Ben Caspit

Ben Caspit is an Israeli journalist and commentator. He is Maariv's political, security, and diplomatic correspondent and hosts a daily radio show on FM103. He has also hosted several television programs in the past. His books include "Stealth Bomber: Ehud Barak, The Real Story" and "Netanyahu: The Road to Power" a biography. He began his career at Maariv in 1985 and has won numerous journalistic awards.

Shin Bet director Ronen Bar seen at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, November 6, 2022

Ronen Bar's battle is for us, we must all stand behind him - opinion

Benjamin Netanyhau seen with the flag and currency of the State of Qatar (illustrative)

How did Qatari money reach the prime minister's office? Netanyahu knows - opinion

 Palestinian businessman Bashar Masri.

Bashar Masri’s quiet role in Trump’s post-war Gaza plans


Ailing Netanyahu at Knesset tax bill vote represents destruction of coalition - analysis

This coalition of destruction is focused solely on fortifying the privileges of its participants, funneling billions towards sectarian needs, dismantling institutions, and shirking responsibility.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MKs seen during a vote at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 31, 2024.

MK Gadi Eisenkot reflects on war, leadership, and family tragedy - interview

Eisenkot shares insights on war strategy, Netanyahu’s decisions, and the loss of his son Gal in this revealing Q and A.

 MK Gadi Eisenkot attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on the ultra-Orthodox draft law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 24, 2024.

A prime minister’s toxic agenda: How Netanyahu weakens Israel from within - comment

Gideon Sa’ar may not become Prime Minister after the shady affair of Gallant’s dismissal, but he’ll be remembered as the one who sold his soul for draft dodgers.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a memorial ceremony for people who were murdered during the October 7 Massacre, at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 28, 2024

Hassan Nasrallah crushed: The end of an 18-year reign of terror - opinion

This, and all the other amazing recent operations, will resonate in the Middle East for many years. The right thing for a patriotic prime minister to do now is establish a national unity government.

 Illustration of Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah and Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis.

Biden dropped everything to help Israel - would Trump have done the same? - opinion

Would any other president have come to Israel less than a week after the massacre? Trump despises losers, and on October 7, Israel was a loser. Biden was the last Democratic Zionist president.

 CANDIDATES DONALD TRUMP and Joe Biden face off during the final presidential debate of that election season, Oct. 22, 2020.

The other Hamas official killed in the strike on Mohammad Deif

There is already certainty in the IDF that several of Deif's bodyguards were killed in the assassination, with the assumption being that if his bodyguards were there, he was probably also there.

 An undated photo of Mohammad Deif, the leader of the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing.

'This will lead to bloodshed': Shin Bet says MK Rothman's new bill risks Israel's security

The new bill "exposes Israeli citizens to increased risk and will lead to bloodshed," one security official said.

 MK Simcha Rotman, Head of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee leads a committee meeting in the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on January 8, 2024.

A knife in the back: Netanyahu is waiting to oust Gallant, the only question is when - analysis

The long knives have already been drawn; what's missing? Only the signal to use them.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend a news conference in Tel Aviv, last October.

If Gantz leaves, Netanyahu's far-right gov't will have no more excuses - opinion

Netanyahu knows better than all of us how much damage his rotten and toxic alliance with the extremists causes Israel. Yet he continues to lead us to the abyss.

 Benjamin Netanyahu

Sinwar and Nasrallah can relax: Netanyahu wants a complete victory, but not over them - opinion

Instead of tricking Sinwar, he tricks Gantz. Instead of taking care of Nasrallah, he takes care of Gallant. Instead of thinking about the defense and survival of the state, he thinks only of himself.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a state memorial ceremony for victims of terror, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, May 13, 2024.