Mark Regev’s Articles

Read the Latest articles by our chairman, Amb. Mark Regev

David Levy and Israel's incomplete Mizrahi revolution

If Golda Meir broke gender glass ceilings – as, more recently, Amir Ohana has done for gays – in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, Levy was a...

Israel and Jordan: A troubled peace

Despite the early optimism, Israel-Jordan relations deteriorated into a cold peace and now are seemingly condemned to the back burner. By...

Yizhak Tabenkin: The Israeli socialist opposed to territorial compromise

The simplistic hawk-dove divide is not reflective of Zionist history, as is clearly demonstrated through the politics of kibbutz movement...

Netanyahu-Biden relationship is the one to watch in 2023

There is no reason to ask whether Biden and Netanyahu will develop good personal chemistry – the two have been calling each other by...

Ukraine-Russia War: Misconceptions about Israel's neutrality

Jerusalem stands accused of breaking with its Western partners and not living up to the democratic values it espouses.Since Russia’s...

Israel and Indonesia? Expanding Abraham Accords to Asia

Can Israel and Indonesia normalize diplomatic relations? It would be an Asian game-changer. By MARK REGEV Published: DECEMBER 15, 2022...

Are Israeli-Australian ties in danger?

Building on these foundations, today’s Israel-Australia partnership encompasses robust economic ties, as well as cooperation in vital...

75 years since UN partition vote: A self-inflicted Palestinian tragedy

Ultimately, had the Palestinian position been more pragmatic and moderate, they too could have been celebrating a diamond jubilee...

Looking back at Egypt's Anwar Sadat's historic Jerusalem visit, 45 years ago

Anwar Sadat's visit was a game-changer: A harbinger of what Shimon Peres would later call “the new Middle East.” By MARK REGEV ...

Did Israel's famed diplomat Abba Eban lack clout back home?

The Eban paradox is that he never succeeded in translating his immense international stature into commensurate domestic political...

Moshe Sneh: The communist who defended Israel

Maki, for decades the Middle East’s only legal communist party, competed for votes in consecutive Knesset elections, though it never...

Yitzhak Rabin: Israeli security realist or idealist peacemaker?

Rabin’s assassination at the hands of an ultra-right Jewish fanatic, occurring immediately following a Tel Aviv peace rally, begat the...

Israel, the Suez Crisis and accusations of colonialist collusion

Israel was born in a struggle against British colonialism. However, seven decades on from 1956, some still depict Israel as a colonialist...

Giorgia Meloni and the Jews: Should we worry about Italy's far Right?

Meloni’s predecessor as FdI leader, Ignazio La Russa, declared that: “We are all heirs of Il Duce,” referring to fascist leader Benito...

The life of Israel's forgotten prime minister, Moshe Sharett

October 15 is the birthday of Moshe Sharett, Israel's second prime minister, who served as premier for 21 months from 1954-55. By MARK...