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Inside the Octopus: Unraveling Iran’s terrorist Quds Force

March 16, 2012 | Amb. Dore Gold

This was not how the Quds Force, the elite division of the elite Revolutionary Guards Corps responsible for overseas operations, envisioned celebrating its third decade of existence. The string of attempted attacks last month which targeted Israelis in India, Thailand and Georgia exacted a greater cost than it derived benefit, but it also signaled to Israel and the world that the Iranian threat is not limited to missiles. The threat is everywhere.

The Dispute over Iranian Intentions

March 9, 2012 | Amb. Dore Gold

The meaning of what they were saying, he warned, "was pretty clear."

Abbas’ Temple Denial

March 2, 2012 | Amb. Dore Gold

These rights were well known to the generation of Abba Eban and Chaim Herzog, but unfortunately they have been forgotten in the recent past – at a time when they have become more relevant for the defense of Israel than ever.

Can Sanctions Stop Iran?

February 17, 2012 | Amb. Dore Gold

Russia, China Let Syrians Bleed

February 10, 2012 | Amb. Dore Gold

Running Out of Excuses

February 3, 2012 | Amb. Dore Gold

Can Iran Close the Strait of Hormuz?

January 27, 2012 | Amb. Dore Gold

‘Israel doesn’t have to face Iran on its own,’ says French envoy

January 27, 2012 | Amb. Dore Gold

The Risk of Talking to Terrorists

January 20, 2012 | Amb. Dore Gold

Assad’s Alawi Allies

January 13, 2012 | Amb. Dore Gold

US arms in Arab hands

January 6, 2012 | Amb. Dore Gold

Is Iran Rational?

December 30, 2011 | Amb. Dore Gold

Goodbye Iraq. Hello Iran

December 23, 2011 | Amb. Dore Gold

For long-range ops, IDF creates new Special Forces Command

December 16, 2011 | Amb. Dore Gold

Obama’s Covert Cover?

December 16, 2011 | Amb. Dore Gold