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Shira Efron

The New York Times

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This Is How to End Israel’s Isolation

This Is How to End Israel’s Isolation

Many Israelis are hopeful that a new government would ease the growing distance between their country and the rest of the world.

09.10.2026 20

The New York Times

Shira Efron

Netanyahu may have ignored a dire warning. Israel ignores the deeper threat.

Israel risks drifting back into an Oct. 6 reality: a contained, managed Hamas quietly rebuilding behind a calm facade, primed to explode again.

22.09.2026 10

The Hill

Shira Efron

Hezbollah’s Trap for Israel

Over the past week, the status of the conflict in Lebanon has careered wildly between escalation and attempts at statecraft. On May 30, Israeli and...

02.06.2026 50

Foreign Affairs

Shira Efron

Israel’s Isolation Is Deepening Fast. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way.

Elections this year hold out the promise that the state can change policies in a way to recover some international good will.

28.05.2026 70

The New York Times

Shira Efron

Destroying Lebanon Won’t Defeat Hezbollah

A failure by Israel to engage with the Lebanese government in the fight against Hezbollah will undermine its own interests.

19.03.2026 80

The New York Times

Shira Efron

Israel After the Iran War

The False Promise of Total Victory

06.03.2026 80

Foreign Affairs

Shira Efron

Israel Is Quietly Annexing the West Bank

12.02.2026 80

Foreign Affairs

Shira Efron

Trump’s Peace Plan Dismantled Netanyahu’s Vision for Gaza

While he is trying to sell it as a strategic win, the peace deal contradicts many of his coalition’s goals.

12.10.2025 50

The New York Times

Shira Efron

After the Guns Fall Silent in Gaza

The Tenuous Cease-Fire Between Israel and Hamas

10.10.2025 50

Foreign Affairs

Shira Efron

Israel Can No Longer Wish Palestine Away

23.09.2025 60

Foreign Affairs

Shira Efron

The Reasons Israelis Have Closed Their Eyes to Gaza

Multiple factors have caused the starvation ravaging Gaza. But Israel must accept that its actions are the main cause.

12.08.2025 80

The New York Times

Shira Efron