JCFA

JCFA International Women’s Day project brings together voices from across the Middle East

“I see a bright future for the women in Iran, and I can't wait to dance with them in the streets soon,” said project head Sogand Fakheri.

|ByESTHER DAVIS
A woman moves her hair while standing on a rooftop as smoke rises in the distance over Tehran following reported explosions in the city, on March 03, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
Smoke rises after an Israeli military strike on Iran's Basij forces headquarters in Tehran, Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on March 1, 2026

Opening blow, ongoing fire: What have Israel and US really achieved against Iran? - analysis

Calling the Iranians a “paper tiger,” Asulin, a scholar at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), said that the opening strike “was a lethal opening blow."

|ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
Dr. Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA)

Majority of Israelis oppose Palestinian state, even for Saudi normalization, survey finds

Among Jewish Israelis, opposition is even higher at 79%, up from 76% in the previous JCFA poll. This marks the highest level of Jewish-Israeli opposition in its tracking since the war began.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinians at the scene of an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, March 18, 2025

Most Israelis support temporary military occupation of Gaza, JCFA survey finds

64% of Jewish Israelis and 52% of all Israelis prefer the option of a temporary occupation of the Gaza Strip after the war, according to a survey that asked 700 participants.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Two wars for a promise of peace: The JCFA battle to ensure a brighter future for the Middle East

"We have to move from explaining and defending to exposing and attacking," says Dan Diker, JCFA president

MAY 8, 2025ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH JCFA
Dr. Dan Diker: Israel today is perceived as a strong horse in the Middle East.”

The tax trap: Israel’s tax money is funding the Palestinian Authority’s pay-for-slay law - analysis

‘We willingly relinquished our fiscal rights in order to buy peace, but we are not getting what we are paying for,’ says Maurice Hirsch, Director of the Initiative for Palestinian Authority

NOVEMBER 7, 2024ByOHAD MERLIN
Maurice Hirsch

From a think tank to a ‘do tank’: The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs changed name and mission

JCFA initiated proactive 'do' tank, forging alliances with Arab nations and countering disinformation to reshape regional views on Israel's role in security and prosperity.

OCTOBER 10, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Dr. Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA)