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"Netanyahu should still maintain productive economic ties with China, in a way that protects Israel’s national security concerns and unique characteristics, while creating better partnerships with U.S. friends in the West and in Asia - especially India, Japan, and South Korea.”

From a strategic document for the Israeli Cabinet ministers (March 2023).

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"Netanyahu should still maintain productive economic ties with China, in a way that protects Israel’s national security concerns and unique characteristics, while creating better partnerships with U.S. friends in the West and in Asia - especially India, Japan, and South Korea.”

From a strategic document for the Israeli Cabinet ministers (March 2023).

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"Israel is well positioned to serve as an inter-regional "bridge" between Europe, the USA and the Middle East. This will require Israel to situate itself as a mediator and maintain strong ties with the new power factors in Europe, to be useful for the western security ambitions and to play a role in advancing stability in the Middle East. "

Source: All the time (in Hebrew) op-ed, Ilai Levy & Ron Frydman (29.1.2025).

"Precisely in one of the most challenging periods for Israel-Europe relations, when Israel's status in the Western world is at a low, it must strive to improve partnerships by focusing on shared destiny in dealing with common challenges and focusing on overlapping interests."

Source: Israel news in business (in Hebrew) op-ed, Ron Frydman (27.1.2025).

“Israel must work with the US, Europe, and Arab partners to create a new local government in Gaza, which will operate under an international coalition and thus push out the remnants of Hamas terrorists from the centers of power.”

Source: Walla (in-Hebrew) op-ed, Noa Shusterman Dvir & Yoni Sherman, “Gaza is waiting for the day Hamas falls. Israel has an opportunity of a lifetime” (22.12.2024)

"Israel should push for a political framework to match its battlefield successes. An Arab-Israeli coalition backed by the United States could repel threats from Shiite and Sunni radicals, provide the Palestinians with a realistic political future, safeguard Israel’s security interests, secure the return of the Israeli hostages still in Gaza, and prevent another attack on Israeli soil."

Source: Foreign Affairs, Amos Yadlin and Avner Golov (17.12.24)

“Israel’s strategy is to break the Iranian land bridge to Lebanon and prevent a Sunni Jihadist crescent from Turkey to Egypt."

Source: Wall Street Journal, quoting Avner Golov (9.12.24)

"The collapse of Assad’s regime underscores the failures of Russia and Iran as powers in the region. Meanwhile, the U.S. has shown its strength by standing with Israel and choosing the winning side. This is a critical opportunity for Washington to leverage its position and build a coalition of moderate Arab states - Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, and Egypt - with Israel, to counter both Sunni and Shia Islamist forces. This coalition could provide a stabilizing force in the region and counter the growing influence of extremist groups."

Source: FOX NEWS Channel, quoting Avner Golov (9.12.24)

"Iran’s leaders also are caught in a dilemma. Weaponizing its nuclear program could create the deterrence they’ve lost from their degraded allies, but it would also invite attacks, said Golov, who is now vice president of MIND Israel, a national security advisory group"

Source: Wall Street Journal, quoting Avner Golov (28.11.24)

"There is a lot of sense in Washington that, when looking at the axis of anti-American forces in the world—Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran—Iran is the most vulnerable. And if the new president wants to say to the world that America is strong again, Iran is a good demonstration."

Source: France 24, Amos Yadlin (21.11.2024)

“Trump's return to the White House creates conditions for a reshaping of the Western effort against the bloc and opens a unique window for Israel to integrate into it more actively and substantially. Despite concerns in Europe that Trump may undermine the transatlantic partnership, the struggle against the bloc requires closer cooperation from the Western camp.”

Source: Walla (in Hebrew) op-ed, Ron Frydman (17.11.2024)

"In the first scenario, the war ends with Hamas in Gaza in a weakened configuration, but still controlling the Strip. Israel will do everything in its power to prevent this, but we must consider a situation where we will not succeed."

Source: Globes quoting Noa Shusterman Dvir, “Could the Palestinian Authority control Gaza?” (14.11.2024)

“Weakening the Palestinian Authority and strengthening Hamas is designed to hinder peace efforts, to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state.”

Source: The New York Times quoting Noa Shusterman Dvir, “War Has Smashed Assumptions About Israeli-Palestinian Conflict” (23.10.2024)

“Israel must integrate into the region and into collaborative frameworks that include like-minded countries, including India, Japan and South Korea, Ukraine, Germany, Britain and the Czech Republic. This, with an emphasis on security and technological cooperation in which Israel has a added value which help transform its image - from a liability to an asset.”

