Last week, two defense trade shows took place thousands of miles apart. Land Forces 2026 was held in Perth, Australia, while the Marrakech Air Show took place in Morocco. On the surface, they were similar events: countries and companies displaying military technology to potential customers, partners, and suppliers. But for Israel, the two shows could not have been more different. And the difference tells us something important about Israel’s changing place in the world. Israe

The attacks in the Palestinian villages of Qusra and Jalud over the past month are indefensible. Masked Israelis descended on homes, threw stones, set fires, and attacked residents and journalists. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the violence “criminal.” President Isaac Herzog strongly condemned it, and Israel’s Foreign Ministry called it “a disgrace.” They are right. Israel is confronting the problem, but condemnation alone is not enough. The question is what more c

There is an old rule in the Middle East: Never confuse money with power. Saudi Arabia has a great deal of the former. Recent events suggest that it possesses considerably less of the latter. Only recently, Saudi Arabia joined Turkey and Pakistan in the so-called Mecca Pact, under which an armed attack against one member would be considered an attack against all three. It sounded impressive. Three major Sunni states, one of them nuclear-armed, standing shoulder to shoulder. T