARY 30, 2018ByJPOST.COM STAFF
A MILITARY truck carrying a missile and a picture of Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei drives in a parade marking the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war in Tehran

Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Israel: Jerusalem is Israel's capital

Former US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro sat down with 'The Jerusalem Post' to talk about the future of the peace process.

JANUARY 30, 2018ByJPOST.COM STAFF, ANNA AHRONHEIM
US AMBASSADOR Dan Shapiro addresses the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference in the capital

Survey: Israelis worry most about threats internally and from the north

The National Security Index shows how Israelis feel about major challenges to the country each year.

JANUARY 27, 2018ByZIPI ISRAELI
A Hezbollah fighter stands in front of anti-tank artillery at Juroud Arsal, the Syria-Lebanon border.