Source: Walla (in Hebrew) op-ed, Ilai Levy & Ron Frydman (13.10.2024)

“In contrast to the last decade, in which there was a sense that the Palestinian threat was waning to peak moments of a few hours or days, a year of war in the Gaza Strip presents us with a new reality that we have not known, in which the Palestinian arena is a fundamental issue in Israel's national security that cannot be ignored.”

Source: Walla (in-Hebrew) op-ed, Noa Shusterman Dvir, “One year later: The time has come to deal with the Palestinian arena”, (10.10.2024)

“Israel may find in Rutte a partner for strengthening cooperation with NATO around shared challenges. Israel should view his appointment as an opportunity to formulate understandings that address the tightening security connection between Moscow and Tehran, which poses a threat to both Europe and the Middle East and explore ways to deepen collaboration between NATO and Israel.”

Source: Haaretz (in Hebrew), op-ed by Ilai Yaron Levy (01.10.2024)

"Three days of consecutive meetings in the US with senior government officials, leading journalists, opinion shapers, and experts from think tanks enabled us to gather insights about the main lines of thinking in Washington regarding the ongoing war in the Middle East…."

Source: N12 (in Hebrew) op ed, Amos Yadlin and Avner Golov (12.9.2024)

"The decision to retain control over the Philadelphi Corridor symbolizes a change in the initial directive provided by the political echelon, ultimately coming to terms with the idea that Israel will control the Gaza Strip in the near future. This decision will have dramatic implications, especially due to the concern that temporary solutions tend to turn into permanent situations."

Source: Walla (in Hebrew) op-ed, Noa Shusterman Dvir (8.9.2024)

“The United States, which is striving to establish alternative supply chains in Europe and Asia, will need years of developing production capabilities, training skilled labor, acquiring advanced knowledge, and implementing technologies to match Taiwan.”

Source: Walla (in-Hebrew) op-ed, Yuval less, “Tiny with a huge impact: How Taiwan's chip industry will influence Washington's strategy (5.9.2024)

“Similarly to Ukraine – who is fighting her enemy with the West's backing – Israel too is not alone. Both countries are in the midst of writing their own “war story.” Therefore, especially at this time, it is important for Israel to learn and apply lessons from Ukraine’s story.”

Source: Ynet (in Hebrew) op-ed, Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky & Ron Frydman (3.9.2024)

"A Cease-Fire Deal Now Would Be a Victory for Israel… Netanyahu worries that the end of war in Gaza will lead to the collapse of the coalition supporting him in Israel’s Knesset, triggering new elections that he fears he will lose. He also knows that after the war comes a reckoning: in a deeply ingrained Israeli tradition, a commission of independent individuals will be ruthlessly realistic in apportioning blame for the failure to prevent Hamas’s attacks on October 7, the greatest national security failure in Israeli history."

Source: Foreign Affairs, Graham Allison and Amos Yadlin (30.8.24)

“It will be much harder for Israel to defend these territories and the Israelis living in them at a time when most of its efforts are directed elsewhere. While the weapons and means available to the Palestinians in the West Bank may be less sophisticated, their ability to wreak havoc is greater because their access is easier.”

Source: The Media Line quoting Noa Shusterman Dvir, “Violence Escalates in West Bank as Israel Focuses on Gaza War” (21.8.2024)

"I don't belong to those who demand a deal at all costs…nevertheless, the American proposal serves Israel's interests and values and certainly – Israel's moral obligation towards its citizens. The proposal is based on Netanyahu and Biden's proposal from May. This is the reason that the Prime Minister replied to Blinken that he accepts it."

Source: N12 (in Hebrew) op-ed, Amos Yadlin (20.8.24)

"Israel must refrain from serving the objectives set out by Hamas and Iran. It must act based on a strategy that matches our traditional national security doctrine: short wars, victory in each round, support from superpowers and a regional coalition as counterweight to the fundamentalist axis."

Source: N12 (in Hebrew) op-ed, Amos Yadlin (8.8.24)

"All parties are trying to avoid a devastating full-scale war…all leaders understand that the other side can inflict serious damage using conventional capabilities. Israel has the best air defense and missile defense in the world, it was demonstrated in the Iranian attack in mid-April when 90% of projectiles were intercepted…we have a coalition with the US, UK, France and other players including Arab countries."

