Ariel Harkham

Ariel Harkham is the co-founder of Jewish National Initiative and a high-tech executive.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG attends an event with outstanding soldiers ahead of Independence Day, earlier this week at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.

Israel embraces destiny over survival as it celebrates 77 years of independence - opinion

 Israelis clash with police during a protest in Jerusalem, March 20, 2025

No choices, only chaos: Israel needs an opposition, not an uprising - opinion

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi attend a news conference in Jerusalem. Israeli national security decision-making remains disproportionately dominated by the IDF, says the writer.

Israel faces the risk of a war with Turkey - opinion


Israel should look towards Mediterranean horizon to build stronger alliances with allies - opinion

Now, as Israel enters the second year of this war, it is critical for Israeli policymakers and strategists to recognize emerging threats that may not be immediately obvious.

 EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands after signing bilateral agreements in Ankara, in September.

Time for Israel to play its energy hand - opinion

Energy is the new global currency. It is then no wonder why Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an undeniable Israel-hater, welcomed with full ceremonial pomp the president of Israel in Ankara.

A worker stands next to parabolic mirrors tracking the sun at the research site of solar power company Brenmiller Energy in Israel's Negev desert

Morocco: Israel’s bridge to the Muslim world? - opinion

Of all the four Islamic state normalization agreements, Israel’s most recent agreement forged with Morocco stands out for its potential for long-term strategic advantage.

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (L) and Israel's National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat are seen in Rabat disembarking from the first direct El Al flight from Israel to Morocco on December 22, 2020.

Coronavirus isn't Israel's biggest problem, it's the politicians – opinion

Like all things this past year, the novel coronavirus is no different, as Israel’s grand interregnum keeps chugging along.

A REPORTER RECORDS Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting.

Where are the Israeli statesmen?

A new national-security architecture has become essential.

 ‘CREDIT IS due to Israel’s old guard, proven masters of adaptation, who have managed to hold at bay Middle Eastern instability for so long.’

For or against US aid?

The question that surfaces is whether taking aid is really the best way to leverage the US alliance to overcome the burgeoning Iranian Islamic revolution that has set the Middle East ablaze.

An iron dome launches rockets to intercept incoming rockets from Gaza on Tuesday.

Triaging the Israel debate

Restoring honest political discourse over Israel requires a return to a common vocabulary.

Palestinian protesters wave Palestinian flags as Israelis carrying Israeli flags walk past in front of the Damascus Gate outside Jerusalem's Old City

Deterring Iran the day after the deal

Now is the time to consider the day after the deal, argues the author.

An image of Iranian leaders is projected on a giant screen in front of demonstrators during a rally opposing the nuclear deal with Iran in Times Square, July 22, 2015

Israel’s road from Lausanne to Kurdistan

Now is the right time for Israel to shed its long-held island mentality and transform itself into a lighthouse nation that can shine its light on a free Kurdistan.

A Turkish soldier stands guard as Syrian Kurds wait behind a border fence near the southeastern town of Suruc on September 22

Upgrading Israel’s Iron Dome with swarmware

Swarmware allows dozens or even hundreds of drones to work together.

Iron dome