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David M. Weinberg

David M. Weinberg is a senior fellow at Misgav: The Institute for National Security & Zionist Strategy, and Habithonistim: Israel’s Defense and Security Forum. He also is Israel office director of Canada’s Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). He has held a series of public positions, including senior advisor to deputy prime minister Natan Sharansky and coordinator of the Global Forum Against Anti-Semitism in the Prime Minister's Office. The views expressed here are his own.
IRAN’S SUPREME leader Ali Khamenei and United States President Donald Trump.

With Trump in charge, the world must prepare for long wars - opinion

Trump thinks that the weighty economic power of America and the force of his HUGE personality will bend adversaries to his will.

JUNE 7, 2025
FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron visits Vietnam this week. The scent coming from Macron and his ilk is antipathy toward Israel; they simply cannot stomach a strong Israel, the writer charges.

Macron's 'recognition' of a Palestinian state is a way to punish Israel - opinion

Instead of pushback against the increasingly genocidal Palestinian national movement, we get more perilous pablum about the “urgency” of Palestinian statehood.

MAY 30, 2025
THE WRITER displays some of his favorite books from the past year.

The best books of 2024: Top picks on Judaism, Israel, and global issues – opinion

The author's annual list of the best books on Israel, Judaism, and strategic matters across the globe.

MAY 24, 2025

Trump’s Middle East tour poses a strategic opportunity for Israel - opinion

Trump’s Gulf tour seemed to sideline Israel, raising alarm. But he’s daring Israel to lead—and will back it if it does.

MAY 15, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds a soccer ball as he attends an event with Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, also with the participation of FIFA president Gianni Infantino (not pictured), in Lusail, Qatar, on Wednesday. More than any other country, Israel was hit this week by Trumpian whiplash,

The 10 commandments for fighting antisemitism Jews need to embrace - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: Jews everywhere are despised and vulnerable when Israel is weak. That is when enemies pounce.

MAY 10, 2025
MUSLIM PROTESTERS pray outside Columbia University’s main campus in March as they denounce the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City. The writer asks: Should Khalil, a radical leader, be protected because of ‘free speech?’

Depression or determination? Choosing between two clashing narratives about Israel - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: Israelis are determined to withstand ugly narratives of delegitimization that are crashing like tidal waves, and the resultant international dictates meant to weaken the Jewish state.

MAY 2, 2025
CAPTION: PAYING TRIBUTE through music at a graveside at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on Remembrance Day this week: Israelis prefer to mark this complex time in appreciation of Israel’s survival and achievements, and with the prayer that brotherhood will see the country through, the wri

Israel's twilight zone: Jewish State needs decisive action, from Gaza to Iran - opinion

KNOW COMMENT | The State of Israel finds itself in such a strategic moment: In a murky twilight zone with critical security clocks ticking on all fronts.

APRIL 26, 2025
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House last month.

The Western world wants to keep Israel weak - opinion

President Emmanuel Macron of France said so most succinctly this week by averring that Israel “has the right to defend itself, but within proportion.”

APRIL 19, 2025
ISRAEL MUST not be allowed to win so much, Western diplomatic discourse says, according to the writer, because this would be bad for American and Western interests. President Macron of France said that Israel ‘has the right to defend itself, but within proportion.’

When Trump’s ego meets Khamenei’s tenacity - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: What is the threshold for a deal on Iran’s nuclear ambitions?

APRIL 12, 2025
YOU HAVE to wonder which will prevail: Trump’s ego or Khamenei’s tenacity?

Iran is nervous about the Trump administration, but also defiant - opinion

President Trump will have to act soon on his threat to end Iran’s nuclear bomb program.

APRIL 5, 2025
A PAINTER repaints an anti-US mural in Tehran last week.

Kudos to Chikli for his leadership in battling antisemitism, breaking taboos - opinion

Kudos to Chikli for showing leadership. He dared to point a finger at the virulent antisemitism and anti-Zionism.

MARCH 29, 2025
MK AMICHAI CHIKLI attends the House Committee meeting in the Knesset last week at which he was declared a defector.

US and Israel should hit Houthis but eviscerate Tehran - opinion

This accounting is particularly important as America and Israel move closer to an essential, decisive military strike on Iran’s nuclear bomb facilities and missile bases.

MARCH 21, 2025
An Iranian missile is displayed during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

Raising a glass to Israel: Wine, war, and the spirit of Purim - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: Israeli wine is more than a drink—it’s a symbol of resilience and tradition. This Purim, we raise a glass to history, victory, and the enduring spirit of the Jewish people.

MARCH 14, 2025
SOME OF the writer’s Purim wines from last year, on display at his home. It is fine to again celebrate Jewish redemption and Zionist renaissance by focusing on good (and kosher) Israeli wine, he says.