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Haim V. Levy

Haim V. Levy

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Israel’s Dual Existential Threat: Renewing State Legitimacy Under Pressure

External danger is real; only renewed legitimacy can ensure the state can respond. Israel today faces existential threats. What is new—and more...

29.04.2026 30

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Haim V. Levy

Wartime Is Not a License for Secrecy

Wartime is not an exception to transparency—it is the test of it. When Benjamin Netanyahu disclosed that he had been diagnosed with and treated for...

25.04.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Haim V. Levy

The Superpower’s Dilemma: Why Force Is Not Enough in Iran

The real test is not battlefield victory, but whether force can prevent nuclear latency from surviving the war. The recurring question of whether the...

14.04.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Haim V. Levy

When a Regime Chooses Samson Over Its People

Iran’s leadership increasingly mistakes ideological absolutism for strategic strength, sacrificing national welfare to a theology of defiance. There...

07.04.2026 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Haim V. Levy

Ally or Instrument? Israel in the Shadow of U.S.–Iran Talks

When Washington talks to Tehran, Israel is not in the room. That fact—more than any declaration of alliance—defines its true position. Reports of...

24.03.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Haim V. Levy

Winning Battles, Losing Leverage: Misreading Iranian Rationality

The current confrontation with Iran illustrates a persistent analytical limitation in Western strategic thought: the projection of a cost–benefit...

18.03.2026 50

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Haim V. Levy

When the Clapping Drowned the Conscience

14.10.2025 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Haim V. Levy

From Shtadlanut to State Budgets: Prudence, Power, and Exploitation

22.08.2025 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Haim V. Levy

All-Nighter, No End State: Gaza City Control Without a Plan

09.08.2025 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Haim V. Levy

What We See—and What We Don’t: Watching Gaza Through the Television Screen

27.07.2025 80

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Haim V. Levy

After the Iran War: Military Success Abroad, Democratic Crisis at Home

05.07.2025 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Haim V. Levy

Firing the Gatekeepers: Levin’s Constitutional Coup Is Now in Full Swing

08.06.2025 80

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Haim V. Levy

The Divergent Fates of ISIS and Hamas: Why One Fell and the Other Endures

10.02.2025 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Haim V. Levy