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This Is Not A Call For Vengeance. It Is A Call For Clarity.
On September 2, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri, Japan signed an instrument of unconditional surrender. There were no negotiations, no concessions, no “confidence-building measures.” The message was clear: the war was over, and Japan had lost – completely. That moment marked the beginning of a transformation that turned a militaristic empire into a peaceful democracy. It happened because the Allies understood that evil ideologies cannot be managed; they must be eradicated. Fast
Ari Sacher


Support or Overstep? Trump's Call for a Netanyahu Pardon
Donald Trump has never been the kind of leader who tiptoes around sensitive issues. Anyone who has been following his presidency knows that subtlety is not his chosen instrument. He speaks directly, he speaks boldly, and he speaks from conviction. So when he sent a letter to Israeli President Isaac Herzog urging a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it felt entirely in character. To President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu, who is on trial for political corruption,
Ari Sacher


When the Hostages Came Home, We All Did
On October 7, 2023, the world changed for Israel. In one brutal morning, 251 Israelis were abducted and dragged into the terror tunnels of Gaza. It wasn’t just a military failure, it was a national trauma. Over the next two years, 168 hostages were released alive. The rest were either murdered during the massacre or died in captivity. The final 20 hostages were freed on October 13, 2025 in a deal brokered by the United States. In the days and weeks following the massacre, the
Ari Sacher


A Different Purim This Year
Israel Update – Week of March 11, 2024 On March 24, Jews around the world celebrated the holiday of Purim. Purim commemorates a story...
Ari Sacher
Mar 25, 20245 min read


The Tipping Point in the North; A Powder Keg of Catastrophe
Israel Update – Week of March 4, 2024 New Hezbollah Weapons Threaten Israel: Since October 7, Israel has been fighting wars on two...
Ari Sacher
Mar 11, 20246 min read


Pay for Slay
Israel Update – Week of February 26, 2024 Pay for Slay: This week, I will stray from my usual format of presenting a topic gleaned from...
USIEA Team
Mar 4, 20245 min read


Artillery
lsrael Update – Week of February 19, 2024 Artillery: Israel has become a world leader in Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs). Forty years...
USIEA Team
Feb 26, 20246 min read


Reading the News
Israel Update – Week of February 5, 2024 Reading the News: In Israel, Friday night is Shabbat. It is a night for sitting around the table...
USIEA Team
Feb 12, 20246 min read


Binational Scientific Research
Israel Update – Week of January 29, 2024 Binational Scientific Research: Since its inception, Israel has worked closely with America on...
USIEA Team
Feb 5, 20245 min read


Artificial Intelligence
Israel Update – Week of January 15, 2024 Artificial Intelligence: Time Magazine recently wrote, “In many ways, 2023 was the year that...
USIEA Team
Jan 22, 20246 min read


Northern Update
Israel Update – Week of January 8, 2024 Northern Update: I am writing these words from my home in the Western Galilee, but not...
USIEA Team
Jan 15, 20248 min read


University
Israel Update – Week of January 1, 2024 University: I recently received a tongue-in-cheek meme: “I knew that Hamas was hiding in...
USIEA Team
Jan 8, 20246 min read


Sajaiya
Sajaiya: On July 19, 2014, at the height of “Operation Protective Edge,” the Golani Brigade – Israel’s most heralded infantry brigade –...
USIEA Team
Dec 18, 20236 min read


Chanukah
Israel Update – Week of December 3, 2023 Chanukah: For eight days between December 7 (corresponding to the 25th day of the Hebrew month...
USIEA Team
Dec 11, 20235 min read


Northern Border Update
Israel Update – Week of November 26, 2023 Northern Border Update: In an earlier update, we noted that since the massacre of October 7,...
USIEA Team
Dec 4, 20236 min read


Northern Border
Northern Border: Since the massacre of October 7, more than 100,000 Israeli soldiers have been sent to protect Israel’s northern border...
USIEA Team
Nov 29, 20237 min read


Living in Scandinavia
Living in Scandinavia: One day, when this war is over, there will be an investigation as to how Hamas managed to kill more than 1,400...
USIEA Team
Nov 13, 20237 min read


Naaran
Naaran: Since the massacre of October 7, more than 100,000 soldiers have been sent to protect Israel’s north against a potential attack...
USIEA Team
Nov 9, 20235 min read


Precision Guided Munitions
Precision Guided Munitions: The Gaza Strip is home to more than two million people. It is one of the most densely occupied places in the...
USIEA Team
Nov 9, 20238 min read


Gaza Humanitarian Crisis
Israel Update – Week of October 15, 2023 The Gaza Strip is home to more than two million people. It is one of the most densely occupied...
USIEA Team
Oct 30, 20235 min read


What No One Is Writing About
Live from Israel: October 25, 2023 No one is writing about the fact that Israeli cities and towns continue to be bombarded by enemy...
USIEA Team
Oct 25, 20232 min read


Israel at War
Israel at War: Last week, Jews around the world celebrated the holiday of Sukkot. For seven days, we left our houses and spent the week...
USIEA Team
Oct 8, 20236 min read


Out with the Old Year
Israel Update – Week of September 3, 2023 Out with the Old Year: This Friday night, Jews around the world will be celebrating Rosh...
USIEA Team
Sep 11, 20236 min read
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