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Lazar Berman
Milstein Writing Fellow
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Profile
Lazar Berman is a Milstein writing fellow and diplomatic correspondent for the Times of Israel. He holds an M.A. in security studies from Georgetown, has taught in Iraqi Kurdistan and is a reserve captain in the IDF Commando Brigade.
Summarized from the MEF bio of Lazar Berman, read October 4, 2026.
Writes on: Israeli politics and security; U.S. Middle East policy; Arab-Israeli conflict; Israel; Palestinian territories; Lebanon; Gulf states.
Topics are this site's tags, assigned from the subjects of Lazar Berman's bylined MEF pieces and the MEF bio.
MEF Work (139)
Bylined pieces published by the Middle East Forum, newest first, 2023 to 2026. Titles are quoted as MEF published them and link to the original on meforum.org.
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2026 (35)
- What Netanyahu Didn’t Say at the U.N. Was as Telling as What He Did
- A Month from Elections, U.N. Speech Is an Opportunity for Netanyahu
- As Iran and Houthis Tighten the Screws on Saudi Arabia, a Potential Role Emerges for Israel
- Failing to Act in the West Bank or in the West, Israel Brought U.K.’s Sanctions Upon Itself
- Mecca Defense Pact Isn’t Meant to Challenge Israel, at Least Not on the Battlefield
- Israel, Not Iran, Is Boxed in by U.S. Agreements
- Giving Ukraine the Cold Shoulder in D.C., Netanyahu Freezes Out Ally Against Iran
- Israel Remains on Sidelines of U.S.-Iran Fight, Which for Jerusalem Is Just Fine for Now
- Iran’s Strikes Show Its Priority Is Flexing Muscle on Hormuz, Not Dealing with Trump
- NATO Summit and Trump’s Support for F-35s Sale Boost Turkey’s Standing, as Slumping Israel Sees Clout Erode
- With Trump’s Iran Deal, the October 7 Wars Are Over. Israel Really Has No Idea What to Do Next
- The Only Iran Deal Trump Can Get Is No Better than Obama’s ‘Horrible’ JCPOA
- Hunted by Drones It Should Have Seen Coming, Israel Now Sees Its Lebanon Strategy at Risk
- Destruction of Jesus Statue Should Serve as Moral Wake-up Call for IDF, Israel
- Israel-Lebanon Talks Unlikely to Yield Much Until Iran Undergoes Fundamental Change
- U.S.-Iran Talks on Long-Term Deal Doomed as Long as Both Sides Insist They Won the War
- Netanyahu Left with Vague Promises After Another War Ends Without a Decisive Win
- As Iran War Enters 6th Week, Escalation Looks the Most Likely Scenario
- As Trump Signals Retreat from War, Israel May Have to Keep Fighting Iranian Threat
- Facing a Resurgent Hezbollah, Israel Slouches Back to a Security Zone in Lebanon
- Taking Kharg Island Is Seen as Key to Opening Hormuz. There Are Better Options
- Israel and U.S. Have Tried to Take Down Iran From the Air. History Shows the Idea Lacks Legs
- Larijani’s Death Removes Key Pillar of Regime. Will It Be Enough to Make Iran Collapse?
- Small, Divided and Wary, Kurdish Rebels Won’t Be the Ones Bringing Down Iran’s Regime
- They Won’t Specify It in Their War Aims, but Both Israel and U.S. Want Iran Regime Change
- Sinking Iran’s Proxies, Sinwar’s Al-Aqsa Flood Left Khamenei High And Dry
- Khamenei Set Iran’s Direction for Decades. Now the Public He Suppressed Has Hope
- Despite Overwhelming U.S. Military Might, Iran Campaign Would Pose Complex Challenges
- Unpersuaded by Netanyahu, Trump Pushes Diplomacy With Iran and Hamas
- Relax, Mohammed Bin Salman Isn’t Aligning with Islamists. He Also Isn’t Normalizing with Israel Soon
- The Last Hostage Is Home, but Israel Still Faces Being Shackled by Trump’s Plan for Gaza
- Trump’s Gaza Push Is a Recipe for Hamas’s Revival, but Netanyahu Is Unwilling to Stir the Pot
- Iran’s Regime Still Looks Likely to Survive Protests but Has No Answers for Public Anger
- With Venezuela Raid, Trump Fires a Message to Iran and Hamas. Will They Listen?
- Trump and Netanyahu Present United Stance on Gaza, but Will Hamas Agree to Go Along?