Source: Amos Yadlin discusses an anticipated escalation in violence from Hezbollah and Iran ten months into the war, NPR Radio (6.8.24) and Australia Sky News (8.8.24)

"All parties are trying to avoid a devastating full-scale war…all leaders understand that the other side can inflict serious damage using conventional capabilities. Israel has the best air defense and missile defense in the world, it was demonstrated in the Iranian attack in mid-April when 90% of projectiles were intercepted…we have a coalition with the US, UK, France and other players including Arab countries."

Source: Amos Yadlin discusses an anticipated escalation in violence from Hezbollah and Iran ten months into the war, NPR Radio (6.8.24)

"Iranian and Hezbollah-desired revenge on Israel demonstrates that Israel cannot take US support for granted…Israel should strive for a hostage deal that will bring an end to the violence in the North and on other fronts."

Source: Walla! (in Hebrew) op-ed, Ilai Yaron Levy (6.8.24)

"It's obvious that it does not make sense to continue according to the objectives set our for the war in Gaza in October, when for the past ten months Israel has managed a consecutive front against Hezbollah, with attacks from Iraq, Yemen and Iran – directly. A responsible government must update the war's objectives according to a wider perspective, considering developments on all fronts and adopting a regional perspective."

Source: N12 (in Hebrew) op-ed, Amos Yadlin (30.7.24)

"Israel should conduct ongoing dialogue with serious and respected human rights organizations, especially if they are supported by friendly states. Open communication channels between the sides will contribute to strengthening working relations and understanding opposing perspectives, contexts and challenges on each side. In addition, such cooperation will strengthen Israel's ability to deal with criticism constructively – which, indirectly, may also lead to moderating it."

Source:Y-net (in Hebrew) op-ed, Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky (24.7.24)

"The strike in Yemen, as successful as it may be, does not create a serious change in the multi-front war which Israel has been dealing with for nine and a half months. The key is in the Gaza Strip – that is where the war began, and halting the war there, will lead to its end."

Source: N12 (in Hebrew) op-ed, Amos Yadlin (21.7.24)

"The escalation of the Palestinian conflict erodes Israel’s security on all other fronts, and makes it difficult to create strategic depth in the Middle East and globally. It harms Israel’s international standing with negative implications for its economy, its scientific capability, its ability to equip itself, and the IDF’s freedom of action."

Source: JPost op-ed, Amos Yadlin & Udi Evental (3.7.24)

"While Israel is still embroiled in the war in Gaza and continues to receive American backing in the Middle East, the Asian arena threatens to divert US attention to the Far East."

Source: Calcalist (in Hebrew) op-ed, Yuval Less (30.6.24)

"4 findings that call into question the stark conclusions of the UN Children and Armed Conflict Report that blacklisted Israel for violating children's rights"

Source: Times of Israel op-ed, Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky (26.6.24)

"The state of Israel has never known such a complex and challenging period. What goals need to be adapted and what can we draw some satisfaction from? The MIND Israel team, headed by Major General (Ret). Amos Yadlin, helps us make sense of the situation".

Source:N12, panel interview with Amos Yadlin, Avner Golov, Hilla Haddad Chmelnik and Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky (18.5.24)

"Almost all technological ventures in Israel will need to choose between the Chinese and the Americans. Israel is dealing with two tectonic rifts that are shaping this reality. The big one is a changing world-order. The little one is the current war in Gaza".

Source:Globes, interview and podcast by Avner Golov (16.5.24)

"To ensure that Israel remains a regional power that is safe, Jewish, democratic and just, with leading technology and a robust economy, with international legitimacy and with asset- like qualities to the international and regional systems – we must stick to the alliances that stand at the very base of Isarel's strength".

Source: N12, op-ed by Amos Yadlin & Udi Evental (14.5.24)

" a key finding … highlights UNRWA’s gaping deficiency: the disproportionate number of local versus international UNRWA employees. To substantiate this, of the more than 32,000 UNRWA staff and personnel, 0.8% are international and 99.2% are locally recruited".

Source: JPost op-ed, by Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky (27.4.24)

"Israel found a creative way to restore deterrence on the one hand, and avoid escalation on the other (all the while reinforcing the coalition). According to foreign reports 3 missiles managed to do more damage to Iran than Iran did to Israel, with 300 projectiles."

