Michael Harari


 Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun poses for a picture at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, January 9, 2025.

Israel should make the ceasefire with Lebanon permanent - opinion

 Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital, Damascus.

Iran-Israel shadow war needs new red lines to calm tensions - opinion

 BAHRAIN’S FOREIGN Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani and then-foreign minister Yair Lapid meet at The Negev Summit, also attended by the US, UAE, Morocco and Egypt, last year. It’s likely the UAE and Bahrain received the OK from Riyadh to sign the Abraham Accords, says the writer.

Is a formal Israeli-Saudi agreement achievable?


The Israel-Arab normalization has many faces to it - opinion

The Israeli-Arab relationship has gone through fascinating changes and upheavals, resulting in the Abraham Accords.

 THE IMPROVED Israeli-Arab relationship can, and should be mobilized in favor of a political process between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, says the writer

Turkish FM's visit to Israel is a chance to unify politics-energy momentum - opinion

A visit from the Turkish foreign minister, and possibly the energy minister, places the improving Turkish-Israeli relations on a practical path.

 TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks to the press after a UN General Assembly emergency session on the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, in 2017. The renewal of a diplomatic-strategic Israel-Turkey dialogue is in its infancy.

Israel, Cyprus face an opportunity for shared economic reservoir - opinion

While Israel and Cyprus agree that the Yishai/Aphrodite reservoir is shared by the two nations, they cannot agree on percentages.

 THE PRODUCTION platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Haifa: The realization of the commercial potential of the field is in the hands of the companies.

The EastMed pipeline accomplishes its strategic significance - opinion

The alliance formed between Israel and the Hellenic states is immeasurably more important than the feasibility or discontinuation of the pretentious Eastern Mediterranean Pipeline.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis are seen following the signing of a deal to build the EastMed subsea pipeline to carry natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean to Europe, at the Zappeion Hall in Athens, Greece, January 2, 2020

Is there room for coexistence between energy and safe environment?

How can Israel preserve and deepen cooperation by discovering additional energy resources while developing renewable energy sources?

 ENERGY MINISTER Karin Elharrar signs a climate cooperation deal with Jordan in Dubai this week.

Will the Arab gas pipeline bring energy to Lebanon, bypass Iran? - opinion

Natural gas will flow from Egypt to Lebanon (to Tripoli) through the Arab gas pipeline.

A DEMONSTRATOR holds a Lebanese flag during a protest against the fall in the Lebanese pound and mounting economic hardships, in Beirut in March.

Is a Lebanese role in the regional gas forum a feasible, sound idea?

Negotiations between Israel and Lebanon have had their ups and downs, with Lebanon seeming to undermine prospects for progress.

PALESTINIAN AND Lebanese flags flutter during a solidarity protest last week at the Lebanese border with Israel, as seen from the Israeli side.

Lebanon ups ante on maritime border with Israel - opinion

What prompted the Lebanese decision to further complicate matters?

A MILITARY OBSERVATION tower overlooks the Mediterranean Sea and part of the maritime border with Lebanon, near Rosh Hanikra in northern Israel, in 2020.

Israel should promote a fair and prompt agreement with Cyprus - opinion

Why is it desirable for both governments to urge the companies to reach the expected agreements?

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades bump elbows during their meeting in Jerusalem in February.

Do the Abraham Accords open up new energy opportunities? - comment

A key cooperation opportunity lies in the field of energy, and specifically alternative energy transportation methods from the Persian Gulf to Europe through the Mediterranean.

THE mammoth Leviathan natural gas pipeline-in-progress.