2025 (41)
- Netanyahu Aims to Convince Trump That Only Threat of War Can Bring Peace
- Set for U.S. Trip, Netanyahu Faces Tough Sledding as Trump Cools on Aggressive Stance
- As Trump and Saudi Prince Heat up Ties, Israel Normalization Left Out in the Cold
- As U.S. Dives Into Remaking Gaza, Shades of Nation-Building Come Into Focus
- After Weeks of Warnings Over Slow Hezbollah Disarmament, Israel Shows It’s Ready to Escalate
- Alarmed by Hezbollah Rearming, Israel Presses Beirut to Act Before the IDF Has To
- Hamas Is Afraid Gaza Will Become Lebanon. So Is Israel
- Giving Hamas Hope, Gaza’s Future Rests on Three Somewhat Contradictory Documents
- Trump Remains Committed to Gaza Ceasefire, but Restraint Becomes Harder for Netanyahu
- Trump’s Bearhug Leaves Netanyahu with Little Room to Move, and an Election Is Coming
- Hamas Isn’t Acting like a Defeated Force, Which Puts the Entire Gaza Ceasefire at Risk
- Israel Believes Hamas Could Return Most Deceased Hostages, Argues It Is Breaching Deal
- Gaza Deal Is Stunning Achievement for Trump, and for Netanyahu, Provided It Holds
- Two Years After October 7, Israel Rediscovers the Scale, and Limits, of Its Power
- Trump’s Unique Diplomacy Offers Netanyahu a Path to Goals in Gaza and Beyond
- Gaza Discord Has Netanyahu Scrambling Ahead of DC Meet, but Trump Offers Him Way Out
- Israel Unites Against Hollow Recognition of Palestine, but PM Could Be Pushed Too Far
- As Abraham Accords Turn 5, Israel’s Willingness to Use Its Military Might Becomes Concern for Allies
- Waiting for Gaza City Residents to Head South, Israel Readies New Aid Sites in Rafah
- Doha Strike a Huge Blow to Hamas and Qatar, Opportunity for Israel … If It Succeeded
- After Israeli, U.S. Strikes, Europeans Hope Snapback Threats Push Iran to Tougher Nuclear Deal
- Back in Zeitoun for the 7th Time, IDF Adjusts Its Methods to Dismantle Hamas Stronghold
- With Palestine Recognition, Allies Try to Get Netanyahu to Listen, but Risk Boosting Hamas
- Once Again, Israel Tried to Restrict Gaza Aid. Once Again, Its Policy Failed Miserably
- Causing Strategic, Moral Harm, Netanyahu Lets Others Dictate Israel’s Ties with Christians
- With Stunning Campaign in Iran over for Now, Israel Turns Back to Gaza Slog
- Busting Iran's Nuclear Gambit, Trump Breaks New Ground for U.S. Power in Region
- Iran’s Nuclear Program Has Been Hit Hard, but Won’t Be Knocked Out If Fordo Remains
- Many Doubted Netanyahu Would Follow Through. It's a New Era for Him, and the Region
- For Now, Victory Is Still Within Reach: 10 Truths About the Gaza War, 20 Months In
- Eager for Political Wins, Trump Was Never Going to Wait Around for Israel
- Trump Ditched Israel with Surprise Houthi Truce. That Doesn’t Bode Well on Iran
- Against Core Principles, Israel Is Leaning on Reservists to Fight Its Forever War
- Iran Wants to Drag Out Talks, Trump Wants a Deal Now. Neither Is Good for Israel
- It’s Too Early to Know How Deep Qatargate Goes, but It’s Time to Ask Tough Questions
- After Softball Visit to Hungary, Netanyahu Strikes Out in D.C. Meeting with Trump
- Hamas Squandered the Few Chances It Had Left. Will Netanyahu Do the Same?
- Netanyahu Believes He’s Israel’s Man of Destiny. Now Is His Moment of Truth
- Trump’s Gaza Plan Won’t Happen, but It Could Certainly Shake Up the Region
- As European and Arab Leaders Rush to Meet Syria’s New Leader, Israel Calls for Caution
- As Iran’s Network of Proxies Withers, Israel Has an Opening to Revive Its Own
2024 (41)
- Israel Shifts Focus to Houthis, but It Needs Partners to Defeat Distant Foe
- Its Proxies Pummeled, Iran Is Suddenly More Vulnerable Than Ever. Will It Go Nuclear?
- Sinwar’s ‘Al-Aqsa Flood’ Washed Iran’s Axis Away, but That Doesn’t Spell Plain Sailing for Israel
- Isolated Hamas Faces Collapsing Negotiating Stance After Drastic Trump Threat
- Rebels in Syria Take Advantage of Israel’s Successes Against a Weakened Iran Axis
- PM Vows to Respond to All Truce Breaches, but Hezbollah Intends to Make Him Think Twice
- MBS’s ‘Genocide’ Critique of Israel Is Worrying, but a Saudi Deal Is Not a Lost Cause
- Despite Optimism Around Chances for Lebanon Deal, Immense Obstacles Remain
- Could Trump’s Victory Spur ICC to Quickly Issue Arrest Warrant Against Netanyahu?
- Trump and Netanyahu, Newly Empowered, to Reunite; Israel Risks Overplaying Its Hand
- Though Limited, Israel’s Highly Successful Attack Leaves Iran More Vulnerable than Ever
- Netanyahu Sees Opportunity in Sinwar’s Death; Does That Mean Escalation in Fighting or a Deal?
