Kyle Orton | AW

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Retired Israeli general Benny Gantz (C) mingles with people during an electoral campaign tour south of Tel Aviv, February 1. (AFP)

Israeli foreign policy unlikely to change under Netanyahu’s challenger

February 02, 2019

Diplomatic shift. Chadian President Idriss Deby (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu during a meeting in N’Djamena, January 20. (AFP)

After Chad, Israel seeks to unlock relations with other African countries

January 26, 2019

In midstream. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (R) and new Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces Lieutenant-General Aviv Kochavi (C) during a swearing-in ceremony in Tel Aviv, January 15. (DPA)

Israeli government mulls tactical options against Iran in Syria

January 19, 2019

Fire in the hole. A large Shia black flag bearing the words “Oh, Hussein” flies near the Lebanon-Israel border, December 5. (AFP)

Hezbollah’s tunnels are part of Iran’s strategy

December 08, 2018

Between a rock and a hard place. US forces and members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) patrol the Kurdish-held town of Al-Darbasiyah in northeastern Syria, on November 4. (AFP)

US losing control in Syria as Russia-Iran axis gains ground

November 24, 2018

On the wrong track. An Israeli Merkava tank patrols on the border between Israel and Syria, on July 20. (AFP)

In Syria, Israel finds itself dependent on Russian goodwill

August 04, 2018

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, (R) speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Tehran, last November. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Rumours of an Iran-Russia split over Syria little more than a Western chimaera

May 30, 2018

US Army Major-General Jamie Jarrard (L) and Manbij Military Council Commander Muhammed Abu Adeel shake hands during a visit to a small outpost near Manbij, last February. (AP)

Manbij offers US and Turkey division and resolution

March 03, 2018

American troops look out toward the border with Turkey from a small outpost near the town of Manbij, northern Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. (AP Photo)

US Syria goals built upon shaky foundations and uncertain alliances

February 10, 2018