Source: CNN, Bianna Golodryga speaks to Amos Yadlin (20.4.24)

"I think there will be a military response. But I also think that such a response should be carefully considered because of the potential of simultaneously advancing diplomatic achievements like a deal to free Israeli hostages".

Source: Globes, op-ed by Amos Yadlin (14.4.24)

"In the five months since the war began, Europe has moved from supporting Israel, through ad-hoc criticism by some European states, to the current position: coordinated action by the European Union against Israel's policies vis-à-vis the Gaza Strip".

Source: Walla!, op-ed by Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky (31.3.24)

"Israel's demand for Palestinian de-radicalization are reminiscent of Russia's demands from Ukraine, since its invasion. Therefore, even though Biden connects two justified struggles in Israel and Ukraine, the possibility that Israel will be likened to Russia is alarming".

Source: Walla!, op-ed by Ilai Levy (22.3.24)

"...by acknowledging sexual conflict-related violence against Israelis, the report provides a formal, much heeded, international UN stamp regarding the atrocities perpetrated by “Hamas”, “Palestinian Islamic Jihad”, “Popular Resistance Committees” and “armed and unarmed civilians” who breached the border on October 7. The fact that the report was professionally prepared based on a 17-day tour of the sites, 50 hours of video footage, 5,000 photos and dozens of interviews serves to bolster its credibility. This, particularly in the face of the message Hamas published, denying its gunmen sexually assaulted women during the attacks".

Source: Times of Israel, Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky (7.3.24)

"Recent weeks have marked the two-year milestone to the Russian-Ukranian War, a war of attrition with no end in sight…this is a multi-arena war…but it is primarily characterized by the massive use of artillery, that has reclaimed it's title as "the queen of the battle"; armed forces maneuvering in open urban areas; competitive military industry and logistic capabilities and precise attacks of missiles and drones against crucial infrastructure on the civilian home front."

Source: N12, Amos Yadlin & Udi Evental (8.3.24)

"A Palestinian state will now be a reward for the massacre, the introduction of the PA into Gaza will turn the Gaza Strip into Lebanon, and above all - the duty to act against the head of the octopus in Tehran. These words that were said to the American government did not come from the Israeli government, but rather from a group of former senior officials, who visited the US and presented a united front."

Source: An article published in Israel Hayom covering MIND Israel's delegation to Washington (22.2.24)

"In order to design 'the day after' Hamas, it is necessary first of all to win 'the day before'."

Source: N12, Amos Yadlin, as part of a special project with N12 presenting a national plan for achieving victory in the war and leveraging it to shape a better reality for Israel. (6.1.24)

"In the wake of the trauma of October 7th , Israel finds itself in a new reality. Going forward, it will have to set aside perceptions, beliefs, and assumptions that have become customary in recent years and return to some foundational principles that it has neglected."

Source: FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Amos Yadlin & Udi Evental (22.11.23)

"The 'day after' depends on the 'day before the day after'. That is, how will the campaign that is currently going on in the Gaza end? In any case and in any political configuration - Israel must keep the security authority in its hands."

Source: In an interview with Globes, Amos Yadlin refers to the possibility of a deal (15.11.23)

"Hamas is only brave when it comes to raping, killing and burning, so the UN should understand that Israel is fighting the Nazis in the 21 century"

Source: Amos Yadlin - BBC WORLD NEWS (10.11.23)

"Hezbollah is stepping up ahead of Nasrallah's speech"

Source: In a special interview with Globes, Amos Yadlin refers to the moves of the operation so far and what Israel should be aware of prior to Nasrallah's first speech (2.11.23)

"Hamas will be destroyed"

Source: FOX NEWS, Amos Yadlin discusses Israel’s response to ceasefire calls on ‘America’s Newsroom (31.10.23)

"Netanyahu Got All the Warnings"

Source: POLITICO MAGAZINE, Amos Yadlin on where the war goes from here (24.10.23)

"Israel has to handle the tension between the military objective of destroying Hamas and saving as many hostages through a deal or through a military rescue operation"

Source: Amos Yadlin - CNN One World with Zain Asher and Bianna Golodryga (23.10.23)

"After the intel failure, there was an operational failure"

Source: NDTV - Amos Yadlin interview about Hamas attack on Israel (12.10.23)

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