- After Sinwar Killing, Netanyahu Sees Vindication in His Rafah Approach
- A Nervous Iran Wanted to Restore Old Regional Order, but Israel Is on the Offensive
- A Limited Lebanon Raid with Narrow Goals Is No Game-Changer, but Comes with Risks
- Israel Is Pounding Hezbollah, but in War the Iran-Backed Force Will Be a Lethal Foe
- Israel Keeps Moving up the Escalation Ladder, Hoping Nasrallah Will Jump Off
- Israel's Stunning Intelligence Successes in Lebanon Highlight Its Grave Failures in Gaza
- While Still in Gaza, Israel Has No Good Options in Lebanon. But It May Invade Anyway
- Four Years On, Abraham Accords Are Strained by Gaza War, But Prove Resilient
- Iran-Led Axis Is Likely to Launch Joint Attack, but Can't Reverse Israeli Gains in Gaza
- Pezeshkian's Win Doesn't Change the Fact That Iran Is Dangerously Close to the Bomb
- Biden's Debate Flop Raises More Questions about His Often Perplexing Gaza Policy
- Biden's 'Israeli' Proposal for a Hostage Deal Leaves Key Questions Unanswered
- Despite Threats, Egypt Is Not about to Tear up Peace Treaty with Israel
- Raisi's Death Doesn't Change Iranian Policy, but Will Spark Fight for Power
- With Its Aerial Attack, Iran Could Break Israel's Isolation and Reframe the Gaza War
- As Handing of War Pushes U.S. Away, Netanyahu's Half-Steps May Not Be Enough to Fix Ties
- Biden's Wished-for Targeted Operation in Rafah Might Not Be out of the Question
- In Gaza, as Elsewhere, Aid Missions Are Dangerous for Soldiers
- The Gaza War Is Essentially Over, But Israel Can Still Win the Campaign
- Key to Toppling Hamas, Rafah Now a Far Bigger Challenge for Israel than It Needed to Be
- A Hostage Deal Would Put Goal of Toppling Hamas at Risk, But Not Out of Reach
- Biden, Determined to Avoid Regional War, Seen as Unlikely to Strike inside Iran
- U.S. Support Is Firm, but Biden and Netanyahu Play Dangerous Game with Two-State Fight
- While Iran's Recent Strikes Show Weakness, Its Threat of Escalation Is Working
- In Central Gaza, Where Gunmen Lurk Underground, a Commander Sees a Long Slog Ahead
- Why Ministers' Continued Bickering over IDF Probe Could Hinder Likely War in North
- As Israel Continues to Battle Hamas, Blinken Comes with Demands It Can't Meet
- Despite Arouri Strike in His Backyard, Nasrallah Is Trying to Avoid War with Israel
- Turkey Arrests 33 Alleged Mossad Agents, as Israel Threatens Hamas Abroad
2023 (22)
- The IDF's War on Hamas Is Going Better than It Expected... for Now
- If Ground Invasion Comes, Combat in Gaza's Cities Will Be a Bloody Grind
- Nineteen Days since the Massacre, Israel Has Achieved Nothing. It's Time to Go In
- Israel Has Shunned Ground Operations for Decades. Is It Still Looking for a Way Out?
- As Israel Prepares Massive Ground Campaign, the End Game Remains Opaque
- Why Did Israel Think a Border Fence Would Protect It from an Army of Terrorists?
- With Diplomatic Gains in the US, Netanyahu Briefly Soared above the Overhaul Fight
- Netanyahu Looks to Cap off Streak of Successes in America with UN Address
- PM Holds 'Friendly' UN Sidelines Meet With Zelensky against Backdrop of Tensions
- Netanyahu Discusses Potential Saudi Deal in First Known Meeting with Erdogan
- Netanyahu Heads to U.S. after Rosh Hashanah on a Trip More Marginal than He'd Hoped
- Israel Hypes India-Saudi-EU Trade Corridor, but It's a Bit Player in US-China Bout
- Libya's Anti-Israel Protests Fueled by Rage at Unelected Leaders Clinging to Power
- U.S.-Iran Deal Doesn't Mean Full Nuclear Pact Is Next, but It Shows Israel's Limits
- Hezbollah Has Reasons for Its Current Pugnacity, Beyond Internal Israeli Fighting
- President Herzog Goes to Washington
- Herzog Heads to Washington on High-Stakes Mission to Keep U.S.-Israel Fissure in Check
- Cairo Struggles to Silence Popular Praise for Israel Border Attack
- Israel Fears U.S. Laying Groundwork for New Iran Deal
- IDF Tactics: Air Campaigns at Dead-End; Pinpoint Ground Ops May Lead to Victory
- Israel Allows Hamas to Sit on the Fence in Gaza
- For Israel's Once-Potential Arab Allies, Ties With Jerusalem Lose Some Sheen
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