Evelyn Gordon

Evelyn Gordon

Evelyn Gordon immigrated to Israel in 1987, immediately after obtaining her degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University, and has worked as a journalist and commentator in Israel since 1990. She was a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, primarily covering the Supreme Court and the Knesset, and has been a regular columnist for that paper for over a decade. She currently works for the English edition of Haaretz, blogs regularly for Commentary magazine's "Contentions" site and contributes occasional articles to the magazine, and serves as a contributing editor of the Israeli quarterly Azure.

The Dangers of Cozying Up to Terrorists

JINSA Fellow Evelyn Gordon explains how most of the world has not learned that supporting terrorist organizations can be a dangerous game.

U.S. Push Could End Hezbollah's Domination of Lebanon

JINSA Fellow Evelyn Gordon explains that an opportunity has finally arisen to finish what the Cedar Revolution began - and also to seriously weaken an organization that some U.S. officials have dubbed "the greatest threat to American national security."

Israelis Vote for Continuity on Foreign and Defense Policy

JINSA Fellow Evelyn Gordon explains the recent Israeli election results that stunned pundits both in Israel and abroad with a "wide and deep repudiation" of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as some hastened to claim. And elections, as we know, have consequences. So are major changes expected in Israel's foreign and defense policy?

The PA is the First Victim of its Own Reckless UN Bid

JINSA Fellow Evelyn Gordon explains that while Israel's fears of Palestinian UN membership have not yet been actualized, so far, the biggest victim of Abbas's UN bid has been the PA itself.

Israelis Lose Faith In International Guarantees

According to a new poll, Israelis don't believe the world's preferred formula for an Israeli-Palestinian deal - the 1967 lines with "minor adjustments" - provides defensible borders. JINSA Fellow Evelyn Gordon explains that this reflects the lessons Israelis have learned - or relearned - in recent years about the value of international guarantees.

Iran Fears May Be Compelling Saudi Arabia to Begin to Tell the Truth About Israel

JINSA Fellow Evelyn Gordon sheds some light on what Saudi-funded papers have been doing that may be far more important than another handshake on the White House lawn: providing a platform for Arab journalists and public figures to challenge the dominant Middle Eastern narrative of Israel as the root of all evil.

The Gaza Operation's Effect on Iran

JINSA Fellow Evelyn Gordon explains that regardless of what happens in Gaza Operation Pillar of Defense clearly enhanced Israel's deterrence against a much more important enemy - Iran.

Escalating Hamas Attacks a Result of the Arab Spring

JINSA Fellow Evelyn Gordon explains that the Muslim Brotherhood's rise in Egypt, the chaos in Sinai, and new alliances born of Syria's civil war made Hamas think it could attack Israel with impunity.

The Palestinian Conflict with Israel is Not the Core of the Middle East Conflict

JINSA Fellow Evelyn Gordon reminds us that the true conflict in the Middle East has little to do with Israel. What chiefly concerns most of the countries involved is the regional balance of power between rival Muslim sects and states.